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Sack v. Board of Elections

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Aug 28, 1985
65 N.Y.2d 958 (N.Y. 1985)

Opinion

Argued August 26, 1985

Decided August 28, 1985

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, Arthur E. Blyn, J.

Charles J. Moxley, Jr., for appellants. Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Corporation Counsel ( Michael C. Harwood of counsel), for Board of Elections of City of New York, respondent.

Raymond B. Harding, respondent pro se, and for Carol Bellamy and others, respondents.


Order affirmed, without costs. We agree with the holding of the referee, confirmed by Special Term and affirmed by the Appellate Division, that objection to the validity of the New York County County Committee of the Liberal Party, by whomever made, was required to be made within 10 days after the October 1984 organizational meeting of the Committee, at the latest (Election Law § 16-102).

Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges JASEN, MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER and TITONE.


Summaries of

Sack v. Board of Elections

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Aug 28, 1985
65 N.Y.2d 958 (N.Y. 1985)
Case details for

Sack v. Board of Elections

Case Details

Full title:BERNARD SACK et al., Appellants, v. BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE CITY OF NEW…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Aug 28, 1985

Citations

65 N.Y.2d 958 (N.Y. 1985)
493 N.Y.S.2d 1020
483 N.E.2d 1152

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