Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1979

Sciolino v. Chiavaroli

Sciolino v. Chiavaroli
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided October 26, 1979 · Callahan
72 A.D.2d 665; 423 N.Y.S.2d 459; 1979 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 13827
Sciolino v. Chiavaroli

Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, without costs. (See Matter of Pauly v Mahoney, 49 AD2d 1014, mot for lv to app den 37 NY2d 711.) All concur, except Callahan, J., who dissents and votes to reverse and dismiss the petition in the following memorandum.

Dissenting Opinion

Callahan, J. (dissenting).

I would affirm the ruling of the Board of Elections. Subdivision 4 of section 8-308 of the Election Law specifically requires that a write-in ballot must be cast in its appropriate place on the machine, or it shall be void and not counted. (Appeal from order of Monroe *666Supreme Court—Election Law.) Present—Dillon, P. J., Hancock, Jr., Schnepp, Callahan and Doerr, JJ. (Decided Oct. 12,1979.)

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