Lancaster Independence Party
June 20, 2019

Dear Fellow Independence Party Voter:

The Lancaster Independence Party needs your help! The Erie County Democratic Party has put up mock Independents, as candidates, in several races and is trying to steal the Independence Party line for their Democratic candidates.

The Lancaster Independence Party doesn’t endorse candidates based on their political party. Instead we support candidates who put public service before politics. Let’s face it, doing the right thing on issues is what matters, not how you are registered to vote. This year we have endorsed registered Democrats, Republicans, Conservatives and Independents for public office. Five candidates who earned our endorsement are Lynne Dixon for Erie County Executive, Frank J. Todaro for Erie County Legislator, Dawn C. Gaczewski for Town Supervisor, Mary B. Jacobs for Judicial Delegate and Darcey L. Sojka for Alternate Judicial Delegate.

Unfortunately, the Erie County Democratic Party doesn’t appreciate it when we don’t support their handpicked candidates and they have recruited their usual shills who have registered as Independents to run primaries against our candidates. We know Democratic Headquarters is behind this political trickery. Here is the evidence:

FACT: A Democratic political operative filed petitions at the Erie County Board of Elections. Campaign finance records show that this person has received money from the Erie County Democratic Committee.

FACT: Most of the petition signatures for these so called “Independence Party” candidates were collected by people who work for the Erie County Democratic Chairman. They work for him at Democratic HQ or the Board of Elections, where he is also the Democratic Commissioner.

FACT: There is no evidence these “candidates” are actively campaigning. In some cases, registered Independence voters, like yourself, are being asked to “write-in” the name of the endorsed Democratic candidate when they go to vote.

FACT: Some of these “make believe candidates” are the same ones they run every year.

Their plan is simple. They hope to fool Independence Party voters on Primary Day and get enough votes for the Democratic Candidate in a write-in campaign to steal the Independence Party line for the November Election. We can’t let that happen!

As registered Independence Party voters we stand for fair elections and honest government. We require elected officials to put the public interest first, without regard for political considerations. One of the reasons we registered as Independents is our distaste for these underhanded political tricks.

On June 25th let’s send a message that this type of campaign chicanery has no place in the Town of Lancaster! Please support Lancaster’s Endorsed Independence Team in the June 25th Independence Party Primary.

Thank you.
Mary B. Jacobs
Lancaster Independence Party



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