Long Island Write-In Candidate, Voters Sound Off On 'Corrupt System' Controlling State Judge Elections

Lindenhurst NY

10 November, 2021

11:29 AM

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CBS New York November 10, 2021 Some call it the last bastion of the political patronage pie — the doling out judgeships across the state. Voters go to the polls, but have no impact on the outcome. Jacqueline Franchetti garnered a nearly unprecedented 3,000 votes last week as a write-in candidate for Supreme Court judge on Long Island. She tried, unsuccessfully, to block the promotion of a Family Court judge. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.