NY-19: Nominating petitions of actress Diane Neal, fellow independent Dal LaMagna ruled invalid
KINGSTON, N.Y. >> The 19th Congressional District nominating petitions for TV actress Diane Neal and fellow independent candidate Dal LaMagna have been ruled invalid due to having insufficient signatures, a state Board of Elections spokesman said Friday.
The candidates have three days to file an appeal. LaMagna said Friday that he was in the process of doing so, while Neal said her appeal had been filed.
LaMagna’s appeal to state Supreme Court is due Monday. Neal said her appeal is to be heard in court on Thursday.
John Conklin, director of public information for the Board of Elections, said commissioners held an impromptu meeting Thursday and made their ruling that LaMagna’s and Neal’s petitions were invalid.
“Unless changed by a judge, they are both off the ballot,” Conklin said.
According to the formal determination, LaMagna filed a petition with 4,235 signatures to appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. Of those signatures, 1,592 were determined to be invalid, leaving him 857 signatures short of the 3,500 necessary to be on the ballot.
Neal filed a petition with 4,181 signatures, but 1,852 were ruled invalid, according to the determination. That left her 1,171 signatures short of the 3,500 required.
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