Attorneys for the Democratic and Republican parties challenged 64 of those ballots because of ballot signatures that didn't match those on record, and for other reasons. (newsday.com)
Typical challenges include ballot signatures that are alleged not to match the signatures on file. (newsday.com)
The bill raised the primary ballot signature requirement for candidates of large ballot - qualified parties from 1 percent of the party's previous gubernatorial general election vote to 1 percent of the party's total registered members. (ballotpedia.org)