NY-26: Kryzan Keeps Eying WFP Line
Tags: Alice Kryzan, Chris Lee, NY-26, Working Families Party
It appears that Alice Kryzan is still looking to get on the Working Families Party line…
The Working Families Party has gone to court to name Democrat Alice J. Kryzan its candidate in the 26th Congressional District contest against Republican Chris Lee.
Bob Brehm, spokesman for the state Board of Elections, said Monday that the board last week came to no agreement on the Working Families Party’s attempt to substitute Kryzan’s name on the line in place of Jon Powers, who earlier this year won the party’s nomination but subsequently lost the Democratic primary. Powers filed a statement indicating he moved out of state, a basis for removal from the line.
But Republican members blocked the move on the board level, with GOP election lawyers previously indicating the move did not fulfill constitutional requirements.
If successful, the move would provide a major boost to the Kryzan campaign, since she appears on only the Democratic line, while Lee has the Republican, Conservative and Independence lines.
Justice Joseph Teresi is slated to hear the case in in Albany on Thursday.
With two weeks to go before the election, i don’t think Alice will have much luck… and I don’t think it is really worth all the fuss.
Matt Margolis is co-author (with Mark Noonan) of Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority. He also blogs at Blogs For Victory. Follow Matt on Twitter.