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Onondaga County Democrats push back against GOP lawsuit to block 2nd ballot line
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Voters head into Elmcrest Children’s Center in Syracuse to cast their votes on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.Lauren Long | llong@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. – Twenty-nine Democratic candidates for local office are firing back today at a Republican lawsuit to keep them off the Working Families Party ballot line in November, arguing that the case should be dismissed.
The Democrats, represented by Syracuse attorney Ryan Suser, plan to file legal papers today asking a state Supreme Court judge to throw out the lawsuit as a wrong-headed attempt to keep the Working Families Party from having any local candidates.
GOP lawmakers in Onondaga County sue to block 2nd ballot line for Democrats
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Voters head into Elmcrest Children’s Center in Syracuse to cast their votes on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.Lauren Long | llong@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. – Republican Onondaga County legislators this week filed a lawsuit to prevent their Democratic rivals from appearing on a second ballot line representing the Working Families Party.
The lawsuit, an early salvo in what promises to be a hard-fought battle for control of the legislature, could prove significant in close races in November if the Republicans succeed in court.
Working Families Party will give its coveted mayoral ballot line to. no one
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
Posted Mar 11, 2021
Michael Greene (top left) and Khalid Bey (bottom left) are seeking the Democratic Party nomination to challenge Ben Walsh (right) for Syracuse mayor in 2021. Photos by Dennis Nett and Scott Schild.
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Syracuse, N.Y. The Working Families Party has decided who to endorse in the Syracuse mayor’s race: No one.
Party leaders chose not to give any candidate the coveted ballot line in this year’s race. Three candidates had interviewed with local party members: Mayor Ben Walsh, an independent, and Democratic challengers Khalid Bey and Michael Greene.