Hooper v. Power

Final order entered October 18, ] 962, Invalidating the independent nominating petitions of the “ Save the West Side ” party reversed on the law and the facts and petitions validated and injunction restraining Board of Elections from placing respondent’s name on the ballot as the candidate for the “Save the West Side” party vacated, without costs. Nominating petitions on behalf of respondent-appellant were filed nominating him for the Assembly, Fifth Assembly District of Manhattan. A petition for this office requires 1,500 valid signatures (Election Law, § 138, subd. 5, par. [c], el. [5]).…