New York Court of Appeals, 1970

Addabbo v. O'Rourke

Addabbo v. O'Rourke
New York Court of Appeals · Decided June 16, 1970
27 N.Y.2d 645; 261 N.E.2d 904; 313 N.Y.S.2d 867; 1970 N.Y. LEXIS 1193

Addabbo v. O'Rourke

Opinion of the Court

Orders affirmed, without costs, in the following memorandum.: The appellant, not being an enrolled member of the Democratic Party, is ineligible to be a candidate in the Democratic Party primary election. The requirement of enrollment in the Democratic Party to entitle one to be a candidate in a party primary election does not violate the Constitution of the United States.

Concur: Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Burke, Scileppi, Bergan, Breitel, Jasen and Gibson.

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