Checchia v. Tioga County Board of Elections

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Rose, J.), entered August 23, 1996 in Tioga County, which dismissed petitioners’ application to, inter alia, declare valid the designating petitions naming petitioners John L. Checchia, Sr., Josephine Checchia, Charles Farrell and Kenneth Seaver as candidates for the party position of Republican County Committee Member in various election districts in Tioga County in the September 10, 1996 primary election.

Petitioners each seek to become a candidate in their respective election districts in Tioga County for the party position of member of the…