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Candidates Want New York To Suspend ‘Superspreader’ Ballot Petitioning (Gothamist)
Gothamist, January 29, 2021
Candidates Want New York To Suspend ‘Superspreader’ Ballot Petitioning
It’s an idea that has been proposed before. In 2010, attorney Jerry Goldfeder, serving as chair of the New York City Bar Association’s Election Law Committee, made the same recommendation in a report and he said he still supports it. ‘Petitioning is an anachronistic 19th century process to stop people from running for office. And we should make it easier for people to get on the ballot,’ Goldfeder told Gothamist / WNYC, adding that ‘if somebody qualifies for matching funds, they obviously have support.’
