I'm heading into Court today...

[brooklynite]

...to defend Primary petitions for reform candidates being challenged by the Kings County Democratic Party leadership. They have a notorious reputation for holding on to power by trying to knock opponents off the ballot rather than run qualified candidates. Apparently my own petitions aren't being challenged.

[marble falls]

1. Are you saying the King County Democratic leadership is corrupt?

[brooklynite]

3. In a word, yes.

https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/04/15/brooklyn-democratic-party-ballot-petition-challenges/

https://bushwickdaily.com/news/how-did-the-brooklyn-democratic-party-get-here/

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/brooklyn-democratic-party-sued-its-own-candidates-federal-court

[riversedge]

2. Thank you for all your work for us .

[mountain grammy]

4. Thank you! Keep them honest

Good grief. Enough already with corruption.

[niyad]

5. Good luck today.

[DoBW]

6. May The Force be with you

thanks for all good action

[Alliepoo]

7. You're doing good work.

Good Luck in Court!

[spanone]

8. K&R

[bluestarone]

9. Thanks for all you do!!

[brooklynite]

10. Update: My team is currently at a table...

…with an Election Judge, a BOE staff person, two County Committee representatives filing objection…and the County Party Chair hovering around the room. We’re going through each petition line by line, confirming data and the Election Judge accepting or denying objections (mostly signature matching). Generally getting 6-7 valid signatures per 10-line sheet.This’ll go on for hours.

NB: the physical petition sheets are treated like gold. The staffer can only pull one packet at a time , and can never leave them unattended.