The decision came down today.
It says "unanimously affirmed for the reasons stated by Wooten, J."
At first the order said "unanimously affirmed for the reasons stated by
Crater, J."
I told the clerk that Judge Crater has been inactive for a few years. The
clerk insisted that the order was correct but then took another look at it
and acknowledged that a mistake had been made. He told me to return later.
When I came back an our later he gave me the corrected order.
I am surprised and disappointed. IO felt that surely the Appellate Division
would have to say something about this case. I believe that counsel for the
Board of Elections thought the same thing.
In any case, I will now appeal to the New York Court of Appeal. The hearing
on that appeal has already been set for next Tuesday, August 20.
Sam Sloan