Above is a photo from the candidates point of view when you go before the Commissioners of the Board of Elections when your petition has been objected to, and specifications to those general objections have been filed. The commissioners sit around the circular table in the background, while in the pit before them are the Board of Elections borough heads, counsel, and other BOE employees. There are ten commissioners, two from each of the five boroughs, and one each from the Democratic and Republican parties.
As for who is on and who is off the ballot, hundreds of challenges to various petitions were made for almost all elected and party positions. However when it came to filing Specifications to the general objections only a few made it to the commissioners. In the 33rd State Senate race Candidate Fernando Cabrera was ruled on the ballot, while candidate Jose Padilla Jr. was ruled off the ballot for not having enough valid signatures.
In the 86th A.D. candidate Kirby was ruled off the ballot for having no district listed on the petition
In the 77th A.D. candidate Curry was ruled back on the ballot after showing the commissioners a letter from the printer of his petitions that the printer claimed that they put the wrong address on the petition.
In the 85th A.D. candidate Pabone was ruled off the ballot for no residency.
Almost 200 various country committee candidates in different A.D.'s were ruled off the ballot for non residency, not registered in the party, or not an active voter. Bronx Republican Commissioner Mike Rendino then questioned the 'non active' status. the explanation was that notice of election to the voter by the BOE was returned,and if the voter did not vote in 2 federal elections they are put into the non active status. The voter can vote by affidavit ballot at the poll site to be counted upon certification by the board. Commissioner Rendino then said that the person can vote, but not run for office.
Two people came up to ask to be on the ballot. Ms. Pamela Johnson upon giving certified BOE copies to the commissioners that she is registered as Pamela Hamilton Johnson was put back on. the second Junella Hill said the BOE had the wrong address for her, and upon checking the petition the wrong address was on the petition, and she was ruled off the ballot.
Next were the minor party challenges, and Bronx Democratic County lawyer Stanley Schlein assured the commissioners that Assemblyman Carl Heastie was not enrolled in the Working Families Party and Heastie was off the WFP ballot line.
83rd A.D. candidate Chen was ruled off the ballot with only 180 valid signatures.
77th A.D. candidate Patrice was ruled on the ballot having more than the 500 required signatures.
85th A.D. candidate Rojas was ruled off the ballot with only 32 valid signatures.
79th A.D. candidate Jones was ruled on the ballot having more than the 500 needed signatures.
84th A.D. candidate Molina was ruled on the ballot having more than the 500 needed signatures.
79th A.D. candidate Blake was not ruled on as it is a objection to his legal residency which is handled by the courts. BDCC lawyer Stanlry Schlein then served a subpoena to the BOE to appear in court Monday August 4th on the matter.
Left - "King Stanley" in action against Mr. Egidio Sementilli, as the two shake hands afterwards.
Right - "King Stanley" goes up again after another candidate.
A photo of the "Pits" as it is called where the work gets done by BOE staff and counsel.
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