Cheevers v. Gates

Appeal from a judgment *949of the Supreme Court (Monserrate, J.), entered August 12, 1996 in Broome County, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-102, to declare valid the designating petition naming petitioner as the Democratic Party candidate for the office of Supervisor for the Town of Union in the September 10, 1996 primary election.

Petitioner seeks to become the Democratic Party candidate for the office of Supervisor of the Town of Union, Broome County. To this end, he filed a designating petition with the Broome County Board of Elections…