By Matthew Turner
New York 21st Congressional Green Party candidate Donald Hassig of Colton made a campaign stop to the Harrietstown Town Hall Wednesday afternoon.
Hassig may have been a long shot in past Congress races, but this election year, he might not even have a shot. The candidate told the Enterprise he may not make it onto the ballot thanks to a technicality.
“I was talking to an attorney with state Board of Elections with the office of special counsel,” Hassig said. “The decision will be made on that sometime this month.”
Hassig said he mailed the petitions before the deadline expired on April 10, but according to the Board of Elections, they did not receive the petitions the next day, which could bar him from running in the Green Party primary.
He gathered 61 signatures, enough to be accepted as a Green Party candidate.
Hassig said he might file a lawsuit because he did not see that rule on the Board of Elections website.
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Mr. Hassig was indeed removed from the ballot. Not sure if a lawsuit will be forthcoming.