Judge John Carter has ruled in the challenge to candidate Fernando Cabrera for the 33rd State Senate District. In his five page ruling Judge Carter has ruled that the challenger to the Cabrera petition has failed to meet the burden of proof. The application to disqualify candidate Fernando Cabrera has been ruled against and dismissed, leaving candidate Fernando Cabrera on the ballot for the 33rd State Senate.
GUSTAVO RIVERA CAMPAIGN RESPONDS TO DECISION IN CABRERA BALLOT FRAUD CASE
Weeks after Senator Gustavo Rivera’s campaign challenged the legitimacy of opponent Fernando Cabrera’s ballot petition signatures, a State judge removed several names from Mr. Cabrera’s petition on account of fraud, but ruled to keep him on the ballot for technical reasons. The judge wrote that a key perpetrator of the petition fraud was “not properly served with a subpoena,” and refused to consider a key piece of information about her fraudulent activity because it was presented too late in court proceedings.
In response, Gustavo Rivera campaign spokesman Karthik Ganapathy issued the following statement:
“While the judge refused to consider a number of our objections on technical grounds, this much is certain: Fernando Cabrera’s campaign repeatedly forged petition signatures from voters who testified that they had never signed; and callously signed under the names of deceased people. This fraud, like Mr. Cabrera’s decision to illegally transfer taxpayer money into his campaign account, show just how little actual support he has for this race, and it's yet another reason he will fail to win this seat for the Republicans on Primary Day.”
