Matter of Scott
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered October 18, 1919, which reversed an order of Special Term declaring invalid and ordering canceled a caucus or primary held in and for the town of Hanover and directing the holding of a primary in place of the one declared invalid.
1Per curiam
Section 45 of the Election Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 17) provides: “ Nominations of party candidates for town, village and school district offices shall be made in the manner prescribed by the rules and regulations of the county committee of the county wherein such town, village or school district is located.” The Republican county committee of Chautauqua county duly adopted rulés for the government of town caucuses or primaries in said county. The rules provided that the members of the county committee elected from the election districts of a town shall constitute a town committee for such town;…
2Cited by2 opinions
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