Democrat and Chronicle: Election law expert quoted on removing candidate names from ballot

Release Date: October 25, 2010 This content is archived.

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James Gardner, professor of law and an election law expert, is quoted in an article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle that looks at steps a political candidate must take to have his or her name removed from the ballot. "You don't want candidates to be able to freely withdraw from the ballot after they've been nominated because the potential for deal-making at the expense of the electorate seems high," he said.

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