Marc Fliedner, a left - wing former prosecutor who was knocked out of the running in the Brooklyn Democratic primary in September, announced Wednesday that he hopes to unseat Vance, who will
appear on the ballot unopposed on Nov. 7.
Not exact matches
Under New York election law, candidates who run
unopposed in a primary win the nomination automatically, and their names do not
appear on the
ballot.
This is especially unfair because the Libertarian Party nominees for statewide office (other than President) can not
appear on the November
ballot, unless at least 300 voters choose to vote in the Libertarian Party primary, and vote for the party's
unopposed nominees.
If a candidate was
unopposed in the general election, that candidate's name will still
appear on the general election
ballot.
Castorina's name will
appear unopposed on Tuesday's
ballot in the special election, and he will serve out the remaining term of Republican Joe Borelli, who resigned to serve in the City Council.
Queens Assemblymember Michael Simanowitz, an elected Democrat who also
appears on the Republican and Conservative
ballot lines, is running
unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election for Assembly District 27.