Legal Opinion

Wong v. Cooke

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 16, 2011PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*660Preliminarily, the appellants contend that the petitioner, Vivienne H. Wong, did not have standing to institute this proceeding. Since Wong is a registered member of the Republican Party and a registered voter in the County of Suffolk and, thus, eligible to vote for public office, standing is conferred on her by Election Law § 16-102 (1) and § 6-154 (2).

The Suffolk County Republican Committee Party Rules and Regulations (hereinafter the Party Rules) provide that town committees “are empowered to authorize the designation, nomination or substitution of a person who is not enrolled as a member…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Northern Westchester Professional Park Associates v. Town of BedfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Wydler v. CristenfeldNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. MATTER OF MASTER v. PohankaNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
  4. Stavisky v. KooAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. Bachmann v. CoyneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bankoski v. GreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. Farrell v. ReidAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  3. BANKOSKI, ROBERT K. v. GREEN, NORMAN P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. Bankoski v. GreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. Farrell v. ReidAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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