Gregory v. Board of Elections

Titone, J. P., and Laser, J., concur in part and dissent in part, with the following memorandum:

At the outset, we agree that Joan Gill’s application to validate her nominating petition was rendered moot by the fact that the board of elections had validated that petition. We vote to dismiss the application to invalidate for lack of jurisdiction. As the majority has indicated, Mrs. Gill did not receive the order to show cause and its accompanying papers until March 17, 1983, three days after the last day to commence this proceeding. The *896method of service utilized by Mr. Gregory, was not one of…