Deceased man wins Republican primary for New York state assembly

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Deceased man wins Republican primary for New York state assembly

• Bill Nojay, incumbent in the 133rd district, fatally shot himself last week
• Republican’s name still appeared on ballot and he beat opponent Rick Milne

Nicole Puglise
Wednesday 14 September 2016 06.12 BST

A man who recently died won the Republican primary for state assembly in a northern New York district on Tuesday.

Although uncommon, this was by no means the first time American voters have cast their ballots for the deceased.

Bill Nojay, 59, the incumbent in the 133rd district near Rochester, fatally shot himself last Friday, the New York Times reported. His name still appeared on the primary ballot and he beat his opponent, Rick Milne, the mayor of Honeoye Falls.

Now that Nojay has won, a successor must be chosen within 10 days of his death by the chairmen of the Republican parties in Monroe, Steuben and Livingston counties, which make up New York’s 133rd district. That person will go on to face Democrat Barbara Baer, a lawyer and social worker who is running unopposed, in the general election.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/14/bill-nojay-republican-new-york-state-assembly-win

[underpants]

1. How could they tell?

[liberal N proud]

2. Dead people are running for office

And the republicans always claim that dead people are voting.

[Blue_Adept]

3. Considering it's mostly local news and just three days between events

I wouldn't even give people any grief over the vote; your party diehards know that if the deceased one that it would be kicked upstairs to be figured out.

Your more casual voters likely didn't even hear about his death since viewership of local news and local papers is at an all time low.

[LiberalFighter]

4. The writer needs to understand elections better.

I read that the Democratic candidate is running unopposed in the general election despite the fact that she will run against the Republican replacement.