La Brake v. Dukes

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Ceresia, Jr., J.), entered August 13, 2000 in Rensselaer County, which dismissed petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-102, to declare invalid the designating petitions naming respondents Ronald J. Dukes and Theresa Franke as the Democratic Party candidates for the office of Member of the Troy City Council from the Second and Sixth Council Districts, respectively, in the September 11, 2001 primary election.

Petitioners commenced this proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-102 seeking to invalidate the designating…