Case Name: In the Matter of Ruth Hart, as Chairman of the Fredonia-Pomfret Republican Committee, Respondent, v. Gary Aitken, as Conservative Caucus Chairman, et al., Appellants and James Sedota, as Fredonia Village Clerk, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1986-02-21
Citations: 117 A.D.2d 1021
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Ruth Hart, as Chairman of the Fredonia-Pomfret Republican Committee, Respondent, v Gary Aitken, as Conservative Caucus Chairman, et al., Appellants and James Sedota, as Fredonia Village Clerk, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 117
Pages: 1021–1022

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Ruth Hart, as Chairman of the Fredonia-Pomfret Republican Committee, Respondent, v Gary Aitken, as Conservative Caucus Chairman, et al., Appellants and James Sedota, as Fredonia Village Clerk, Respondent.

Opinion:
—Order unanimously reversed, on the law, with costs and petition dismissed. Memorandum: We agree with Special Term that late filing of the membership list was not a fatal defect, but we disagree that the respondents' certificates of acceptance were untimely filed (see, Election Law § 1-106 [1]). (Appeal from order of Supreme Court, Chautauqua County, Adams, J. —Election Law.) Present—Denman, J. P., Boomer, Green, O'Donnell and Schnepp, JJ. (Order entered Feb. 13, 1986.)