Activists Are Fighting To Keep Bernie Sanders On The New York Ballot

[brooklynite]

Huffington Post

New York election officials are poised to remove Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) from the state’s primary ballot on Monday, thanks to an obscure provision in the state budget law enacted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) earlier this month.

The provision empowers the state’s election officials to remove from the ballot any candidate who has announced they have stopped running and is thus “no longer eligible” to win the nomination.

New York’s two Democratic election officials, Board of Elections Co-Chair Douglas Kellner and Commissioner Andrew Spano, are due to meet on Monday to discuss the matter.

Kellner, who was appointed by then-Gov. George Pataki (R) in 2005 at the behest of the Democratic-controlled state assembly, told HuffPost on Monday that his job is to interpret the statute. While the law only states that election officials “may” determine that a candidate is no longer eligible, Kellner interprets that language to mean they’re effectively required to remove Sanders.

[democrattotheend]

1. I don't know what Cuomo is thinking trying to have him removed

Initially, Cuomo scheduled five special elections on the same day as the primary in the hopes of boosting Democratic turnout. No idea why he wants to shoot the Democratic Party in the foot now by removing Bernie.

[theaocp]

2. SMRT.

Another case where doing nothing would create no drama. But no.

[CaptYossarian]

3. Bernie conceded. Let it go.

We can't afford to divide our party. Lives are at stake.

The whole f**king planet is at stake.

[msongs]

5. bernie is still gathering/collecting delegates nt

[CaptYossarian]

6. Pointless and futile.

[William769]

4. I believe those Activists could find something actually worth fighting for

But no, it's our way or the highway. and they wonder why they are inconsequential.