Beary v. English

Section 11 of the Election Law, since the enactment of chapter 542 of the Laws of 1929, has provided that the “ state committee of each party shall have power to make its own rules * * * and may provide for the equal representation of sexes from each unit. * * * *341When, any such rule provides for the equal representation of sexes from each unit, the * * * primary ballots shall carry such party positions separately hy sexes.” (Emphasis mine.) In Matter of Burton v. Schmidt (128 Misc. 270 [1926]), among other cases, it was held that such a rule was in violation of article YTTT of our State…