MacKenzie v. Ghartey

In a proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-102, inter alia, to invalidate a petition designating Lisa Ghartey as a candidate in a primary election to be held on September 10, 2015, for the nomination of the Independence Party as its candidate for the public office of Family Court Judge, Dutchess County, Lisa Ghartey appeals from (1) a final order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Brands, J.), dated August 5, 2015, which, after a hearing, granted the petition, invalidated the designating petition, and directed the Dutchess County Board of Elections to refrain from placing her name on…