Ferguson v. New York State Liberal Party State Committee

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Trial Term (Kahn, J.), entered October 6, 1982 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to section 16-102 of the Election Law, for an order prohibiting respondent Harold Baer, Jr., from withdrawing as the candidate of the Liberal Party for the office of Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York and for other related relief. The judgment of Trial Term must be affirmed since the issue of the propriety of the practice of minor parties in this State to substitute candidates had been squarely addressed by…