Sedita v. Smolinski

Order unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: Petitioners appeal from an order of Special Term dismissing the petition to validate the designating petitions of petitioner candidates, on the ground that the petition was improperly verified as required by section 16-116 of the Election Law. The petition was verified by the attorney for the petitioners rather than any of the petitioners. The requirement that a petition be verified is jurisdictional in nature (Matter of Goodman v Hayduk, 64 AD2d 937, affd 45 NY2d 804) and verification by an attorney rather than a party to the proceeding…