Republican Congressional candidate Jack Martins is trying to block Democrat Tom Suozzi’s bid for a Third-Party ballot line.
The Old Westbury State Senator’s campaign challenged nearly 3,500 of the 5,718 petition signatures Suozzi collected for a “Fix Washington” ballot line in the 3rd Congressional District, saying dozens of signatures were fraudulent and at least two belonged to dead voters.
Suozzi, a former Nassau County Executive, made a filing in State Supreme Court asking a Judge to validate his petition for the “Fix Washington” line in case the State Board of Elections rejects it. Suozzi created the line to attract voters who might not want to cast Democratic ballots.
Martins’ campaign alleges at least four Suozzi campaigners collected fraudulent signatures. Suozzi’s Campaign says it has only found one paid worker who collected bad signatures and he was fired immediately after the Campaign discovered what he did.
Suozzi and Martins each raised property taxes as County Executive and Mayor of Mineola, respectively. Martins says he is voting for Trump but not endorsing him.
UPDATE
State Supreme Court Justice James McCormack has dismissed Republican claims that Democratic Congressional candidate Tom Suozzi’s “Fix Washington” ballot petitions were permeated with fraud.”
The ruling, which came late Tuesday, is a major setback for backers of State Sen, Jack Martins (R-Old Wstbury), who persists in challenging irregularities on individual signatures.
The State Board of Elections will issue a final decision on the “Fix Washington” petition at its Sept. 15 Board meeting, when it is set to certify the ballot for the Nov. 8 General Election.
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