Williams v. McDonough

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Zwack, J.), entered October 10, 2007 in Rensselaer County, which granted petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-102, to declare invalid the certificate of nomination naming respondent Robert C. Zinzow as the Democratic Party candidate for the public office of Member of the Rensselaer County Legislature for the 4th Legislative District in the November 6, 2007 general election.

When the Member of the Rensselaer County Legislature for the 4th Legislative District died on September 8, 2007, a vacancy was created. On…