Order unanimously reversed without costs and petition dismissed.
Memorandum:
Respondent Russo's motion to dismiss the petition should have been granted since the petition was unverified. The Election Law requirement of a verified petition is a jurisdictional condition precedent to commencing a proceeding. (Matter of Goodman v Hayduk,
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