Hardwick v. Ward

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Henry J. Nowak, Jr., J), entered August 26, 2013 in a proceeding pursuant to Election Law article 16. The order dismissed the petition.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: Petitioners commenced this proceeding pursuant to Election Law article 16 to invalidate as untimely a certificate of authorization issued by the Erie County Democratic Party. The certificate of authorization designated a slate of 18 candidates, who are among the respondents herein (hereafter, respondent…