Legal Opinion
McGee v. Korman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided August 27, 1987PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*229OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
The Appellate Division, in appeals taken by contesting candidates, Lee L. Holzman, Hansel McGee and Lorraine Backal, and an objector, Jeffrey R. Korman, has declared Election Law § 6-136 (2) (b) unconstitutional, concluding that by requiring candidates for the same elective office in counties of substantially equivalent population to collect different numbers of signatures, the statute denied equal protection.
Holzman, Backal and McGee, all filed designating petitions for nomination as the Democratic candidate for the office of Surrogate of Bronx County in the September 15,…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Gray v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Maresca v. CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Wiggins v. Town of SomersNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
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