"A BOE review of Rajkumar's petition earlier this week found that she had enough to qualify for the June 23 ballot, but it opted out of making a ruling on 1,168 forgery objections that the BOE clerk concluded were not ruled upon for lack of jurisdiction."
"Orkin's election lawyer Renee Paradis made an additional court filing that accused Rajkumar's campaign staff and consultants of pressuring a group of young campaign workers from ages 19 to 23 to falsely sign witness statements for forged petition filings."
"The Rajkumar campaign denied allegations of impropriety in a statement to amNewYork Thursday, asserting that Assemblywoman Rajkumar is immensely proud of her extraordinary team."
A Queens Supreme Court judge has postponed a decision regarding allegations that Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar used forged signatures to qualify for the Democratic primary ballot. Challenger David Orkin filed a case to invalidate Rajkumar's petition. The Board of Elections found Rajkumar qualified but did not rule on 1,168 forgery objections. Orkin's lawyer accused Rajkumar's campaign of pressuring young workers to sign false witness statements. Rajkumar's campaign has denied any wrongdoing and stands by its team.
Read at www.amny.com
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