O'Shaughnessy v. Dodd

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs, for the reason stated in the memorandum of that court.

A multiparty candidate has the same right to a drawing for ballot position as does a single party’s nominee (Matter of Wolf v Acito, 42 NY2d 1076). The only time the statutorily granted right to a drawing for ballot position under subdivision 2 of section 7-116 of the Election Law may be refused a candidate is when the exercise of that right might work a displacement on the ballot prejudicial to the candidates of other parties preferred…