Saratoga County GOP-backed candidates sue to block primaries

BALLSTON SPA — Four GOP-backed candidates in Saratoga County are seeking to prevent their Republican challengers from being listed on the June primary ballot for allegedly submitting fraudulent nominating petitions. Republican-backed Jeffrey Brown, the current undersheriff, who is running for Saratoga County sheriff; Edward Kinowski, the Republican Stillwater supervisor; Michael Traider, who is seeking to be the Clifton Park highway superintendent and Stephanie Ranze, the Clifton Park town clerk, all filed lawsuits last week seeking to have their opponents — who are backed by Democrats — blocked from being listed on the June 26 primary ballot. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.

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