Legal Opinion
In re Egan
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 6, 1986PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Albert M. Rosenblatt, J.
With the candidates locked in a tie vote, petitioners have brought on this proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-106 in connection with the election for the 7th District County Representative for the Dutchess County Legislature, held on November 4, 1986.1
*501Petitioners seek an order directing that the absentee ballot of Raymond J. Kane be opened and counted. Respondents resist, and assert that it is defective because the ballot envelope is undated, and is thereby allegedly in violation of Election Law § 8-410.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Lanser v. KoconisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
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