Legal Opinion
Ruiz v. Saez
New York Court of Appeals
Decided August 28, 1986PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
These appeals involve the application of Matter of Pecoraro v Mahoney (65 NY2d 1026) to a range of factual settings. Pecoraro requires that data concerning the number of sheets and number of signatures designating a candidate be indicated on the cover sheet but does not mandate that it be in any particular form, provided the notice and informational purposes specified in the statute (Election Law § 6-134 [2], [3]) are satisfied.
The statutory requirement is not a mere technicality but is designed to provide those seeking to determine the adequacy of the petition with a…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Kurcsics v. Merchants Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Keane v. New York State Board of ElectionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Swift v. LefeverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Ruiz v. SaezNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
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- Lemishow v. SachsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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