Legal Opinion
Pagones v. Irizarry
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 16, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*649Pursuant to Election Law § 6-166 (2), a petition requesting an opportunity to ballot by providing for a write-in candidate at a primary election shall include the names and addresses of at least three persons appointed as a committee to receive notices. This committee is an “essential element” of an opportunity to ballot and the “complete absence” of any such committee is a “fatal defect” (Matter of Werner v Castiglione, 286 AD2d 553, 554 [2001]).
Here, the petitioner contends that the petition for an opportunity to ballot should be invalidated because it lists an incorrect address for one of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ferris v. SadowskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Eisenberg v. StrasserNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- Maloney v. Ulster County Board of ElectionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Harfmann v. SachsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Petersen v. Board of ElectionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Shahzad v. MontesanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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