Republican and Democrat gubernatorial candidates say they would removed Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg from office for being soft on crime. The people cannot wait. San Francisco’s DA Chesa Boudin was VOTED out on June 7, 2022, and is required to vacate his office within 10 days once the election result is certified. Proposition H – … Read more
New York State Constitution Article III ยง4(a)(5) Districts shall not be drawn to discourage competition or for the purpose of favoring or disfavoring incumbents or other particular candidates or political parties. The Special Master, Dr. Jonathan Cervas, has followed the constitution. The State Senator has asked the Special Master to draw his home back in … Read more
Albany budgeted $4M for the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission (NYIRC) to do its job. In January 2022, it failed. Supreme Court Justice Patrick McAllister appointed a “neutral expert” on April 18, 2022. Dr. Jonathan Cervas was hired at a cost not to exceed $90,000 (for Congressional lines). Per his schedule, maps were to … Read more
The GOOD: Supreme Court Justice Patrick F. McAllister; John Faso; Appellate Justices Stephen K. Lindley, Centra, and Curran; Court of Appeals Chief Justice DiFiore and Judges Garcia, Singas and Cannataro. The BAD: Governor Kathy Hochul; Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins; Speaker Carl E. Heastie; Court of Appeals Judges Troutman, Wilson and Rivera; Appellate Court, 4th Department Whalen, … Read more
New York is one of nine states where primaries are closed to enrolled party members. Should we open it up so those of a different party or any voter can vote in a primary?
Ali Najmi and The City’s expose on Brooklyn’s Democrat County Committee primaries has been going on in every election cycle, even when there is no challenger. Other parties do it including Republican. Requiring all County Committee members to sign a Certificate of Acceptance would weed out this fraud.
State Senate introduced bill S8949 on April 29 that would allow a candidate on the ballot be removed who has either been arrested OR charged OR convicted. The American jurisprudence of “innocent until proven guilty” has been watered down. If a candidate got “arrested” or “charged” during protest or domestic violence, he or she could … Read more
When the Board considers a petition to be short in the number of collected signatures, it traditionally used a weight test. For Theresa Sebastian, Republican candidate for State Assembly in the 25th District, the Board counted “332 Signatures filed. 411 Signatures Required” becoming the Objector-in-fact. What is your Board of Elections experience? What can be … Read more
Democrat Party has Part A and Part B district leaders in many assembly districts, and their signature requirement is the same as the public official representing their district when petitioning, 500. Should this rule be changed?