Del Villar v. Vekiarelis

In a proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-102, inter alia, to validate an independent nominating petition nominating Angel L. Del Villar as the candidate of the Community First Party in a special election to be held on February 24, 2009 for the public office of Member of the New York City Council, 21st Council District, the petitioner appeals from a final order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Strauss, J.), entered February 9, 2009, which granted the application of Digna Vekiarelis to *643dismiss the amended petition based on the petitioner’s failure to strictly comply with the service…