Legal Opinion
Curcio v. Boyle
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 18, 1989PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Henderson W. Morrison, J.
This is a special proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78. The petitioners seek, inter alia, judgment annulling a determination of the respondent E. Thomas Boyle, County Attorney of Suffolk County. The County Attorney has determined that the petitioners’ proposed amendment to the County Charter is illegal (Suffolk County Charter § C7-3B). The proposal, to be submitted to the voters in the next election, would substitute a system of weighted voting by a board of supervisors in place of the existing single-member-district Legislature.
The Suffolk…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
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