Sugarman sues to strike down rules reining in subpoena power

ALBANY — Risa Sugarman, the state's top election-law enforcement official, has filed a lawsuit to overturn regulations adopted by the state Board of Elections commissioners in August that sought to rein in her office's subpoena powers.A petition filed by Sugarman Friday in state Supreme Court in Albany seeks a court ruling striking down the regulations. The lawsuit also seeks to prevent the board's commissioners from enforcing the rules until the lawsuit is decided.