Connors v. Messina

The petitioners, Connors, Sherbow and Boracci, candidates in that order for the offices of Mayor and trustees"of the Village of New Hyde Park, filed nominating petitions for *690those offices on two party lines, the Independent party and the Non-Partisan league. The respondents, Messina, Christ and Hart, rival candidates for those same offices, filed nominating petitions on the party lines of the Clean Government party and the Peoples party. All are independent parties. Prior to the instant applications, petitioners filed objections to respondents’ nominating petitions, and respondents filed…