In re the Challenge by Cowan

Karen Boylan and Jamie Vasquez appeal from a final determination of the Secretary of State rejecting their petition for nomination as Democratic Party candidates for General Assembly in the 32nd Legislative District. We reverse.

On our initial consideration of this matter, we remanded for a specific determination of the number of eligible and valid signatories on appellants’ various petitions. Administrative Law Judge Tolomeo concluded that there were only 75 valid signatures in the *178petition that had been accepted by the Secretary of State. He also determined, for purposes of completing the…