State Assembly Candidate Rachel Barnhart filed petitions with the board of elections this afternoon in her effort to force a Democratic Party Primary against Assemblyman Harry Bronson.
Barnart needs 500 valid signatures under state elections law. She filed nearly 1,000. The Monroe County Democratic Committee, which endorses Bronson, will be going over those petitions carefully looking for technical violations. They’ll be hoping to invalidate enough signatures to scotch Barnhart’s campaign.
Barnhart is claiming support from Democrats who want change in Albany and says she’s raised nearly $24,000 in just over 30 days.