Mintz v. Cuomo

OPINION OF THE COURT

At the judicial nominating conventions held by the Democratic, Republican, Conservative and Liberal Parties to fill five vacancies in the office of Justice of the Supreme Court for the Eighth Judicial District, 10 candidates were nominated. The State Board of Elections, pursuant to subdivision 1 of section 7-116 of the Election Law, assigned, in descending order, a row on the election ballot to each party according to the number of votes each party polled for its gubernatorial candidate at the last preceding gubernatorial election, to wit: Row A, Democratic; Row B,…