Teachout & Wu Sue Cuomo, Hochul & NYSDC, Alleging Election Law MisdeedsIs the headline of this September 5th story by by Christopher Twarowski in the Long Island Press.
New York State Democratic gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout and running mate for lieutenant governor Tim Wu announced the filing of a lawsuit in state Supreme Court Friday, charging, among other allegations, that the New York State Democratic Committee has been illegally funding the re-election campaign of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his running mate Kathy Hochul.I have received four Cuomo-Hochul campaign mailings with this return address:The lawsuit [READ IT HERE] seeks not only to prohibit additional contributions to Cuomo and Hochul’s campaigns, but an order compelling the two to reimburse the state committee for monies already spent in support of their campaigns prior to the September 9 primary election.
New York State Democratic Committee
750 Third Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10017
More coverage:
Times Union ( Albany News Paper Blog Page with link to copy of suit filed )