“The appeals process could take up to a year and there are several moving parts that make replacing — or keeping — Billue difficult, said Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny.
Normally, Syracuse citizens would vote onan open seat during the November general election. Beginning Feb. 24, candidates can begin petitioning to be put on the ballot, Czarny said. Petitioners need to get 1,000 signatures by April 2.
But this could be upended by the appeals process.
Billue could ask Rosa or a state Supreme Court Judgeto reinstate her temporarily while her appeal plays out. Bullock said she will likely take this action.
If Billue is reinstated, the political parties can nominate a candidate beginning March 26. However if Rosa has not made a decision by Aug. 3 and Billue is still sitting temporarily, the school board election for her seatwill be pushed back to the 2027 general election, according to Czarny.”
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