Legal Opinion
Avella v. Batt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 20, 2006PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Petitioners are five voters registered in Albany County. In September 2004, petitioners commenced this proceeding seeking, among other things, an order declaring that the Working Families Party (hereinafter WFP) violated Election Law § 2-126 by spending party funds to aid the campaign of David Soares in the Democratic primary election for Albany County District Attorney. Section 2-126 imposes a restriction on the expenditure of party funds, stating:
“No contributions of money, or the equivalent thereof, made, directly or indirectly, to any party ... or any moneys in the…
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