Rock v. Murphy

Main, J. P.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at *594Special Term (Connor, J.), entered May 2, 1985 in Rensselaer County, which granted petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to declare Local Laws 1984, No. 4 of Rensselaer County invalid.

Following the release of the population figures obtained during the 1980 Federal census, the Rensselaer County Legislature determined that a reapportionment of the county legislative districts was necessary to conform to constitutionally acceptable standards. Accordingly, on December 22, 1981, the Legislature adopted Local…