Artur g Pitts protests too much
Ny state election law is a meeting of the minds
To keep outsiders out and insiders in.
Federal judge jack Weinstein who once dispatched
Candidates in court before he was on the federal bench is one federal judge who keeps ny pretenders in touch with a legal reality.
Trash on the books, the election law of the state of new York, must be dispatched by a higher authority even when it reappears on the books like cancer
Huntington Town Hall in an undated photo. Photo Credit: Alexi Knock
I write in response to the letter to the editor, "Judge eliminates two worthy candidates" [Aug. 16], concerning the removal of two Democratic candidates from the primary process for Huntington Town Board.
As the state Supreme Court justice assigned to adjudicate this matter, I did not remove the first candidate, Andrew Merola. His petitions were found to be insufficient by the Suffolk County Board of Elections, and he did not challenge that finding. I had nothing to do with it.
As to candidate William Naughton, his petitions were challenged by two Huntington citizens, as is their right. The petitions fell below the required number of signatures to qualify for the ballot. The rulings I made on challenged signatures were based on state election law as codified and as interpreted by higher courts.
If you don't like the laws of the state, petition your representatives to change those laws. Don't malign a judge who simply applies those laws.
Arthur G. Pitts, Riverhead
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Editor's note: The writer has been a Superior Court judge in New York for more than 22 years.
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