New York State Court Says Republican Primary Candidate Has Enough Signatures but He Still Can’t Be on Ballot Because of Time

On June 24, a New York state trial court in Nassau County said that Philip Pidot has enough valid signatures to be on the Republican primary ballot, but he still can’t be on that ballot because it is “impossible” to add him at such a late date. Pidot v Macedo, 3448/2016. Here is the decision.

The primary is June 28. The candidate, Philip Pidot, asked that the primary for that district be postponed. The June 28 primary is only for U.S. Congress anyway, so no other offices are on the ballot except U.S. Senate. Pidot also pointed out that the June 28 primary date for congress isn’t in the election law anyway; that date stems from a 2012 lawsuit in which the state was told by a federal judge to hold its congressional primaries that date.


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New York State Court Says Republican Primary Candidate Has Enough Signatures but He Still Can’t Be on Ballot Because of Time — 1 Comment

  1. Pidot’s only option is to get NY’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, to postpone the CD3 election to a latter date. This would allow the printing of poll ballots, absentee ballots, and mail military/Foreign ballots.

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