Morini v. Scannapieco

—In a proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-102 to invalidate a petition for an opportunity to ballot by providing for a write-in candidate pursuant to Election Law § 6-164 in a primary election to be held on September 11, 2001, for the nomination of the Independence Party as its candidate for the public office of Putnam County Legislator for the 9th Legislative District, the petitioner appeals from a final order of the Supreme Court, Putnam County (Murphy, J.), dated August 15, 2001, which, after a hearing, denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.

Ordered that the final order is…