MATTER OF SMITH v. MAHONEY


60 N.Y.2d 596 (1983)

In the Matter of John H. Smith, Appellant, v. Edward J. Mahoney et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the County of Erie, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided August 30, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Sims for appellant.

Eugene F. Pigott, Jr., County Attorney (Roger D. Avent of counsel), for respondents.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and SIMONS concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.

Petitioner submitted a designating petition with a cover sheet that omitted the title of the office for which he was running. This information is required by statute (Election Law, § 6-134, subd 2), with which there must be strict compliance (see Matter of Hutson v Bass, 54 N.Y.2d 772...

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