Cooke v. Donohue

This proceeding involves a challenge to the designation by the State Executive Committee of the Liberal Party of petitioners Theresa B. Cooke and John C. Earner as candidates for the offices of County Executive and County Comptroller of Albany County, respectively.

The principal issue is whether, at the time the designations were made, the State Executive Committee was authorized to make such designations.

Article VIII (§ 9, subd [d]) of the Rules and Regulations of the Liberal Party of the State of New York provides in relevant part that "the state executive committee, may * * * authorize the…