Case Name: In the Matter of William Brennan, Appellant, 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: 1954-09-07
Citations: 284 A.D. 847
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of William Brennan, Appellant, 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: 284
Pages: 847–847

Head Matter:
Second Department,
September, 1954.
(September 7, 1954.)
In the Matter of William Brennan, Appellant, against James M. Power et al., Constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York, et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, without costs. Bo opinion. Bolán, P. J., MacCrate and Schmidt, JJ., concur. Murphy, J., dissents and votes to reverse the order and to grant the motion, with the following memorandum: It is admitted that one of the three members of the designated committee on vacancies is not an enrolled voter of the same party as the candidate (Election Law, § 135). As the designating petition fails to comply with a mandatory statutory requirement, the motion should have been granted.