Politics & Government
NY May Make It Harder For Parties To Get On Ballots
Gov. Cuomo is in favor of increasing the requirements. Is it a good idea to make it harder for political parties to get on the ballot?
Right now in the New York a political party only needs to get 50,000 votes to appear on the next ballot for a statewide race, such as for governor. Jay Jacobs, the chairman of the New York State Democratic Party, who was recommended to the post by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has floated the idea of raising the number of votes to about 250,000.
That would be a tough nut to crack for all but a select few parties, including the Conservative Party, according to the New York Times.
It would likely exclude the progressive Working Families Party.
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While the idea has been criticized by likes of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts currently running for president, Cuomo has said he supports it, using an economic rationale.
The governor argues that crowded ballots could cause the taxpayer-funded matching funds program to become overburdened, the Daily News reported.
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The state GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy said this was Cuomo's attempt to illegally fix elections.
"As is often the case with Cuomo, he corrupts the so-called anti-corruption tool," he told the Daily News.
What do you think? Should it be harder for a political party to get on a state-wide ballot?
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