Case Name: In the Matter of R. Risley Dent, Jr., et al., Appellants, against James M. Power et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1956-05-28
Citations: 1 A.D.2d 1039
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of R. Risley Dent, Jr., et al., Appellants, against James M. Power et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 1039–1039

Head Matter:
In the Matter of R. Risley Dent, Jr., et al., Appellants, against James M. Power et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Order reversed on the law, without costs, and application granted, without costs. The findings of fact are affirmed. The fact that a complete slate of candidates is presented by one faction does not entitle the candidates of that faction to be preferred, without drawing, over the candidates whose names appear on the other two sets of petitions. Appellants cannot be so deprived of their right to have the order in which the names of their candidates appear on the ballot determined by lot, even though their petitions do not contain the names of candidates for all of the party positions to be contested for (Matter of Beck v. Board of Elections, N. Y. City, 156 Misc. 790, 791, revd. 245 App. Div. 848, revd. 268 N. Y. 617). A drawing by lot shall take place forthwith. Nolan, P. J., Beldoek, Murphy, Ughetta and Hallinan, JJ., concur.