2021 Buffalo Mayoral Race
From India Walton's upset victory in the Democratic Primary, to Mayor Byron Brown's write-in campaign, WBFO has extensive coverage of the Buffalo mayoral race ahead of the Nov. 2 election.
2021 Buffalo Mayoral Race
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Democratic Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton took to social Twitter Thursday to confirm reports that her car had been impounded due to several hundred dollars in unpaid parking tickets and an expired inspection sticker.
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Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown’s recent campaign ad that features city police officers is now the subject of a complaint filed with the city’s Board of Ethics.
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After weeks of uncertainty regarding the status of Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, the Erie County Board of Elections formally certified its November ballot — with Brown's name off the ballot.
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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.
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On Thursday, Byron Brown and India Walton finally squared off face-to-face for the first time. The debate, hosted by the Buffalo Association of Black Journalists and WUFO, also featured write-in candidates Ben Carlisle and Jaz Miles.
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The Erie County Board of Elections is holding off on certifying the full November ballot for the City of Buffalo, as it awaits developments in federal court on whether Byron Brown stays on the ballot.
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Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said Wednesday he’s confident about his spot on the November ballot, despite multiple appeals against it.
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Erie County Board of Elections Commissioners Ralph Mohr and Jeremy Zellner announced the board will appeal last week's Federal Court ruling placing Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown on the Independent line for November's Mayoral election.
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U.S. District Court Judge John Sinatra ordered the Erie County Board of Elections to place Byron Brown on an independent ballot line for the Nov. 2 general election. This comes exactly one week after the board ruled against Brown’s petition to get on the ballot several months past the deadline.
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The Erie County Board of Elections ruled Friday afternoon that the petitions seeking to put Brown on an alternative party line were filed beyond the deadline, and thus are invalid.