Brucia v. County of Suffolk

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to compel the respondents to remove from the ballot for the November 2, 1982 general election an advisory referendum regarding the deployment of nuclear weapons, petitioners appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Copertino, J.), dated October 28,1982, which dismissed the proceeding. Judgment affirmed, without costs or disbursements. It is clear that absent express statutory authority, an advisory referendum by a municipality is not authorized (Matter of Citizens for Orderly Energy Policy v County of Suffolk, 90 AD2d 522).…