McManus v. Relin

—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, petition granted and designating petitions validated. Memorandum: Petitioners commenced this special proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-102 seeking an order validating their designating petitions and designating them as Republican Party candidates for Rochester City Council at-large for the Republican primary to be held on September 11, 2001. Petitioners contend that Supreme Court erred in invalidating signatures on designating petitions on the ground that the subscribing witness in the “statement of witness” portion of the…