Dustin Czarny, the Democratic Election Commissioner, called McMahon’s offer “legally dubious.” He said he’s spoken with experts at the state Board of Elections who said they weren’t aware of any precedent to support putting dueling propositions on a ballot.

“The higher vote wins theory is not something supported by the experts I’ve talked to, not something I’ve ever seen before,” Czarny said. “I’ve never seen dueling propositions on the same ballot.”

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“I don’t believe the Board of Elections should insert its own opinions into this,” Czarny said. “We should follow the law as put forward and let the legislature and county exec fight it out in court.”

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“This is normally the least controversial part of our job,” Democratic commissioner Czarny said.

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“There are consequences to actions sometimes,” Czarny said. “It’s up to the court to decide who is right here, what is a mistake, what isn’t a mistake, and whether there is a remedy.”

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Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said the situation is unprecedented.

“I don’t know of any cases in New York State where this particular item has gone to court, or even been imagined,

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Czarny said, “I think the most important thing to remind people is that this whole question about this is not about whether term limits exist or not, it’s whether voters get a chance to choose them, and I’m always for voters being able to choose these things.”

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