WPCNR CAMPAIGN 2007. By John F. Bailey. July 31, 2007: Candyce Corcoran was informed this morning by a Westchester County Board of Elections official that virtually all of her 67 pages of signatures she had gathered to earn a place on the September 18 Democratic Primary, were in danger of being declared invalid, that they were all challenged.

Corcoran is challenging nominated incumbents Councilpersons Benjamin Boykin and Dennis Power and third nominee, Milagros Lequona in the Primary.

An incredulous Corcoran, explained to WPCNR, the area under the line, "Witness Identification Information" was not filled in with the location "White Plains," and this was the reason she was told her petitions were invalid. Corcoran said she had asked the Board of Elections specifically about this area of the petition and had been told it was not her responsibility to complete that area, that it was "for the notary."

Corcoran, should her petitions be denied, still will be on the ballot in November as the Conservative Candidate for Common Council.

Ms. Corcoran released this statement,

"The Democrats of White Plains and the people of White Plains deserve to have a choice and not have me thrown out on a technicality. My family has lived here for five generations. They know I am from White Plains.I worked extremely hard. I got all those signatures myself. I was alway there. I met every single one of those people. I can't let those people down who believed enough in me to sign my petitions.

If this is how the Democratic Party wants to play the game. This shows how unscrupulous they really are. It is about time the people of White Plains to speak up and tell who they would like as their representative, and not the choice of the few district leaders. I got two certified objections from Liz Schollenberger and Tim James, (Leaders of the White Plains Democratic City Committee) the specifications of objection: "city missing. total number valid zero."