Assemblymember's (D) place on ballot may be in jeopardy over allegations of forgeries, fraud

Three-term state Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar’s place in the Democratic primary may be in jeopardy as her opponent challenges the legitimacy of the signatures she submitted to the Board of Elections to secure a ballot line in the June election.

New York election rules require candidates to obtain a specific number of signatures from registered party voters who live in the district that they hope to represent in order to appear on the ballot. The number is 500 for state primaries, like the battle for the Queens seat that Rajkumar has represented since 2021.

At first glance, Rajkumar seemingly submitted well more than required total: over 2,500 signatures. But that number dwindled to just short of 1,500 on Monday after the Board of Elections tossed hundreds of signatures that did not meet resident or voter eligibility criteria.

That leaves her with less of a cushion as she fights allegations that many of those remaining signatures are fakes or forgeries.




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