In re Woodbury
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the Home Rule Tax Association of the State of New York, Unincorporated, and by Charles S. Mereness, individually and as president of said association, and Francis A. Willard, individually and as secretary of said association, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Albany Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Albany on the 13th day of April, 1916, denying a motion made by the appellants to dismiss this proceeding because of…
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Appeal by the Home Rule Tax Association of the State of New York, Unincorporated, and by Charles S. Mereness, individually and as president of said association, and Francis A. Willard, individually and as secretary of said association, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Albany Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Albany on the 13th day of April, 1916, denying a motion made by the appellants to dismiss this proceeding because of the insufficiency of the moving papers to confer jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the Court
Kellogg, P. J. :
Section 540 of the Election Law has defined the words “ political committee ” and has left nothing for inference as to their meaning. The expression is not limited to political committees as such. If we read the definition there given into section 546 of the Election Law, it is plain that where three or more persons co-operate to bring about the election or defeat of a candidate or a proposition at an election, and make any expe nd itures of money in so doing, they must make a report of their receipts and disbursements. The only exception to the rule is that it shall not apply…
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