Pennsylvania Election Officials Reject Democratic Congressional Candidate Because he Submitted a Photocopy Instead of the Original Declaration of Candidacy

According to this story, Democratic congressional candidate Gary Wegman’s spot on the Pennsylvania Democratic ballot for U.S. House, 16th story, was rejected because he accidentally submitted a photocopy of his signed declaration of candidacy, instead of the original sheet. He hopes that a state court will reverse the decision and put him on the ballot.

Working Families Party May Win Special New York Legislative Race

New York state holds a special election for Assembly, 65th district, on April 19. According to this New York Times story, there is a possibility the Working Families Party nominee, Yuh-Line Niou, will defeat the Democratic nominee, Alice Cancel.

In New York special legislative elections, typically there are no primaries. Parties nominate by party meeting. In this instance, many people feel the Democratic Party’s meeting to choose a nominee was not fair, and that builds resentment against that nominee. This is how the Working Families Party won special legislative elections in 2015 against Democratic nominees, both in New York and in Connecticut.