Scott Lee Cohen (center) Brad Pogofsky (Left) and Dorothy Miaso at Brads Kids
Scott Lee Cohen is clear about one thing. He thinks it’s unfair that he has to collect five times more signatures than Gov. Pat Quinn or state Sen. Bill Brady to appear on this fall’s ballot.
Scott Lee Cohen, Brad's Kids board member, delivered 133,000 signatures to the Illinois State Board of Elections late Monday.
Cohen delivered the petitions on the last day for independent candidates to files their paperwork for the November election. Cohen is running for governor,after he dropped off the ballot in the spring after winning the February primary for lieutenant governor.
Cohen claims each signature on the almost 9,000-page petition is legitimate. He said it’ll be tough for anyone to keep him off the ballot.
Cohen can expect almost every single signature he collected to at least be reviewed. Mark Mossman with the Illinois State Board of Elections says people can start filing objections to Cohen’s paperwork immediately.
“Maybe what makes it more difficult for the independent and third party candidates is that a higher number of signatures is required to put their name on the ballot.”
“They did not want me in that office. They would have done everything to keep me locked-up in a room and out of the public eye and away from the public.”
Neither spokesmen for Quinn or Illinois Democratic Party Chairman and House Speaker Michael Madigan commented on Cohen’s comments.
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady did release a statement about Cohen’s apparent signature success.
“Mr. Cohen filing over 100,000 more signatures than required…says a whole lot more about the popularity of Pat Quinn than it does about Cohen.”
Brad's Kids 4th annual Toy Drive is coming up on Monday July 26th at Citizen Bar. The event , which usually draws around 200 people, is expected to draw closer to 500 people, many coming to meet Scott Lee Cohen in person.
"We are very excited about the turnout for this years event, and I know Scott and his family are looking forward to it as well." said Brad Pogofsky, Chairman of Brad's Kids.
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