In the Matter of Sheehan v. Scaringe

In In the Matter of Sheehan v. Scaringe et al., 154 A.D.2d 832 (Third Dept., 1989), leave to appeal denied, 75 N.Y.2d 615 (1989), nominating petitions were ruled invalid where the subscribing witnesses' residence addresses differed from their unspecified post office addresses. The court held that the inquiry "is not whether the omission is misleading or likely to cause misidentification or confusion, but rather whether the required information is specified on the petition" and that the requirement is considered "not one of form but of content, for which there should be strict compliance" (id., at 834.)