Legal Opinion
DiStefano v. Kiggins
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 2, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Petitioner appeals from an order that dismissed his petition and ordered the Onondaga County Board of Elections to certify respondent Joan K. Christensen as the Independence Party candidate for the office of Member of the New York State Assembly for the 119th Assembly District. Supreme Court dismissed the petition on the grounds that petitioner, who was not a registered member of the Independence Party, lacked standing to challenge the validity of the certificate of authorization for Christensen and that, in any event, the certificate of…
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