Under New York election law, voters can gather petition signatures to place on the ballot an option of Write In — so that each voter can write in a candidate’s name. The move is called an “opportunity to ballot.” It creates competition for a party’s designated candidate by giving voters a choice to write in someone else’s name. If the “opportunity to ballot” is used in the primary season, it forces a primary election in which a party’s voters can reject the party’s choice of nominee. For the 2013 election, Joseph Carni — who is also the Republican candidate — faces a primary challenge for the Conservative Party designation by a write-in candidate.

District 1 Description/Map

District 1: is in north-central Syracuse and includes the neighborhoods of Northside, Near Northside, Sedgwick, Lincoln Park and Washington Square.  District 1 Map