Not exact matches
The ever - growing field of
candidates looking to unseat freshman New York Congressman John Faso, a Republican
from the 19th District, includes seven Democrats, two
unaffiliated entrants and one person seeking the Green Party nomination.
It also lowers the petition signature requirements for
unaffiliated statewide
candidates from 2 percent to 0.25 percent of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial or presidential race.
An
unaffiliated voter who is running as a petitioning
candidate, Lynch is pitching himself as an independent voice that is not beholden to bosses
from either political party.
Lower the number of signatures an
unaffiliated candidate for statewide office must collect
from 2 % to 0.25 % of the votes for Governor or President in the most recent election whichever is less.