Case Name: In the Matter of Charles W. Bunger, Sr., Appellant, v. Gerald Berger, Respondent, and Paul S. Adams, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-09-27
Citations: 196 A.D.2d 867
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Charles W. Bunger, Sr., Appellant, v Gerald Berger, Respondent, and Paul S. Adams, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 196
Pages: 867–868

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Charles W. Bunger, Sr., Appellant, v Gerald Berger, Respondent, and Paul S. Adams, Respondent.
[602 NYS2d 174]

Opinion:
In a proceeding to validate a certificate of acceptance by Charles W. Bunger, Sr., of the nomination of the United Babylon Party, for the public office of Suffolk County Legislator, 14th Legislative District, in the General Election to be held on November 2, 1993, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Newmark, J.), dated September 8, 1993, which denied the application.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Election Law § 6-146 (1) requires that a party nominated for an office "otherwise than at a primary election" may accept the nomination "in a certificate signed and acknowledged by him". Here, there is no acknowledgement on the document of acceptance. Therefore, the certificate of acceptance is invalid.
We find the petitioner's remaining contentions to be without merit. Thompson, J. P., Ritter, Santucci and Joy, JJ., concur.