Legal Opinion
Scamacca v. Mahoney
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 21, 1984PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously modified and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: Special Term improperly held that the inclusion of a village as the “town or city” of residence of a signer of a designating petition constituted substantial compliance with section 6-130 of the Election Law. The failure of the signers to provide the “town or city” of residence is a fatal defect and renders the designating petition invalid {Matter of McKeever v Hornidge, 306 NY 876; see, also, Matter of Frome v Board of Elections, 57 NY2d 741, 742; Matter of Hutson v Bass, 54…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hutson v. BassNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Higby v. MahoneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Ferris v. SadowskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Matter of Frome v. Bd. of Elections of Nassau CountyNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- McKeever v. HornidgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
3Cited by9 opinions
- Bachety v. CanaryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- D'Amico v. MahoneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Pascazi v. New York State Board of ElectionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Ligammari v. NorrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Shaughnessy v. Herkimer County Board of ElectionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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