PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., LINDLEY, CURRAN, BANNISTER, AND MONTOUR, JJ.

CAE 25-00494

COUNTY OF ONONDAGA, ONONDAGA COUNTY LEGISLATURE AND J. RYAN MCMAHON, II, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A VOTER AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS ONONDAGA COUNTY EXECUTIVE, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, V STATE OF NEW YORK, KATHLEEN HOCHUL, IN HER CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF STATE OF NEW YORK, AND DUSTIN M. CZARNY, IN HIS CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF ONONDAGA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, ET AL., DEFENDANT. (ACTION NO. 1.) COUNTY OF NASSAU, NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATURE AND BRUCE A. BLAKEMAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A VOTER AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS NASSAU COUNTY EXECUTIVE, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, V STATE OF NEW YORK AND KATHLEEN HOCHUL, IN HER CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. (ACTION NO. 2.) ————————————————————— —————— COUNTY OF ONEIDA, ONEIDA COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS, ANTHONY J. PICENTE, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A VOTER AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS ONEIDA COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND ENESSA CARBONE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A VOTER AND IN HER CAPACITY AS ONEIDA COUNTY COMPTROLLER, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, V STATE OF NEW YORK AND KATHLEEN HOCHUL, IN HER CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. (ACTION NO. 3.) ————————————————————— —————— COUNTY OF RENSSELAER, STEVEN F. MCLAUGHLIN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A VOTER AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS RENSSLEAER COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND RENSSELAER COUNTY LEGISLATURE, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, V STATE OF NEW YORK AND KATHLEEN HOCHUL, IN HER CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. (ACTION NO. 4.) ————————————————————— —————— JASON ASHLAW, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, V STATE OF NEW YORK AND KATHLEEN HOCHUL, IN HER CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. (ACTION NO. 5.) ————————————————————— —————— COUNTY OF ROCKLAND AND EDWIN J. DAY, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, V STATE OF NEW YORK AND KATHLEEN HOCHUL, IN HER CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. (ACTION NO. 6.) ————————————————————— —————— STEVEN M. NEUHAUS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A VOTER AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS ORANGE COUNTY EXCUTIVE, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, V STATE OF NEW YORK AND KATHLEEN HOCHUL, IN HER CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. (ACTION NO. 7.) ————————————————————— —————— COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, DUTCHESS COUNTY LEGISLATURE AND SUSAN J. SERINO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A VOTER AND IN HER CAPACITY AS DUTCHESS COUNTY EXECUTIVE, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS V STATE OF NEW YORK AND KATHLEEN HOCHUL, IN HER CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF STATE OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. (ACTION NO. 8.). Index No: 003095/2024

Plaintiffs-respondents having moved for the admission pro hac vice of Jeff P. Johnson, Esq. for purposes of the appeal taken herein from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County, entered October 8, 2024,

Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is granted and Jeff P. Johnson, Esq. is admitted pro hac vice for purposes of this appeal.

Entered: April 21, 2025

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court