City Council No Longer Has a Say - But the Lawyers Do!
Help Us Raise the Final $3,000 for Litigation by Sunday
Leo
Glickman, NYC CAN's attorney, and Ted Walter stand in front of the City
Clerk's office on Sept. 4, 2014 prior to submitting 33,000 petition
signatures.
Litigation Is What It Comes Down To
Earlier today we
submitted over 33,000 petition signatures to the City of New York, more
than double the requisite 15,000 needed to override the City Council's
lack of action in response to the first petition submitted on July 3rd.
With our petitioning now
officially over - and both petitions extremely likely to meet their
respective thresholds of 30,000 and 15,000 valid signatures - the only
remaining obstacle to appearing on the ballot this November 4th is the City's legal challenge.
To win this battle, we've
been working with a top New York City election attorney, Leo Glickman of
Stoll, Glickman & Bellina, LLP (pictured above). So far we've
submitted one brief addressing the objections listed in the City Clerk's August 4th certificate.
Next week we'll be submitting a second brief in response to the City's
first brief, which is expected later today. After that there will be
oral arguments before New York State Supreme Court Justice Paul Wooten,
and most likely an appeal by whichever side loses at the trial level.
Just $3,000 Left to Raise
Mr. Glickman and his firm have been
working around the clock, and at a significantly reduced rate, to make
sure we have the best possible chance of prevailing against the City.
Now we need your help so that we can continue to have the best legal
representation possible. Please donate what you can to help us raise the
final $3,000 needed for litigation by this Sunday.
Visit HighRiseSafetyNYC.org to donate.
Your support is everything. Thank you for bringing this campaign all the way to the homestretch.
Volunteer to Review Signatures September 25th and 26th
The City Clerk is required to respond by September 24th
as to whether the second petition has at least 15,000 valid signatures.
If the City once again claims that we have less than the required
number, we will need to review the challenged signatures immediately and
quickly, with the October 3rd
cutoff date just a week later. To accomplish this task we need to have a
team of 20 volunteers on standby to review signatures on Thursday, September 25th and Friday, September 26th. Can you make it to the Board of Elections on either of those days to lend a hand?!
If you'd like to lend a hand, please RSVP simply by replying to this email or by visiting our contact page. Thank you for offering your time and energy!
