affirming the invalidation of a petition as a cover sheet defect “is not a mere formalism”
Summary of this case from Leroy v. N.Y. City Bd. of ElectionsSubmitted August 19, 1985
Decided September 12, 1985
Motion for clarification and cross motion for reargument each denied, with $20 costs and necessary reproduction disbursements.
affirming the invalidation of a petition as a cover sheet defect “is not a mere formalism”
Summary of this case from Leroy v. N.Y. City Bd. of ElectionsFull title:In the Matter of WAYNE PROSPECT et al., Respondents, v. PETER F. COHALAN…
Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Date published: Sep 12, 1985
However, the concerns addressed by this regulation are not present here. The designating petition does not…
Leroy v. N.Y. City Bd. of ElectionsWisely or not, cover sheet defects are mechanical and have long been fatal to candidate petitions in New…