Monday, November 1, 2010
Vote for Randy Credico (not Schumer) and here is an update from his lawyer Gary Donoyan!!!!!!!
http://www.ny1.com/content/128125/ny1-online--senate-candidate--comedian-randy-credico-on--inside-city-hall--10-31-10
Dear Blog Readers: I got permission to post the wonderful Gary Donoyan
Federal Suit Brought By US Senate Candidate Randy Credico Chips Away at
> Unfair New York Election Laws
>
> Randy Credico obtained the nomination of both the Libertarian Party and
> the Anti-Prohibition Party for his campaign for U.S. Senate against Chuck
> Schumer. If Credico had been nominated by "recognized" parties, under New
> York law, he would be entitled to have his name appear on the lines of
> each party. However, since the Libertarian and Anti-Prohibition Parties
> are not officially recognized as "parties" by the State of New York,
> current election law would limit him to one line.
>
> Credico and the parties that nominated him decided to challenge that
> provision in federal court, and succeeded. In Credico et al. v. New York
> State Board of Elections et al., brought in the Eastern District of New
> York under case no. CV 10:4555, Chief Judge Raymond Dearie ruled that
> Election Law 7-104(4)(e) was unconstitutional as applied to Randy Credico;
> in particular, that it violated the plaintiffs' First Amendment freedom of
> association, and Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection of the
> laws. The decision was issued on October 26, 2010, and the State Board of
> Elections was ordered to place Randy Credico's name on each of the two
> lines.
>
> The same day, the Board successfully moved to vacate the order on the
> ground that the new ballot systems made such a change impossible, but the
> order still stands as a valuable precedent for future candidates of
> "unrecognized" parties for office across New York State.
>
> Feel free to use as you see fit, or not. Cheers.
>
>
> Very truly yours,
>
> Gary L. Donoyan, Esq.
> Dai & Associates, P.C.
www.daiassociates.com
Dear Blog Readers: I got permission to post the wonderful Gary Donoyan
Federal Suit Brought By US Senate Candidate Randy Credico Chips Away at
> Unfair New York Election Laws
>
> Randy Credico obtained the nomination of both the Libertarian Party and
> the Anti-Prohibition Party for his campaign for U.S. Senate against Chuck
> Schumer. If Credico had been nominated by "recognized" parties, under New
> York law, he would be entitled to have his name appear on the lines of
> each party. However, since the Libertarian and Anti-Prohibition Parties
> are not officially recognized as "parties" by the State of New York,
> current election law would limit him to one line.
>
> Credico and the parties that nominated him decided to challenge that
> provision in federal court, and succeeded. In Credico et al. v. New York
> State Board of Elections et al., brought in the Eastern District of New
> York under case no. CV 10:4555, Chief Judge Raymond Dearie ruled that
> Election Law 7-104(4)(e) was unconstitutional as applied to Randy Credico;
> in particular, that it violated the plaintiffs' First Amendment freedom of
> association, and Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection of the
> laws. The decision was issued on October 26, 2010, and the State Board of
> Elections was ordered to place Randy Credico's name on each of the two
> lines.
>
> The same day, the Board successfully moved to vacate the order on the
> ground that the new ballot systems made such a change impossible, but the
> order still stands as a valuable precedent for future candidates of
> "unrecognized" parties for office across New York State.
>
> Feel free to use as you see fit, or not. Cheers.
>
>
> Very truly yours,
>
> Gary L. Donoyan, Esq.
> Dai & Associates, P.C.
www.daiassociates.com