Correcting Mark Scheer

This morning's Gazette contains a story on the City Council election with several errors

A few details:

Chris Borgatti challenged Rahman and Lee both at the BOE and in court.

Bill Carroll challenged the endorsed Dems both at the BOE and in court. All came before Judge Caruso.

While the challenges may have had merit, especially the one against Bridgette Myles, all 5 got booted because both sides used FedEx to serve and FedEx did not do so to the right address or in a timely manner.

Myles could still face petition fraud charges because she allegedly had family members circulate blank petitions and then signed as witness. It is also unlikely Durnell Westbrook got more than 1,000 people to come to a 10th Street AirBnb over 4 days to sign.

Finally, on the Republican side:

The committee endorsed Zajac. Cauley and Barone are unendorsed. Committee members circulated petitions for all 3 but Zajac was alone on one, Cauley and Barone on the other.

The only successful challenge was by Carroll against John Accardo on the Republican line. He came up 25 signatures short.

In the endorsement meeting for the Dems, the Mayor moved the slate of Kinney, Munoz and Myles but it was his supporters, like Time Huether and Ralph Aversa who circulated Accardo's petitions.

John remains on the Conservative line for November.

In the 6th District, the Republicans challenged Donte Richardson at the BOE and in court but, again FedEx screwed up.