Tabacco Stays on the Ballot
February 10th, 2009
Update: It seems Tabacco may not be on the ballot after all. Late yesterday, the Board of Elections decided it would hold another hearing on his candidacy — this time on whether he has enough signatures. That will take place Thursday, the Staten Island Advance reports.
John Tabacco has finally made his spot on the ballot permanent. After an uneasy week with the New York City Board of Elections that included three hearings on his ballot status, Tabacco now has a real shot to be the council member from Staten Island’s North Shore .
Tabacco’s name on the Feb. 24 ballot, though, will not be accompanied by the five-pointed star he originally chose. For the non-partisan special election, each candidate must create a new party name and symbol. On Friday, the board argued that Tabacco’s symbol resembled the symbol of the New York Democratic Party and thus he could be removed from the ballot. The Staten Island Advance reports that the board decided not to boot Tabacco but instead will create a new symbol for him.
The 49th district city council seat was previously held by Michael McMahon,who was elected to Congress in November. Tabacco will face off against Deborah Rose, Donald Pagano, Tony Baker, Paul Saryian and Kenneth Mitchell.
By Khadijah Rentas on February 10, 2009, 6:08 pmIn category: Electoral Politics, Governing | No Comments »



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