Socialist Workers Campaign '84 v. New York State Board of Elections

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at *487Special Term (Hughes, J.), entered October 5, 1984 in Albany County, which granted petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to section 16-102 of the Election Law, to declare valid the independent nominating petition naming Mel Mason and Matilde Zimmermann as candidates of the Socialist Workers Party for President and Vice-President in the November 6,1984 general election.

Under our constitutional form of government, the offices of President and Vice-President of the United States are chosen by electors selected by the voters in each…