Columbia County Voter Protection Legal Defense Fund

by Columbia County Democrats

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Voting Rights Court Challenge

The voting rights of Columbia County voters are under attack by the Republican Party. The outcome of their court challenge to absentee ballots in the Town of Taghkanic will have state-wide implications. The overwhelming number of challenges have been to residents who have another residence, although NYS courts have previously affirmed the rights of people with dual-residence to vote at the residence of their choice.

Greg Fingar and the Columbia County Republican Committee are suing CCDC on the second home owner's right to vote in Columbia County. Mr. Fingar is quoted in the RS today saying, "We love second home owners, but if you declare your residence as somewhere outside of Columbia County, that's where you should vote." This is the same issue with the same Republican lawyers and the same private investigator as the Murphy/Tedisco fiasco this year. Fingar thinks Republicans have a better case this time because Republicans hired private investigators and sent them to NYC to investigate absentee voters' residency status. He claims they have proof of fraud. This is just one example of how far Republicans will go and what their tactics are. This is a shameful attempt to disenfranchise duly eligible Columbia County Democratic voters.

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We need to have the strongest legal defense possible.

Your CCDC leadership and legal team promise to fight this battle tooth and nail. We will not give up and we will never give in. The stakes are too high. We want to end this right here, right now. This extremely important case is personal. The judge's ruling will have ramifications on the Constitutional rights of our friends and neighbors right here in Columbia County as well as state-wide. Please help us ... give generously to preserve your right to vote.

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