Cristiano v. Otsego County Board of Elections

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Ingraham, J.), entered August 7, 1992 in Otsego County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-106, denied respondent Ernest Blanchard’s motion for renewal.

When this matter was previously before us, we affirmed Supreme Court’s order directing that eight absentee ballots cast at the November 5, 1991 election for the office of Highway Superintendent of the Town of Decatur be opened and canvassed (181 AD2d 941). Leave to appeal was then denied by the Court of Appeals (80 NY2d 751). Before the disputed absentee ballots were opened, however,…