Opinion
October 1, 1993
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Monroe County, Frazee, J.
Present — Callahan, J.P., Lawton, Fallon, Boomer and Boehm, JJ. (Filed Aug. 20, 1993.)
Cross appeal unanimously dismissed and order affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly held that petitioner Brown's proceeding was not timely commenced. Election Law § 16-116 requires delivery of the instrument of notice of the proceeding "not later than on the last day on which the proceeding may be commenced" (Matter of Ehle v. Wallace, 195 A.D.2d 1086). Because the order to show cause and petition were delivered to respondent on the day following the last day on which the proceeding could be commenced, the proceeding was untimely and the petition was properly dismissed.
Upon dismissal of Brown's petition, Supreme Court noted that the issues raised in Hellman's petition were moot. It therefore properly declined to rule on the substantive issues raised in the Hellman petition.
Finally, we dismiss the cross appeal. Respondents Starkweather and Relin were not aggrieved by the order appealed from (see, CPLR 5511; Town of Massena v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 45 N.Y.2d 482, 488).