An Albany court on Thursday dismissed a suit against the state Board of Elections seeking to place on the front of the ballot this year’s referendum on whether New York should hold a constitution convention.

In the decision, written by Supreme Court Justice Richard McNally, the court found that the state constitution only mandates the question of whether a convention should be submitted to the electorate, but does not dictate where on the ballot it should appear.

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