In re Haugh
New York Supreme Court
In the matter of the application of Michael T. Haugh to annul the determination of the Board of Elections of the City of New York.
1Opinion of the CourtStapleton, J.
I am required by authority to annul the determination of the board of elections of the city of New York. Matter of Thomas, 128 App. Div. 330, 112 N. Y. Supp. 664; Matter of Byrne, 128 App. Div. 334, 112 N. Y. Supp. 699. The only judicial limitation placed upon the general phrase “any citizen” has been that it is possible it should be limited to a qualified elector residing in the district for which the officer is to be chosen, and that the applicant be the person who instituted the proceeding by filing the objection. Matter of *748Social Democratic Party, 182 N. Y. 442, 448, 449, 75 N. E. 415.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re HalpinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- In Re the Objections to the Original Certificates of Nomination by the Social Democratic PartyNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- In re ByrneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- In re ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908