Case Name: In the Matter of Frank A. Johnson, Appellant, v. William D. Meisser et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1965-09-08
Citations: 24 A.D.2d 719
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Frank A. Johnson, Appellant, v. William D. Meisser et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 24
Pages: 719–719

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Frank A. Johnson, Appellant, v. William D. Meisser et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
In a proceeding under section 330 of the Election Law, to declare valid a petition designating the petitioner as a candidate for County Committeeman of the Republican party in the primary election to be held September 14, 1965 in the County of Nassau, the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered September 2, 1965, which denied his application. Judgment reversed on the law, without costs, and application granted. While a designating petition must include the designation of a committee to fill vacancies (Election Law, § 138; Matter of Richter v. Thaler, 11 N Y 2d 722), the inclusion of two persons instead of three persons, as required by section 135 of the Election Law, is not a fatal defect where the question of filling a vacancy did not actually arise (Matter of Brennan v. Power, 307 N. Y. 818; Matter of Pabian v. McNab, 3 N Y 2d 888). Beldock, P. J., Ughetta, Christ, Brennan and Hill, JJ., concur.