Knapp v. Dutchess County Board of Elections

In a proceeding to invalidate a petition designating David S. Martin as a candidate in a primary election to be held on September 9, 1997, for the nomination of the Republican Party as its candidate for the public office of Common Council Member, Sixth Ward, City of Poughkeepsie, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Jiudice, J.), dated July 30, 1997, which, after a hearing, dismissed the proceeding.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the petition is granted, and the Dutchess County Board of Elections is directed to…