NY GOP candidate Zeldin campaign rips Hochul after election fraud allegations: 'Desperate for any distraction'
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Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin' campaign denied claims of photocopied signatures, calling the allegations a “distraction” from Democrats' cashless bail.
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Last week, Democratic state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, chairman of the New York Senate Elections Committee, submitted a complaint to Albany County District Attorney David Soares calling for a criminal investigation into Zeldin’s gubernatorial campaign, alleging the Republican’s camp had submitted 11,000 "fake signatures" to get on the Independence Party line.
The New York Democratic Party called the alleged action a "serious offense that could result in multiple charges, including felonies," and Hochul’s campaign manager piled on criticism alleging that Zeldin had been "leading efforts to throw out the 2020 presidential election results over baseless conspiracy theories."