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Despite arrest, Mejias staying on primary ballot
Quick ReadAttorney Steven Schlesinger, representing Mejias and his supporters, said, "I think at this point the voters should decide."
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | David Mejias, a former Nassau County legislator and a 2010 Democratic candidate for the State Senate, is walked out of Nassau County police headquarters to be arraigned in Mineola. (Sept. 2, 2010)
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David Mejias will remain on the Democratic primary ballot for State Senate no matter the outcome of a domestic dispute in which he is accused of menacing and stalking a former girlfriend - misdemeanor charges he denies as "unfounded allegations."
The last date to decline the party's designation was July 19, according to state election law. The primary is Sept. 14.
However, Mejias, of...
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