IN THE MATTER OF BERNARD MENT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CHAIRPERSON OF ONONDAGA COUNTY COMMITTEE OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY
Motion No: CAE 25-00268 AND CAE 25-00574
Slip Opinion No: 2025 NY Slip Op 82693(U)
Decided on December 8, 2025
Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


December 8, 2025

PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., LINDLEY, CURRAN, BANNISTER, AND MONTOUR, JJ.

CAE 25-00268 AND CAE 25-00574

IN THE MATTER OF BERNARD MENT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CHAIRPERSON OF ONONDAGA COUNTY COMMITTEE OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF NEW YORK STATE AND COMMITTEE MEMBER DEWITT DISTRICT 9, JOHN A. MULHALL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A FORMER CHAIRPERSON OF ONONDAGA COMMITTEE OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF NEW YORK STATE AND COMMITTEE MEMBER VAN BUREN DISTRICT 9, THOMAS V. DADEY, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS VICE CHAIR AT LARGE PERSON OF ONONDAGA COUNTY COMMITTEE OF CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF NEW YORK STATE AND COMMITTEE MEMBER DEWITT DISTRICT 3, PAUL F. BECALLO, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CICERO TOWN CHAIR OF ONONDAGA COUNTY COMMITTEE OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF NEW YORK STATE AND COMMITTEE MEMBER CICERO DISTRICT 22 AND SUSAN T. VICKERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CAMILLUS TOWN CHAIR OF ONONDAGA COUNTY COMMITTEE OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF NEW YORK STATE AND COMMITTEE MEMBER CAMILLUS DISTRICT 11, PETITIONERS-APPELLANTS,

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ONONDAGA COUNTY COMMITTEE OF CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF NEW YORK STATE, ROBERT GRAHAM, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE OF ONONDAGA COUNTY COMMITTEE OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF NEW YORK STATE, NANCY ROBERTS, IN HER CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF ONONDAGA COUNTY COMMITTEE OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF NEW YORK STATE, CHRISTINE VARGA, IN HER CAPACITY AS PUTATIVE CHAIR OF ORGANIZATION MEETING OF OCTOBER 6, 2024 OF ONONDAGA COUNTY COMMITTEE OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ONONDAGA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS.


Petitioners-appellants having moved to amend the caption and for other relief on the appeals taken herein from orders of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County, entered February 6, 2025 and March 21, 2025, or, in the alternative, for a calendar preference,

Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motions, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motions are granted to the extent that the appeals are added to the term of this Court commencing February 23, 2026, and

It is further ORDERED that the motions are otherwise denied.

Entered: December 8, 2025

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court