Bernie Sanders Camp Says It Turned in 85,000 Signatures to Make New York Ballot

[lovuian]

http://observer.com/2016/02/bernie-sanders-camp-says-it-turned-in-85000-signatures-to-make-new-york-ballot/

Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign gathered on the steps of City Hall this afternoon to announce that they collected about 85,000 signatures for the Brooklyn native to appear on the ballot in New York State.

Presidential candidates only need 5,000 signatures to make the ballot, with 500 from each congressional district, meaning Mr. Sanders is all but certain to appear on the Democratic ballot for the April 19 primary.

Arthur Schwartz, a lawyer for the Sanders campaign, claimed they used no paid petitioners, unlike the Clinton campaign.

[mikehiggins]

1. ballot access in New York is a long, convoluted process loaded with landmines.

Most places in America an 80000 signature buffer would guarantee success but right now you can be sure that HRC's lawyers are picking at every signature on every petition to find ways to disallow them.

I was involved in an insurgent campaign a while back and even I was dismayed at how hard the PTB had made the process. With a Mayor who actively campaigns for HRC I'm sure things in Brooklyn will be just as bad as you can imagine.