Yesterday was the last day to file signed petitions to appear on independent party lines for the special elections to replace Charles Kruger, and David Storobin failed to file enough petitions to appear on the “School Choice Party” line, a Democratic source told Politicker.
2,387 valid signatures were needed for an independent ballot line in this State Senate district — an awkward number as it’s calculated from the number of votes the district cast in the last gubernatorial election. Mr. Storobin compiled that number, but he's appearently too short to survive expected challenges by the democratic party.
Storobin will appear on the republican and conservative line, according to the report, and Councilman Fidler has already obtained the Independence Party’s backing, in addition to the democratic line. The major party committees can nominate candidates for special elections without collecting the signatures that are required in regular elections - a fact that angers editorial boards - but the smaller ones have to meet the required signatures to appear on the ballot.
School Choice is a hot issue in the Orthodox community, which is struggling with the sky-rocketing tuition costs. According to their blog, the School Choice party is standing for "School choice gives parents financial support so they can choose the kind of education that best suits their children’s needs. The support can take the form of education tax credits for private school or homeschooling, school vouchers, charter schools, or private scholarships."
“We wanted David Storobin’s name to appear with the School Choice emblem on the ballot so that the voters would know where David stands on that issue. We wouldn’t expect a whole lot of votes on the School Choice on the line, but it would be information for the voters,” School Choice Party Chair Gary Popkin said in an interview.
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