Sackets Harbor is a village in Jefferson County, New York, and it is electing a Mayor and two village trustees on November 7, 2023. The elections are partisan. Incumbent Mayor Alex Morgia, an independent, submitted a petition by the May deadline to be on the ballot for re-election. He needed 32 signatures and submitted 46. Although the Board of Elections determined that he had enough valid signatures, his petition was challenged by supporters of his opponent, a Democrat, who pointed out the petitioner failed to show the number of signatures on the sheet. The petitioner had not noticed that blank in the form.
See this story. Morgia is off the ballot but is suing to regain his spot on the ballot. Thanks to Joe Burns for the link.
I would keep him off the ballot. If he’s that stupid to have overlooked his required paperwork than he’s too stupid to be a Mayor.
A bit early for a filing deadline for a November 7th election…
Six months is too early? What do you want- six hours?
There is a lawsuit pending in US District Court in Buffalo against the May petition deadline for independent candidate petitions. It was filed by the Mayor of Buffalo in 2021.
PRIMARY DATE ???
No thanks.