Councilman John Dunleavy’s bid to appear on the November ballot as a candidate for town supervisor ended today in a Riverhead courtroom.
A lawsuit brought by the councilman was tossed by a state court judge because he failed to serve all parties within the time prescribed by law.
“It was dismissed on a technicality,” Dunleavy said after the proceedings today. “They have three days to serve it and they didn’t get it till the fourth day. So everything else was moot,” he said.
But the three-term Republican councilman said he’s not out of the running yet.
“I plan to run a write-in campaign,” Dunleavy said. “That’s what I’m going to concentrate on now.”
Dunleavy, who was term-limited out of office this year, sought a place on the ballot for town supervisor on the Libertarian Party line. His nominating petitions were ruled invalid by the Suffolk County elections commissioners for an error in his street address. His lawsuit challenging that ruling was dismissed today.
“I wish him luck,” Walter said tonight, “but not too much luck.”
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