MATTER OF GRANCIO v. Coveney

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.

Petitioners seek in these proceedings to invalidate designating petitions filed with the Suffolk County Board of Elections by the three respondents, each of whom seeks the Conservative Party nomination for District Court Judge in this year’s primary election. -

The petition sets forth several grounds for invalidation, but Trial Term dismissed the petition in its entirety after a hearing. It held that the court lacked jurisdiction because, the proceedings were governed by subdivision (b) of…