| Today is the big day. Peralta v. Monserrate. Consider this the official open thread for reporting any election-related news, anecdotes, or other input of import.
On the latest election news, it appears the Slasher has also broken election law- twice:
Around 11:30 a.m., he strutted into a senior center on Roosevelt Avenue in Corona that also held a polling station, violating election laws that require candidates and their supporters to stay at least 100 feet away.
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About a half hour later, Mr. Monserrate's sound truck arrived outside another polling site at Public School 89 in Jackson Heights followed by two vans with his name on them.
The vehicles parked in front of the school and Mr. Monserrate stepped out to talk to voters.
A poll worker requested that the vans be moved. Mr. Monserrate denied that their vans were working on his behalf and continued to speak with voters.
When the poll worker confronted Mr. Monserrate, he said angrily, "Buzz off, man. Buzz off. Go shave, get a haircut and get lost. Who are you to tell me who I can and can't talk to?"
Indeed. Who is a poll worker to tell a candidate about violating election law? Who has the right to tell the Slasher about any law, since no law applies to him? I think we have Stephen Colbert's latest alpha-dog of the week right here.
Update: Election results are available here. |
