Legal Opinion
Graziano v. County of Albany
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 2004PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
The issue on appeal is whether a single election commissioner may bring suit to challenge county actions that allegedly impair the equal representation of the major political parties in the staffing of a local board of elections. We conclude that the right to pursue such a claim is implicit in the constitutional and statutory requirement of balanced partisan representation on local boards of elections.
The Albany County Board of Elections consists of two commissioners (see Election Law § 3-200 [2]), one from each of the two major political parties. Petitioner…
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- Silver v. PatakiNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
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