Matter of Novakhov v Board of Elections in the City of N.Y.
2026 NY Slip Op 03109 [249 AD3d 980]
May 14, 2026
Appellate Division, Second Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, July 8, 2026
In the Matter of Michael Novakhov, Respondent,
v
Board of Elections in the City of New York, Respondent, and Craig Hammerman, Appellant.
May 14, 2026
In a proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-102, inter alia, to validate a petition designating Michael Novakhov as a candidate in a primary election to be held on June 23, 2026, for the nomination of the Conservative Party as its candidate for the public office of Member of the New York State Assembly for the 45th Assembly District, Craig Hammerman appeals from a final order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Peter P. Sweeney, J.), dated May 4, 2026. The final order, after a hearing, granted the petition, inter alia, to validate the designating petition.
Ordered that the final order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
For the reasons set forth in Matter of Hammerman v Novakhov (249 AD3d 967 [2026] [decided herewith]), the Supreme Court properly granted the petition, inter alia, to validate the designating petition. Iannacci, J.P., Brathwaite Nelson, Ford, Love and Golia, JJ., concur.