Colson v. Allen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtHalpern, J.
The petitioner appeals from an order of the Special Term dismissing a proceeding brought under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act to review a decision of the Commis*798sioner of Education with respect to the sufficiency of the vote at a central school district meeting to adopt a resolution approving the establishment of the district.
The statute (Education Law, § 1803, subd. 1) provides that “ The affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified voters present and voting shall be required on the adoption of a resolution ”.
It appears that at the meeting there were 1,058 qualified voters present.…
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