As Dems scramble to oust Benjamin from ballot, pol tries to change law

, one lawmaker is looking to change the law as a final solution.

That would be an uphill climb: Lawmakers aren’t scheduled to return to the Capitol until April 25th, and legislative leaders haven’t embraced Paulin’s proposal to this point. Paulin’s proposal has support from Common Cause/NY, a good-government organization who said the law needs to change going forward and held a news conference Thursday supporting the bill.

A Harlem Democrat, Benjamin was up for election this year and has signaled he’s suspending his campaign. But at this point, he can only be removed from the primary ballot if he dies, moves to another state or is nominated for another position. “I think it’s inappropriate at this time,” Assemblyman Michael Lawler, a Rockland County Republican, said of Paulin’s push. “The governor made her decision and she’s got to deal with the consequences of it. The rumors about Brian Benjamin were out there long before she chose him as her lieutenant governor [in August] and she obviously chose poorly.”

It's not a problem for the voters; it's a problem for the Democrats.

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