Case Name: In the Matter of Patricia D. Collins, Appellant, v. William D. Meisser et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of Nassau County, and Thomas M. Brennan, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1968-06-13
Citations: 22 N.Y.2d 779
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Patricia D. Collins, Appellant, v. William D. Meisser et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of Nassau County, and Thomas M. Brennan, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 22
Pages: 779–780

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Patricia D. Collins, Appellant, v. William D. Meisser et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of Nassau County, and Thomas M. Brennan, Respondent.
Argued June 13, 1968;
decided June 13, 1968.
Patricici D. Collins, appellant in person.
Edward R. Yamin for Thomas M. Brennan, respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, without costs, in the following memorandum: A petition which names a committee on vacancies is not rendered invalid because of the disqualification of one of the members (Matter of Brennan v. Power, 307 N. Y. 818). It is a fatal defect if no committee on vacancies is named (Matter of Richter v. Thaler, 11 N Y 2d 722).
Concur: Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Scileppi, Bergan, Keating, Breitel, Jasen and Koreman .
Designated pursuant to section 2 of article VI of the State Constitution in place of Burke, J., disqualified.