Opinion
August 24, 1988
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Slavin, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
We reject the petitioner's contention that the designating petition must be invalidated because the candidate used the familiar form of his proper first name (see, Matter of Gardner v Mahoney, 123 A.D.2d 520). We find that there was no showing that the candidate's use of the name "Marty Markowitz" on the designating petition rather than "Martin Markowitz" was intended to mislead potential signatories.
We have reviewed the petitioner's contention that he was denied a fair hearing and find it to be without merit. Bracken, J.P., Rubin, Spatt, Harwood and Balletta, JJ., concur.