To Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Heastie,

We, the undersigned elected officials from across the state, write in opposition to any
ban on fusion voting in New York.

Fusion voting lets minor parties play a constructive role in state politics. Right now, New
Yorkers can vote on a minor party line to express their values and policy preferences without
“spoiling” an election or “wasting” their vote. Taking that choice away from voters in our state is
fundamentally anti-democratic. We should be empowering voters and making it easier for voters
to express their viewpoints, not limiting their choices.

For more than 100 years, fusion voting has been part of the fabric of New York's democracy,
and in 2019, it continues to play a vital role in our politics. Voters who favor the ideology of a
minor party should continue to have the right to nominate the candidate of their liking, even if
that candidate also enjoys the support of a major party. As Democrats, we especially note the
role that the Working Families Party has played over the last two decades. Many of us have run
and won our seats with their support. Moreover, WFP played an essential role in helping to end
Republican-IDC control of the New York Senate in the 2018 election.

In New York and across the country, Democratic elected leaders are leading the fight to ​expand
voting rights. The state legislature just passed an important set of voting reforms that removes
roadblocks to civic participation. Ending fusion voting would be an unacceptable step in the
wrong direction.

Sincerely,

Full Name Office Title

Craig Apple Albany County Sheriff
Merton Simpson Albany County Legislator District 2
Wanda Willingham Albany County Legislator District 3
Norma Chapman Albany County Legislator District 4
Samuel Fein Albany County Legislator District 6
Doug Bullock Albany County Legislator District 7
Lynne Lekakis Albany County Legislator District 8
Andrew Joyce Albany County Legislator District 9
Raymond Joyce Albany County Legislator District 13
Joe O'Brien Albany County Legislator District 25
William Reinhardt Albany County Legislator District 33
Joanne Cunningham Albany County Legislator District 34
Richard Touchette Albany County Legislator District 37
Victoria Plotsky Albany County Legislator District 38
Francina Spoth Amherst Deputy Supervisor & Councilmember
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James Giannettino Auburn City Councilor
Dia Carabajal Auburn City Councilor
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Amber J Grant Beacon City Councilor Ward 4
Sharron Garden Beekmantown Town Council Member
David Vanluven Bethlehem Town Supervisor
Joyce Becker Bethlehem Town Board Member
Daniel Coffey Bethlehem Town Board Member
Sonia Ayala Blooming Grove Town Board Member Ward 4
Robert Telaak Boston Town Highway Superintendent
William Moehle Brighton Town Supervisor
Daniel Aman Brighton Town Clerk
Christine Corrado Brighton Town Board Member
Jason S. DiPonzio Brighton Town Board Member
Christopher Werner Brighton Town Board Member
Valerie M. Cartright Brookhaven Town Councilwoman District 1
Paulette Woods Buffalo Board of Education Central District Board Member
Sharon Belton-Cottman Buffalo Board of Education Ferry District Board Member
Jennifer Mecozzi Buffalo Board of Education West District Board Member
Joseph Ohol Cambria Town Board Councilman
Nicholas Cutri Canandaigua City Councilmember Ward 1
Karen White Canandaigua City Councilmember Ward 3
Aileen
McNabb-Coleman Cayuga County Legislator District 6
Joseph DeForest Cayuga County Legislator District 8
Michael Richardson Chatham Town Board Council Member
Donald Emhardt Chautauqua Town Supervisor
Christine Starks Chautauqua County Legislator District 4
Kevin O'Connell Chautauqua County Legislator District 6
Charles Nazzaro Chautauqua County Legislator District 9
Paul Whitford Chautauqua County Legislator District 13
Diane M Benczkowski Cheektowaga Town Supervisor
Mark Wegner Cheektowaga Highway Superintendent
Linda Hammer Cheektowaga Town Councilmember
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Frankank Borelli Clarkstown Councilman Ward 1
Donald Franchino Clarkstown Councilman Ward 3
Patrick Carroll Clarkstown Councilman Ward 4
Chris Rosenquest Clinton County Legislator District 9
Jacquelyn McLean Collins Councilman
Paula A. Mahan Colonie Town Supervisor
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Linda Mussmann Columbia County Board of Supervisors for Hudson Ward 4
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Donald Williams Dunkirk City Councilman Ward 1
Martin Bamonto Dunkirk City Councilman Ward 2
Michael Civiletto Dunkirk City Councilman Ward 4
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Hannah Black Dutchess County Legislator District 4
Craig Brendli Dutchess County Legislator District 8
Brennan Kearney Dutchess County Legislator District 11
Francena Amparo Dutchess County Legislator District 14
Kristofer Munn Dutchess County Legislator District 20
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Christine (Tina) Tierney East Greenbush Town Board Member
Peter Van Scoyoc East Hampton Town Supervisor
Francis J Bock East Hampton Town Clerk
William Taylor East Hampton Deputy Clerk
David lys East Hampton Town Board Member
Sylvia Overby East Hampton Town Board Member
John Aldred East Hampton Town Trustee
Richard P. Drew II East Hampton Town Trustee
Susan McGraw Keber East Hampton Town Trustee
