Green v. DiNapoli

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, without costs, and the order of Supreme Court reinstated.

Respondent Green brought this proceeding to invalidate a designating petition and certificate of acceptance nominating DiNapoli as a candidate of the Independence Party for the office of Nassau County Executive. The central issue is whether DiNapoli satisfied the filing requirement of Election Law § 6-144 which specifies that such documents must be filed in the office of the Board of Elections, and further states, in relevant part: “All such petitions…