Legal Opinion
Independence Party v. New York State Board of Elections
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 11, 2006PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, inter alia, to invalidate a so-called Wilson-Pakula certificate (see Election Law § 6-120 [3]) issued by the Rockland County Committee of the Independence Party authorizing a person who was not enrolled as a member of the Independence Party to appear as a candidate on the ballot in a primary election to be held on September 12, 2006, the petitioner appeals from an amended judgment of the Supreme Court, Orange County (McGuirk, J.), dated September 6, 2006, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.
Ordered that the amended judgment is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Scaringe v. AckermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Scaringe v. AckermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Lewis v. GarfínkleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Olma v. DaleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
3Cited by5 opinions
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