Steinberg v. Meisser

Petitioner seeks a determination that the nominating petition designating the respondent Joseph Gold-stein .as a candidate for the Assembly of the Homeowners Independent Party is null and void. The claim is (1) that the emblem employed by the candidate is improper and violates section 20 of the Election Law; and (2) that the signatures to his nominating petitions were, obtained by misleading representations. The latter allegations were not urged nor was evidence presented to support the statements.

Section 20 provides that the emblem must distinguish the candidate and for illustration it tells…