Legal Opinion

Opn. No.

New York Attorney General Reports

Decided June 15, 1981Published

1Opinion of the Court

Andrew J. Gilday, Esq. Corporation Counsel, Kingston

You request our opinion concerning a local law to reapportion the wards in the City of Kingston. This became necessary because of population changes revealed by the 1980 Federal Decennial Census. There are thirteen wards in the City of Kingston and a city alderman is elected from each ward. City elections will be held this year for those offices. You report to us by telephone that the office of city supervisor has been abolished in the city and its population is represented at the county level by county legislators elected at large from the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Baldwin v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
  2. Neils v. City of YonkersNew York Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Barzelay v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Brairton ex rel All Qualified Voters of Rochester v. GilletteNew York Supreme Court · 1963

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