Second Circuit Refuses to Let Independent Candidate for Mayor of New York Use “Independence” as His Ballot Label

Posted on by May 2, 2025

On May 2, the Second Circuit refused to order New York election officials to let Jim Walden use the ballot label “Independence”. He is running for Mayor of New York city. The Second Circuit did not explain its reasoning, but said it will do so later. Walden v Kosinski, 25-764.

The case was before Judges Gerald Lynch and Alison Nathan (Obama appointees) and Eunice C. Lee (Biden).

The same law would also have banned the word “Independent” as a ballot label. It is astounding to think that it would be illegal in any state for an independent candidate to have “independent” as a ballot label. The authoritarianism of New York state, the only state with only two presidential candidates on the ballot last November, is shocking.

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Second Circuit Refuses to Let Independent Candidate for Mayor of New York Use “Independence” as His Ballot Label — 52 Comments

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