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In Suffolk County, some of the party leaders have seemed to make deals and cross-endorsement deals that cause the voters to have no choice. This year, a series of backroom deals that fell apart has left some blanks in the ballot where you only have 3 choices for 3 spots in once race for judge and 4 choices for 4 spots for another judge race — both with no Democrat choice, no Working Families choice, and no progressive choice.
Egads! What is a voter to do? (See list of suggested strategies and suggested write-in candidates below.)
On the FaceBook Group “Suffolk Judge Study” we have been thinking about and discussing the situation for awhile. And, we have recruited judges to run as favored write-ins. Note that our group tends to be: enrolled Democrats; enrolled but reform-minded, rowdy, or revolutionary Democrats; progressives; and independents.
Please feel free to borrow some or all of our suggestions as you plan who you are voting for!
Remember, early voting is October 24th through November 1st (ie: it is happening now!)
Here are our best suggestions so far for the justice and judge spots on the Suffolk County ballot:
Justice of The Supreme Court
10th Judicial District
(Can choose 8)
Suggestions:
Vote for the names of those folks who are only on Democratic line:
-Stephen Ukeiley (has been actively campaigning with some good Democrats)
-Mary Porter
-Erich Sachs
-William Wexler
-John Kelly
Please make sure to write in “Maria Scheuring” here, as she is an attorney
and someone that has worked on this project [Suffolk Judge Study] with us.
You may consider voting for the following two judges for this 10th District spot:
Leonard Steinman, a registered Dem (but also on Rep line)
Richard Ambro (on the Dem and Rep line)
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County Court Judge:
(Choose up to four)
All of the four listed candidates are on the Republican and Conservative line.
Suggestion: Write in up to four candidates.
Please write in “Maria Scheuring”
You could also write in one of the judges you liked from the list of the 10th Judicial District
Or, you can write in a good attorney that you know.
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Family Court Judge:
(Choose up to three)
Note: One of the judges is William Garbarino. Evidently, he is in the extended family of the Republican Congressman Garbarino. If you know that one of the other two judges is “good enough”, you could vote for that one to try to defeat Garbarino if we could cause two of the other ballot candidates and a write-in win. (A very limited chance.)
Please write-in: “Maria Scheuring”.
If you want two other write-ins, please consider:
Any of the 10th judicial candidates that you like
and
Any attorney that you know is good.
FB Suffolk Judge Study started by Kimberly Wilder
These suggestions curated and posted by Kimberly Wilder
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