MATTER OF ERAZO v. RUIZ


65 N.Y.2d 970 (1985)

In the Matter of Joseph R. Erazo, Respondent, v. Israel Ruiz, Appellant, et al., Respondents. (And Another Proceeding.) In the Matter of Maureen McLeod, Appellant, v. Angelo Del Toro et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Lorraine Tierney, Appellant, v. Angelo Del Toro et al., Respondents. (And Two Other Proceedings.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided August 28, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew M. Schnier for Israel Ruiz, appellant.

Robert Allan Muir, Jr., for Joseph R. Erazo, respondent, and Maureen McLeod, appellant.

James D. Featherstonhaugh for Angelo Del Toro, respondent.

Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., Corporation Counsel (Michael C. Harwood and Susan R. Rosenberg of counsel), for Board of Elections of City of New York, respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges JASEN, MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER and TITONE concur in memorandum.


MEMORANDUM.

The orders of the Appellate Division should be reversed, without costs, and the matters remitted to that court for further proceedings in accordance with this memorandum.

In these proceedings, Special Term invalidated the designating petitions of three candidates for the office of President of the New York City Council, finding, among other things, that the cover sheets failed to meet the statutory requirements...

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