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MATTER OF CAIRO v. HARWOOD

42 N.Y.2d 1098 (1977)

In the Matter of Joseph G. Cairo, Jr., Appellant, v. Stanley Harwood et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau, and Ralph G. Caso, Respondents. (And Another Proceeding.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 19, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph G. Cairo, Jr., pro se, John P. Clearly and Paul Macielak for Joseph G. Cairo, Jr., appellant.

Aldo J. Caperna for Ralph G. Caso, respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur in memorandum; Judge WACHTLER taking no part.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division is affirmed, without costs.

The requirement of section 138 (subd 2) of the Election Law that sheets of an independent nominating petition shall be in substantial compliance with the form set forth in that section, has been met. While strict compliance with the section would eliminate extensive litigation, it should be noted that this case does not involve either an...

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