Greitzer v. Power

Section 242-a of the Election Law enacted in 1954 empowered the Board of Elections “to adopt the use of voting machines for any primary election ’ ’. Whether or not to avail itself of this power is a matter resting in the discretion of the board. The board has resolved to use voting machines for the 1960 primary elections wherever practical. This accords with the desire of the petitioner.

Petitioner contends that the order in which the board intends to place the names of candidates on the face of the voting machines does not comply with the provisions of subdivisions 2 of section 104 of the…