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DA Probes Alleged Fake Signatures Boosting GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin DA Probes Alleged Fake Signatures Boosting GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin
DA Probes Alleged Fake Signatures Boosting GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin An investigation is underway into thousands of duplicate signatures that reportedly ended up on nominating petitions to get Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin on a third-party ballot line in the New York governor’s race. Albany County District Attorney David Soares and the state Board of Elections are focused on John Haggerty Jr., a longtime Republican operative, the New York Post reports. Nearly 13,000 signatures submitted by Haggerty to get Zeldin on the Independence Party line in the general election in November 2022 were later thrown out. Earlier Report: 'Never Been In Question': NY Gov. Kat…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Here Are Long Island's Primary Election Results Here Are Long Island's Primary Election Results
Here Are Long Island's Primary Election Results There were eight primary elections on Tuesday, June 25 featuring several city, town and county legislative races.  Here are the unofficial results, according to the Boards of Election in Nassau and Suffolk counties: Long Beach  Seven Democrats were running for three seats on the Long Beach City Council. The unofficial winners knocked two incumbents off the Nov. 5 ballot line. Elizabeth Treston led all others with 24 percent of the vote, according to unofficial returns. Ronald Paganini was in second place, with 22 percent of the votes cast. Karen McInnis was expected to land…

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by Jon Craig
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Here Are Races On The Line In Upcoming Long Island Primaries Here Are Races On The Line In Upcoming Long Island Primaries
Here Are Races On The Line In Upcoming Long Island Primaries There are primary elections on Tuesday, June 25 featuring several city, town and county legislative races. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Long Beach  Seven Democrats are running for three seats on the Long Beach City Council: incumbent Chumi Diamond, incumbent Anthony P. Eramo, TImothy Kramer. Karen McInnis, James Mulvaney, Ronald Paganini and Elizabeth Treston. East Hampton Former town Democratic Party Chairman David Gruber faces East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, also a Democrat, in an Independence Party primary. In a Democratic Party primary for East H…

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by Jon Craig