If anyone contests
the validity of the signatures by Monday, a Will County elections board will make a decision by Sept. 6 on whether the issue can go on the ballot.
Even if Spitzer collects the necessary 3,750 signatures by the Thursday deadline, he can likely expect his primary opponent, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, to challenge
the validity of the signatures — all of which must be from registered New York City Democrats.
Although only 15,000 signatures are required to be placed on the ballot, the campaign expects the governor to legally challenge
the validity of some signatures.
15,000 signatures are needed, but Teachout wanted more because she expects the Cuomo campaign to challenge
the validity of the signatures in court.
Submitting petitions doesn't guarantee names will be on the ballot in November as
the validity of the signatures could be challenged.
«We tried the best we could,» Luthmann said about
the validity of the signatures.
Spitzer's opponents have until next Wednesday to challenge
the validity of his signatures.
Holland's team had filed general objections challenging
the validity of the signatures of his other rivals: Cordell Cleare, Charles Cooper, Caprice Alves, Todd Stevens, Dawn Simmons and Athena Moore.
When asked about
the validity of the signatures, Spitzer said, «We have done this in the most meticulous way.
Spitzer is leaving himself less than a week to collect the nearly 4,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot; candidates typically collect at least double what's required, to ward off challenges from rival candidates about
the validity of signatures.
Spitzer has until Thursday to collect nearly 4,000 valid signatures — and likely many more in case of legal challenges to
the validity of those signatures — to get on the ballot.
The Oregon Petition has been used by climate change skeptics as supposed proof that there is no scientific consensus regarding man - made climate change, however
the validity of its signatures has been questioned.
It is in the second case that
the validity of the signature would matter.
However, a party to a contract is entitled to rely prima facie on
the validity of the signature.
Ultimately
the validity of a signature, electronic or otherwise, rests on the evidence surrounding the creation of the signature and on the preservation of the document on which it was recorded.