One of them was disqualified because the
party name she chose for herself, Democratic Values, could be too easily confused with the Democratic Party, a no - no under Board of Elections rules in what is a nonpartisan special elec
party name she chose for herself, Democratic Values, could be too easily confused with the Democratic
Party, a no - no under Board of Elections rules in what is a nonpartisan special elec
Party, a no - no under Board of Elections rules in what is a
nonpartisan special election.
And it appears at least two candidates — Larry Scott Blackmon and Mamadou Drame — may be ruled off the ballot because staff at the city's Board of Elections found that their independent
party names (in the City Charter - mandated
nonpartisan election) were too similar to major
party names.