Legal Opinion
Barber v. Lomenzo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 22, 1965PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtHerlihy, J.
Special Term sustained the decision of the Secretary of State that a minimum of 3,000 names was required pursuant to section 138 of the Election Law and therefore the petition was invalid.
The senatorial district was outlined pursuant to Plan “A” enacted at the extraordinary session of the Legislature in 1964 (see L. 1964, ch. 976*), to include part of Nassau and part of Queens Counties, the latter being within the New York City limits.
The petitioner contends that, irrespective of the requirements for the regular party petitions, the varying requirements for independent petitions, inter se,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- WMCA, Inc. v. LomenzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Matter of Burke v. . TerryNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Matter of Hopper v. . BrittNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Matter of O'Rourke v. CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
3Cited by1 opinion
- Wein v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980