Rosett v. Heffernan

In these four proceedings the petitioners, acting purportedly on behalf of the “ Liberal Party ”, jointly challenge the right of the Board of Elections to certify certain of the respondents as the duly nominated candidates of the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party is an independent body of voters (defined in Election Law, § 2) which was organized three years ago, at which time it filed a distinctive emblem in the form of the Liberty Bell. It has not polled the 50,000 votes for Governor which is a prerequisite for achieving the status ol! a political party, so that it might thereafter nominate…