"Long Island Republicans criticized for filing lawsuit to keep missing Democratic candidate's name on ballot"

CBS News:

Republicans on Long Island are under fire after they filed a lawsuit to keep the name of a Democrat running for the Nassau County Legislature on the ballot even though he has been missing for over five months.

The family of Petros Krommidas, 29, said he disappeared after going for a swim in the ocean back in April and is now presumed dead.

Democrats were trying to get political activist James Hodge on the ballot instead, but Republicans filed a lawsuit against the change and a judge ruled Krommidas’ name must stay since he has not been legally declared dead….

Republicans on Long Island are under fire after they filed a lawsuit to keep the name of a Democrat running for the Nassau County Legislature on the ballot even though he has been missing for over five months