Matter of Hopper v. . Britt
New York Court of Appeals
Cross-appeals from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered February 26, 1912, which modified, and affirmed as modified, as matter of law and not in the exercise of discretion, an order of Special Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus.
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Cross-appeals from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered February 26, 1912, which modified, and affirmed as modified, as matter of law and not in the exercise of discretion, an order of Special Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus. By a petition which set forth the facts necessary to raise the questions, the relators asked the Supreme Court at Special Term to require the board of elections of the city of New York in providing" ballots for the coming spring primaries to disregard certain provisions of the Election…
1Opinion of the CourtVann, J.
The method of nominating party candidates for public office through a convention of delegates, which prevailed in this state for time out of mind, was mainly done away with by the act of the legislature now called in question and a new method of nominating by committees set up in its place. This was done by the Primary Law, so called, which is really an amendment of the Election Law (L. 1911, ch. 891). The statute now provides for the election of party committees and the selection of party candidates by the ballots of party voters cast at the primaries. The party committee is authorized to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Matter of Hopper v. . BrittNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Matter of CallahanNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Matter of Burke v. . TerryNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
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