MATTER OF DONOVAN v. BD. OF ELECTIONS OF NASSAU COUNTY


29 N.Y.2d 725 (1971)

In the Matter of Francis J. Donovan, Appellant, v. Board of Elections of Nassau County, and Carmelo Tese, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 21, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Donovan, in person, and William F. Hanrahan for appellant.

John P. Cleary for Carmelo Tese, respondent.

No appearance for Board of Elections of Nassau County.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD, and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON.


Order affirmed, without costs, in the following memorandum: Although political organization leaders ought not exact a promise of party loyalty from candidates for judicial office as a condition of support, and such candidates should not make these promises in exchange for support, no violation of the Election Law or other statutory provision has been shown by petitioner sufficient to invalidate the primary election of which...

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