Dennis Colvenback Ellington Highway Superintendent
Barbara Beightol Ellington Town Council Member
April Baskin Erie County Legislator District 2
Timothy Meyers Erie County Legislator District 7
John Bruso Erie County Legislator District 8
Shannon Harris Esopus Town Supervisor
Mary Nytz-Hosler Evans Town Supervisor
Melinda "Lindy" Ellis Franklin County Legislator District 7
Athanasia Landis Fredonia Mayor
Kara Christina Fredonia Village trustee
Gregory Young Fulton County Supervisor City for Gloversville Ward 5
Patricia Matheney Ghent Town Board Member
Timothy Tenke Glen Cove Mayor
Marsha Silverman Glen Cove City Councilwoman
Beverly Kinney Grand Island Town Council
Paul Feiner Greenburgh Town Supervisor
Judith Beville Greenburgh Town Clerk
Kevin Morgan Greenburgh Town Councilman
Kathleen Eldridge Greenport Town Supervisor
Catherine A. Rybczynski Hamburg Town Clerk
Thomas M. Best Jr. Hamburg Town Councilman, Deputy Supervisor
Michael Mosey Hamburg Town Councilman
Sylvia Cabana Hempstead Town Clerk
Stephen Schultz Henrietta Town Supervisor
Bob Livsey Highlands Town Supervisor
Tyrone King Highlands Town Board Councilmember
Barbara Mennite Highlands Town Receiver of Taxes
Shershah Mizan Hudson Common Council Ward 3
Joan Cergol Huntington Town Councilwoman
Jillian Guthman Huntington Town Receiver of Taxes
Michael Shultis Hurley Highway Superintendent
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Ken Schneider Hyde Park Town Board Councilperson Ward 4
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Ducson Nguyen Ithaca Common Council Member Ward 2
Thomas Nelson Jamestown City Council Member Ward 6
Tamu
Graham-Reinhardt Jamestown City Council At-Large
Patrick Mang Kenmore Mayor
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Joseph DeCecco Kenmore Village Trustee
Steve Noble Kingston Mayor
Jeffrey Ventura Morell Kingston Common Council Alderman Ward 1
Reynolds
Scott-Childress Kingston Common Council Alderman Ward 3
Anthony Davis Kingston Common Council Alderman Ward 6
Patrick O'Reilly Kingston Common Council Alderman Ward 7
Steven Schabot Kingston Common Council Alderman Ward 8
Robert Meelan Kirkland Town Supervisor
Diane Sovinsky
Terranova Lancaster Town Clerk
Dawn Gaczewski Lancaster Town Councilmember
Peter Parsons Lewisboro Town Supervisor
Daniel Welsh Lewisboro Town Council Member
John Pappalardo Lewisboro Town Council Member
Michelle Roman Lockport Mayor
Mark Devine Lockport Common Councilor Ward 3
Anthony Eramo Long Beach City Council, President
Chumi Diamond Long Beach City Council, Vice-President
Joseph Magliocca Madison County Board of Supervisors for the City of Oneida Wards 4, 5, & 6
James Goldstein Madison County Board of Supervisors for the Town of Lebanon
Thomas Murphy Mamaroneck Mayor
Nora A. Lucas Mamaroneck Village Trustee
Al Lanzetta Marlborough Town Supervisor
Sparrow Tobin Middletown Council Alderman Ward 4
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Joseph Carbone Monroe County Legislator District 16
Joseph Morelle Jr Monroe County Legislator District 17
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Tony Micciche Monroe County Legislator District 26
LaShay D. Harris Monroe County Legislator District 27
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Torrance Harvey Newburgh Mayor
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Owen Steed Niagara County Legislator District 4
Dennis Virtuoso Niagara County Legislator District 6
kenneth tompkins Niagara Falls City Council Member
Lee Wallace Niagara Town Supervisor
Sylvia Virtuoso Niagara Town Clerk/Tax Collector
Samuel Gatto Niagara Town Board Councilman
Richard Sirianni Niagara Town Board Councilman
Michele M. Martinelli Niskayuna Town Clerk
William Mcpartlon Niskayuna Town Board
Thomas McGrath North Greenbush Receiver of Taxes
Judi Bosworth North Hempstead Town Supervisor
Peter Zuckerman North Hempstead Town Councilwoman District 2
Veronica Lurvey North Hempstead Town Councilwoman District 4
Charles Berman North Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes
Donald Hammond Nyack Mayor
Alan Cohen Oneida Common Council Member Ward 1
Michael Bowe Oneida Common Council Member Ward 2
James Coulthart Oneida Common Council Member Ward 3
Michael Clancy Oneida County Legislator District 4
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Lori Washburn Oneida County Legislator District 21
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Peggy Chase Onondaga County Legislator District 9
Quantel Bazemore Ossining Village Trustee
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Kathleen Talbot Peekskill Deputy Mayor
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Patricia Riley Peekskill Common Council
Darrah Cloud Pine Plains Town Supervisor
Michael Cashman Plattsburgh Town Supervisor
Tim DuBrey Plattsburgh Highway Superintendent
Charles Kostyk Plattsburgh Town Councilor
Tom Wood Plattsburgh Town Councilor
Christopher Petsas Poughkeepsie Councilmember Ward 1
Ann Finney Poughkeepsie Councilmember At-Large
Robert McKeon Red Hook Town Supervisor
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Douglas Bowen Ripley Town Supervisor
Michael Rowe Ripley Deputy Town Supervisor
Laura Jens-Smith Riverhead Town Supervisor
Diane Wilhelm Riverhead Town Clerk
Beatriz Lebron Rochester Board of Education Commissioner
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Meg Kelly Saratoga Springs Mayor
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