Alamo v. Strohm

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.

Appellant, elected to the New York State Senate from the 32nd Senatorial District, was convicted of a felony in Federal court for making a false statement on a loan application (18 USC § 1014). Upon his conviction, his public office became vacant by operation of Public Officers Law § 30 (1) (e). The Appellate Division correctly held that appellant was precluded from seeking election to the unexpired term of the very office from which he had been removed by operation of law for his malfeasance.

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