Sciarra v. Donnelly, 34 N.Y.2d 970

Order reversed, without costs, and the petition under section 330 of the Election ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍Law granted. Although the voter signatures in dispute contained the proper addresses, incorrect election or assembly districts were listed. This was not a case ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍of confusion created by reapportionment. The provisions of subdivision 2 of section 135 of the Election Law must be strictly followed. (Cf. Matter of Maurin v. Allis, 28 A ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍D 2d 810, affd. 20 N Y 2d 671.) Moreover, as noted by the dissenter at the Appellate Division, this was not a case ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍in which the voters’ prior election or assembly districts were listed.

Concur: Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Rabin and Staley.* Taking no part: ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍Judge Stevens.

Notes

Designated pursuant to section 2 of article VI of the State Constitution.

Case Details

Case Name: Sciarra v. Donnelly

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: Aug 28, 1974

Citations: 34 N.Y.2d 970; 318 N.E.2d 602; 360 N.Y.S.2d 410; 1974 N.Y. LEXIS 1366

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.