MATTER OF McSHANE v. COVENEY


37 N.Y.2d 789 (1975)

In the Matter of William McShane, Appellant, v. Frank Coveney et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the County of Suffolk, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided September 3, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Young and William DeWitt for appellant.

Howard E. Pachman, County Attorney (Patrick A. Sweeney of counsel), for the Board of Elections of Suffolk County, respondent.

James A. Gowan for Anthony Noto, respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The challenged designating petition bore 98 signatures with 44 required to place the name of the candidate on the ballot. On duly filed objections and specifications the Board of Elections invalidated 52 signatures leaving a balance of 46 on which basis it duly certified the candidacy.

In the present proceeding under subdivision 1 of...

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