NYC: Knocked out of Dem primary, challenger Gonzalo Duran pivots to Conservative Party ballot line
Gonzalo Duran — who intended to primary City Councilmember Rafael Salamanca Jr., in June — will not be vying for the Democratic nomination, after he was taken off the ballot by the city Board of Elections last month following a successful petition challenge from the Bronx Democratic Party.
An official from the Board of Elections (BOE) told the Bronx Times that the binding of Duran’s petition was not securely fastened, and that he failed to address this error in the three business days from the April 10 notice, as is required by the elections board.
“Mr. Duran made no attempt to correct his non-compliance and was removed from the ballot for the Democratic Party in the 17th Council District for that reason,” said Vincent Ignizio, the BOE’s deputy executive director and a former city and state officeholder.
Duran, however, alleged to the Bronx Times that challenges to his petition by the Bronx Democratic Party are due to perceived threats to incumbents during primaries. Instead, Duran will now run on the Conservative line in the general election after netting their endorsement, the BOE confirmed with the Bronx Times.
https://www.bxtimes.com/dem-primary-gonzalo-duran-conservative-party/
