Naples v. Carr

Petitioners seek to have declared void the independent nominating petition filed with the Board of Elections of Erie County, New York, nominating Peter B. Carr as candidate for Mayor of the City of Buffalo of the People First party upon the ground that the petition did not describe a committee to fill vacancies, stating ‘ ‘ names and addresses of at least three persons, all of whom shall be voters within such political unit”. The Carr petition stated that the following named persons, all of whom are enrolled voters, as a committee to fill vacancies in accordance with the provisions of the…