Matter of Independent Nominations
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal in the first above-entitled proceeding from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made October 26, 1906, which reversed an order of Special Term and sustained a decision of the board of elections of the city of New York in refusing to place the name of Edward J. Hannah on the official ballot as candidate for member of assembly for the eighteenth assembly district in the county of New York."
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Appeal in the first above-entitled proceeding from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made October 26, 1906, which reversed an order of Special Term and sustained a decision of the board of elections of the city of New York in refusing to place the name of Edward J. Hannah on the official ballot as candidate for member of assembly for the eighteenth assembly district in the county of New York." Appeal in the second above-entitled proceeding from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made…
1Per curiam
Six of the appeals before us are from orders of the Appellate Division reversing on the law, only, decisions of the Special Term. The sole question involved in these appeals is whether, when certificates for independent nominations are required to be filed in the same office, any one of such certificates shall be held invalid, because it is made for the nomination of more than one candidate.; the electors making it being qualified to make a certificate for the nomination of all of the candidates mentioned therein.
We find nothing in the statute which forbids nominating , certificates of this…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Sherwood v. State Board of CanvassersNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- In Re the Objections to the Original Certificates of Nomination by the Social Democratic PartyNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
3Cited by8 opinions
- Matter of Trosk v. CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- In re BissellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
- In re O'BrienAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- Simpson v. CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
- In re WilkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
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