Forged Signatures Found on NYC Mayor General Election Independent Petition

New York City Mayor, Eric Adams’ (I) Re-Election Campaign submitted Faked and Fraudulently obtained Petition Signatures, in His effort to Secure a Spot on the November Ballot as an Independent Candidate.

Gothamist, is a New York City Blog Operated by New York Public Radio, reviewed Signatures submitted from across New York City, and found People who said their Names were Forged, and People who said they were Deceived into Signing the Petitions. In at least Three Instances, the Campaign turned in Signatures from Dead People.

Under State Law, Adams needed to Submit at least 7,500 Signatures from Voters who wanted Him on the General Election Ballot as an Independent.

The Tactic enabled the Incumbent Mayor who was a Democrat, to Avoid a Crowded Democratic Ranked-Choice-Voting (RCV) Primary Race that was shaping up as a Referendum on the Federal Corruption Charges, He once faced and His Growing ties to Trump (R).

The Adams Campaign Hired Several Companies to Deploy Employees across the City and gather Signatures of Registered Voters in New York City, who supported the Mayor’s Re-Election. Signature Gatherers were Required to Sign a Form Pledging that each Signature they Collected was from the Person whose Name appeared on the Sheet.

But an Executive from One Company said He also Warned the Adams Campaign, that it should Run additional Quality Control Measures, a Suggestion He said the Campaign Rejected.

In Response to Gothamist’s Inquiries, the Campaign said it expected the Companies it Hired to Follow the Law, but nevertheless Pledged to Now Conduct its Own Review of the Signatures.

Adams brushed off the Friday Report. Following an Unrelated Aug. 1st Event in Brooklyn, Adams insisted to Reporters that it is completely Normal for Campaigns to Submit some Fraudulent Signatures gathered by Volunteers or Hired Canvassers on the street.

He made the Statements in response to the Gothamist Report, that found at least 52 of the nearly 50,000 Signatures His Campaign submitted to get on the Ballot were Forged or Fraudulent










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