New York Republicans Attack Right-To-Life Party

After the 2002 Governor’s race debacle, the New York State Right-To-Life Party lost its place on the ballot. Supporters this summer attempted a comeback. The RTL submitted 17,237 signatures to the Board of Elections for John Broderick to run as candidate for Governor. The bad news--they were just 2,237 signatures over the minimum and the Republicans challenged the petitions. The Board declared 5,500 signatures invalid on various technicalities, and gave 11,737 as the official and insufficient count. Broderick is reported to be challenging the Board's determination in Court. A final judgment is due by 10/6--but with the arcane and difficult election laws designed to favor the Democrats and Republicans, it doesn't look good.