Mantello v. Board of Elections

—Per Curiam.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Ceresia, Jr., J.), entered September 29, 1999 in Rensselaer County, which, in two proceedings pursuant to Election Law §§ 16-102 and 16-106, dismissed the petitions for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

A primary election was held September 14, 1999 for the Liberal Party nomination for the public office of Mayor of the City of Troy in Rensselaer County. While Mark Pattison had filed a designating petition seeking the Liberal Party nomination for Mayor, numerous write-in votes were cast in favor of Carmella Mantello pursuant to an…