Judge Punts Williams From D.A. Ballot

The ballot goes from five to four candidates.

By Catherine Caperello
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Seth Williams lost his spot on the D.A.'s ballot Friday afternoon.

Seth Williams’ name has been removed from the ballot for the Democratic primary for the Philadelphia District Attorney.

The 12-page decision, handed down Friday afternoon by Common Pleas Judge Allan Tereshko was the result of a challenge brought by the campaign of fellow candidate Daniel McCaffery. McCaffery's campaign alleged that the financial campaign documents filed by Williams were incomplete, and said that Williams had failed to properly report monies paid to his wife by the campaign.

A third candidate, Michael Turner, survived the challenge of his petition signatures and will remain on the ballot for the Democratic nomination.

In an interview with PW Thursday, Williams described his finance reporting as thorough and  said that he used an overabundance of caution in the reporting. He said that the money in question was a reimbursement of out-of-pocket campaign expenses, reimbursed in his wife’s name out of convenience.

The William’s campaign’s legal team was reviewing the opinion Friday afternoon and had no further comment on whether or not they will appeal the decision. Several outlets reported Friday evening that there would be an appeal.
 

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