Matter of Avella v. Johnson

In a proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-102, inter alia, to validate a petition designating Tony Avella as a candidate in a primary election held on September 13, 2016, for the nomination of the Independence Party as its candidate for the public office of State Senator for the 11th Senatorial District, Tony Avella appeals from a final order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Butler, J.), dated August 11, 2016, which, after a hearing, in effect, denied the petition, inter alia, to validate the designating petition and dismissed the proceeding.

Ordered that the final order is affirmed,…