Forged signatures found on Mayor Adams' petitions to run as an independent
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Source: The Gothamist, WNYC
Mayor Eric Adams’ re-election campaign submitted faked and fraudulently obtained petition signatures in his effort to secure a spot on the November ballot as an independent candidate, a Gothamist investigation has found.
Gothamist reviewed signatures submitted from across New York City and found people who said their names were forged, as well as people who said they were deceived into signing the petitions. In at least three instances, the campaign turned in signatures from dead people.
Under state law, Adams needed to submit at least 7,500 signatures from voters who wanted him on the general election ballot . The tactic enabled the incumbent mayor to avoid a race that was shaping up as a referendum on the federal corruption charges he once faced and his growing ties to President Donald Trump.
The Adams campaign hired several companies to deploy employees across the city and gather signatures of registered voters in New York City who supported the mayor's re-election.
Read more: https://gothamist.com/news/forged-signatures-found-on-mayor-adams-petitions-to-run-as-an-independent
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I would imagine that most of the canvassing these days is done by email and phone, rather than door-to-door.
Post-Covid canvassing work requirements have really changed the ballgame in the last 5 years. It must be difficult to collect those signatures, even though they might (possibly) be legitimate voters.
