Occhipinti v. Westchester County Board of Elections

*675The petitioner, who is the Chairperson of the Democratic Party in the Village of Sleepy Hollow, filed specific objections to a certificate of nomination dated January 27, 2008, signed by the respondent Kathleen Doorley, and purporting to nominate Mario DiFelice, Sandra Morales, and Andrew Murray as candidates of the Independence Party for the public office of Village Trustee of the Village of Sleepy Hollow. The petitioner thereafter commenced this proceeding to invalidate the nominations. Doorley, DiFelice, Morales, and Murray (hereinafter the appellants) moved to dismiss the petition…