Robinson v. Brock

The petitioner has been nominated for the office of commissioner of public welfare in the county of Cattaraugus, both by the Democratic party and by an independent body naming itself Independent Taxpayers party. The independent body has, however, nominated no candidate for any other office. Section 249 of the Election Law contains the following language: “ The names of all candidates nominated by any party or independent body for an office shall always appear in the row or column containing generally the names of candidates nominated by such party or independent body for other offices except…