Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York August 17, 2011 (Krance v. Chiaramonte)

Election Law § 6-134, which pertains to designating petitions, states, in pertinent part, “(10) [t]he provisions of this section shall be liberally construed, not inconsistent with substantial compliance thereto.” Here, the cover sheets of the designating petitions, as they related to Paul S.