MATTER OF RIVERA v. ERIE COUNTY BD. OF ELECTIONS


164 A.D.2d 976 (1990)

In the Matter of David A. Rivera, Respondent, v. Erie County Board of Elections et al., Respondents, and City of Buffalo et al., Appellants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Department.

August 23, 1990


Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, petition dismissed, and designating petition invalidated.

Memorandum:

Article 2-A of the Charter of the City of Buffalo requires that candidates for seats on the Buffalo Common Council reside in the district in which they run for at least one year prior to the election. Supreme Court erroneously found that the one-year requirement could be satisfied by residency...

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