McGrath v. Abelove

On July 11, 2011, the New York State Committee of respondent Independence Party of New York (hereinafter the State Committee) adopted a resolution delegating to its State Executive Committee the power to, among other things, issue certificates of authorization, commonly known as Wilson-Pakula authorizations,1 to fill vacancies for public office in Rensselaer County. Pursuant to that resolution, the State Executive Com*804mittee met on July 16, 2011 and issued a Wilson-Pakula authorization designating, insofar as is relevant to this proceeding, Richard J. McNally as the Independence Party…