Collins v. New York State Board of Elections

Appeal from an order and judgment of the Supreme Court (McDonough, J.), entered August 4, 2014 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-102, to declare invalid the designating petition naming respondent Ruth H. Thompson as the Democratic Farty candidate for the public office of State Senator for the 36th Senate District in the September 9, 2014 primary election.

On July 7, 2014, respondent Ruth H. Thompson filed a designating petition with respondent New York State Board of Elections seeking the Democratic Farty nomination for…