Nixon nets 65K signatures for place on primary ballot
ALBANY, N.Y. — Cynthia Nixon has collected more than 65,000 signatures on a petition to secure her place on the primary ballot as a candidate for governor, the candidate announced Thursday.
The number of signatures collected by the former “Sex and the City” star and political activist is more than four times the amount required under state election law. More than 3,500 volunteers helped collect the signatures around the state before Thursday’s deadline for signatures.
The total signatures as well as the number of volunteers indicate that voters are hungry for candidates who take on the establishment, Nixon said.
“The overwhelming support we received throughout our petition process shows that New Yorkers are sick of centrist, corporate Democrats,” she said. “The establishment is no match for the people of New York.”