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In the Matter of ROSEMARIE SCAMACCA et al., Respondents, v. EDWARD J. MAHONEY et al., Constituting the Board of Elections in the County of Erie, and JAMES A. BENE et al., Appellants.

Order unanimously modified and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: Special Term improperly held that the inclusion of a village as the "town or city" of residence of a signer of a designating petition constituted substantial compliance with section 6-130 Elec. of the Election Law. The failure of the signers to provide the "town or city" of residence is a fatal defect and renders the designating petition invalid ( Matter of McKeever v Hornidge, 306 N.Y. 876; see, also, Matter of Frome v Board of Elections, 57 N.Y.2d 741, 742; Matter of Hutson v Bass, 54 N.Y.2d 772; Matter of Higby v Mahoney, 48 N.Y.2d 15). Based on the foregoing the designating petitions of Richard Sirianni, Alan Delmar and Michelina Bellomo are invalid. The remaining designating petitions contain the required number of signatures exclusive of those lacking the city or town and are therefore valid. As to the addresses of the candidates, we find no proof of any intention on the part of a candidate to mislead or confuse, and no evidence that the included addresses did or would lead to misidentification on the part of those invited to sign the petition or seeking to verify qualifications ( Matter of Ferris v Sadowski, 45 N.Y.2d 815).

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MATTER OF SCAMACCA v. MAHONEY
(Sep 21, 1984)