Submitted August 29, 1979 Decided September 4, 1979 Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, FRANK R. BAYGER, J. Richard T. Sullivan and Arthur A. Russ for appellant. T.J. Szymanski, County Attorney (Roger D. Avent of counsel), for respondents. Per Curiam. By this proceeding petitioner seeks to have validated a designating petition filed with the Erie County Board of Elections for the purpose of having his name placed on the official Republican Party