Kathryn Walker will not appear on the Democratic primary ballot for Irondequoit Town Board having agreed to withdraw, facing allegations of filing fraudulent petitions.
Walker made the announcement Tuesday evening, resolving a court case brought by Joe Morelle Jr., chairman of the Irondequoit Democratic Committee and son of Congressman Joe Morelle. As part of his complaint, nine people whose names were on Walker’s petitions signed sworn statements that they either had not signed the petition or had signed other people’s names as well.
The agreement made in court would invalidate the petitions gathered by Walker, and the Monroe County Board of Elections would remove her name from the ballot.
Morelle Jr. had claimed almost half of the nearly 800 signatures Walker gathered were invalid, and nearly 100 were considered fraudulent. In order to get on the ballot, Walker had to gather 500…
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