BALLOT ACCESS NEWS June 1, 2025

FLORIDA

FLORIDA STATE SENATOR WILL RUN FOR GOVERNOR AS AN INDEPENDENT: On May 9th, Florida State Senator Jason Pizzo (D-37th District) said He will Run for Governor as an Independent next year. Last month He had Changed His Registration. He had been Minority Leader in the State Senate.

NEW PARTY QUALIFIES IN FLORIDA: The Men Going Their Own Way Party, Qualified for the Florida Ballot recently. Because that is such a long Name, the Secretary of State considers the Party Name to be the MGTOW Party. It believes that Men should not Associate Socially with Women.

NEW YORK

SECOND CIRCUIT WON’T ENJOIN NEW YORK LABEL RESTRICTION: On May 2nd, the Second Circuit Refused to let Jim Walden, an Independent Candidate for Mayor of New York City, use “Independence” as His Ballot Label, Walden v Kosinski, 25-764. There is No Party in New York called the Independence Party, although there was in the past. I belonged to it. Elected as a Member of the County and State Commitee, and an At-Large Board Member.

Walden wished to present himself as someone who has Independence from the Major Parties. But, there is a State Law saying that No Party may have “Independence” or “Independent” as part of its Name, but the Law has now been construed to Cover Labels for Independent Candidates. The Second Circuit did Not Explain its reasoning, but said it would later. The Judges are Gerald Lynch (Obama (D) and Alison Nathan (D), Obama (D) Appointees, and Eunice C. Lee (D) (Biden (D) Appointee.

Former Nw York Govenor ANDREW CUOMO WILL RUN AS AN INDEPENDENT IF HE LOSES DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY: On May 27th, New York City Mayoral Candidate Andrew Cuomo (D) submitted an Independent Candidate Petition, so that if He Loses the June Democratic Primary (RCV) Election, he will still be on the November Ballot. His Ballot Label will be “Fight and Deliver”.

The current Mayor, Eric Leroy Adams (I) was a Democrate, but changed to Independent and will Not take part in the RCV Primary. His Ballot Label is "Safe Streets, Affordable City" Election.










NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker