By Laura Nahmias
A candidate running for mayor on a ballot line called “Dump
the Mayor” may seem odd to the casual observer of New York City
politics.
But the designation — an invention of independent candidate
Bo Dietl — is part of a long and often weird tradition in city electoral
politics where ballot lines can be as varied and idiosyncratic as the
people whose names appear on them.
This year, city voters will have an overwhelming menu of 22
different ballot lines from which to choose. They range from Dietl’s
“Dump the Mayor,” to a party line called “Solutions.” There’s an “Animal
Rights” party line and a “No Rezoning 4 Ever” line.
This year’s crop of party designations does not even
comprise the largest group of ballot lines the city has ever put forth
in a single election, either. In the 2013 general election, there were
no fewer than 29 different party designations represented on New York
City ballots, including the “Flourish” line, “Dump the Dump” and the
“Civic Virtue” line, which is the name of both a concept and a
controversial statue that once stood in front of City Hall.
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Source: Politico (via The Empire Report)
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