Case Name: In the Matter of Thomas Schiliro et al., Appellants, v. Guy R. Mazza et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1981-04-03
Citations: 53 N.Y.2d 735
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Thomas Schiliro et al., Appellants, v Guy R. Mazza et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 53
Pages: 735–737

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Thomas Schiliro et al., Appellants, v Guy R. Mazza et al., Respondents.
Argued April 2, 1981;
decided April 3, 1981
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
James F. Cahill for appellants.
Louis J. Castellano, Jr., for Guy R. Mazza, respondent.
Edward G. McCabe, County Attorney, for Nassau County Board of Elections, respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order should be affirmed, without costs.
This appeal, here by permission of the Appellate Division, Second Department, from an order of that court which unanimously affirmed, without opinion, a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, raises no novel or complex issues of law. The rules of the Right to Life Party expressly permitted the State chairman to nominate the party's candidate in this special election. These rules must be given effect by the courts (Election Law, § 6-120, subd 3; Democratic Party of U. S. v La Follette, 450 US 107; Matter of Kohler v McNab, 48 NY2d 625, 626). The certificate of nomination was executed by the State chairman in accordance with such rules and statutory law (Election Law, § 6-156, subd 1; § 6-120, subd 3; cf. Matter of McGovern [Olson], 291 NY 104). In short, none of the technical objections justify invalidating the nomination (Matter of Gresser v Cohen, 275 NY 440, 445).
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler and Fuchsberg concur; Judge Meyer taking no part.
Order affirmed, without costs, in a memorandum.