Berman v. Heffernan

This proceeding under section 330 of the Election Law is brought for the purpose of-questioning the sufficiency of *747the petition designating Abraham M. Both for District Attorney of Kings County as the so-called Liberal Party candidate.

George I. Beldock, the Republican Party candidate, has been substituted for candidate Both. If the latter’s petition is insufficient under sections 135 and 137 of the Election Law, the substitution is worthless.

Section 137 requires 5,000 valid signatures on an independent nominating petition for a public office in the city of New York which is to be filled by…