Two court rulings keep Mayor Brown off Independent Party ballot line
WBFO-FM 88.7 | By Michael Mroziak
Published September 16, 2021 at 7:10 PM EDT

A state and federal appeals court both issued rulings late Thursday that Mayor Byron Brown, the four-term incumbent who lost the Democratic Primary in June, does not go on the November ballot on an independent party line.

The state appellate court ruled Thursday that “a reasonably diligent candidate could be expected” to meet state regulations for gaining an independent line on the general election ballot.

Brown, after his defeat by India Walton in June, followed by announcing a write-in effort. But his campaign then sought to get on the ballot on an independent line, the Buffalo Party. The Erie County Board of Elections ruled the petitions were turned in too late and his bid was rejected.