Thalmann v. Bullock

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Williams, J.), entered October 17, 1988 in Sullivan County, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-102, to declare invalid the certificate of nomination naming respondent David Goodstein as the Democratic Party candidate for the office of Councilman of the Town of Liberty in the November 8, 1988 general election.

In July 1985, the Democratic Committee of the Town of Liberty, Sullivan County (hereinafter the Committee) adopted a rule selecting the primary method for nominating its candidates rather than…