Loss of appeal means Candidate Hennessey will not remain on Republican line for Oneida County Executive

ONEIDA COUNTY- County Executive Candidate Michael Hennessey has lost an appeal to remain on the Republican line.

Why? It’s reported that Hennessey had improper signatures on his designating petition to get on the Republican line, according to the latest from WKTV.

With that being said, Hennessey claims he will still remain on the ballot this fall as an Independent.

He is a former county legislator and has joined in with the Republican Party after departing from the Democrats earlier this year.

It was originally reported that the county board of elections had invalidated 585 signatures collected by Hennessey, meaning he was 14 shy of 1,000 required to be on the Republican line.

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