MATTER OF DODD v. CRISTENFELD


37 N.Y.2d 884 (1975)

In the Matter of Isabel R. Dodd, as Commissioner of Elections of the County of Nassau, Respondent, v. Marvin D. Cristenfeld, as Commissioner of Elections of the County of Nassau, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry W. Schober for appellant.

John F. O'Shaughnessy, County Attorney (M. Arthur Eiberson of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


MEMORANDUM.

Since article 5 of the Election Law, prescribing, inter alia, the forms of ballots, does not prohibit the use of blank spaces for the purpose of separating State and local propositions, the Appellate Division acted within its power in resolving the impasse reached by the Board of Elections.

Accordingly, we would affirm the order of the Appellate Division.

Order affirmed, without costs, in...

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