In re Marion

This is a judicial review by order to show cause made upon the application of one Joseph A. Marion, an aggrieved person (Election Law, § 330). Marion was designated on seventy-six petitions as the candidate upon the Democratic ticket for district attorney. The board of elections of the county notified Marion by letter that his petitions had been rejected as not con-*898taming the requisite number of valid signatures. It appears that the petitions contained 1,436 purported signatures. The board of elections having placed the figure at 1,432, had rejected 471, leaving a balance of 961 which is less…