NYC Public Advocate and candidate for Governor Jumaane Williams today joined his running mate for Lt. Governor Ana Maria Archila in front of the New York State Board of Elections to announce their campaigns collected more than 40,000 petition signatures from voters across the state to secure their placement on the Democratic primary ballot in June.
During the press conference, Jumaane Williams said, “Despite the Democratic machine trying to keep their incumbency protection politics in place to preserve the status quo, our campaigns were able to mobilize a statewide coalition of grassroots volunteers to secure our spot on the Democratic primary ballot. We did it without the billionaire donors who are dictating the Governor's budget and stocking her campaign war chest with millions of dollars in contributions, and we will continue our people-powered strategy through to victory on June 28th.”
Ana Maria Archila added, "Jumaane and I are organizers by training, so we embraced this petition drive with our dedicated volunteers who helped us organize and mobilize across the state to meet New Yorkers, hear their issues and share our vision of a renewed New York. Thanks to countless hours of hard work, voters will have the choice to cast their ballots for people who prioritize the needs of working families in June’s primary.”
Fifteen thousand signatures from registered Democratic voters across New York are required for ballot access to compete in the June 28th Democratic primary.
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