Complaints were sent to Westchester County Board of Elections Commissioner Tajian Nelson detailing allegations that Kenneth Plummer no longer resides at his claimed address of 14–16 Martens Place in Mount Vernon and has not lived there for several years, despite being a Mount Vernon District Leader who influences who the Mount Vernon Democratic City Committee endorses as their candidates in elections. Some of these individuals contacted Black Westchester, which led to BW Publisher Damon K. Jones writing about it in his column From The Publisher’s Desk, titled What Is The Democratic Party Hiding?” Kenny Plummer Case Ignored Despite Evidence & Legal Precedent.
Commissioner Nelson contacted Black Westchester to address the accusations that she wasn’t responding to the complaints and shared with us what the process was to have Plummer removed.
Please be advised that NYS Election Law does not allow the Board of Elections to arbitrarily cancel or change a voter’s registration status. Please see below the NYS Election Law §5-220 regarding registration challenges. I am attaching the post-registration challenge affidavit form for your completion. Once our office has received a properly completed form, we will proceed with an investigation regarding Kenneth Plummer’s registration status. After the investigation is concluded, if the findings determine that Mr. Plummer does not reside at his address in the City of Mount Vernon, the Board per NYS Election Law will proceed with the cancellation of his registration at that address.
On Monday, June 23rd, a few concerned citizens, including Jones and Jesse Van Lew of Save Mount Vernon, did just that and went to the BOE to make their formal complaints.
“Something that had to be done, being a district leader, to mislead this community this should be a warning for others that there are few who believe in trust, dignity, and have Morals, we will hold all accountable, going forward it’s about Saving Mt.Vernon and Having pride in our leaders to lead,” Van Lew shared with Black Westchester.
Others tell Black Westchester they will be going to the BOE shortly to also fill out post-registration challenge affidavits.
After filling out the affidavits in person they were signed following the taking of an oath: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that the foregoing statement made by me on (insert day, month and year) is a truthful disclosure of the reasons for my belief that the registered voter therein named is not qualified to continue to be registered in the election district in which he is now registered.’’
According to Commissioner Nelson, once the properly completed form is filled out, “we will proceed with an investigation regarding Kenneth Plummer’s registration status. After the investigation is concluded, if the findings determine that Mr. Plummer does not reside at his address in the City of Mount Vernon, the Board per NYS Election Law will proceed with the cancellation of his registration at that address.“
A Black Westchester investigation shows that Kenneth Plummer lives at The Regency Condo, 14 Nosband White Plains, NY, but Mr. Kenneth Plummer is serving as a Mount Vernon District Leader using the address 14 Martens Pl. in Mt. Vernon. You must reside in the same Assembly District, or you are not qualified to be a District Leader in the City of Mount Vernon. Plummer admitted he lives in White Plains in a text message to Black Westchester’s Jones and Woodson in a poor attempt to get us to back down from the articles about him and his Political Action Committee, RiseUp Mount Vernon.
“Each member of a county committee shall be an enrolled voter of the party residing in the county and the assembly district from which or in the assembly district containing the election district in which such member is elected.” Therefore, a County Committee member is not required to live in the same municipality but can be a County Committee member in any municipality that includes their Assembly District.
So since the City of Mount Vernon is in New York’s 89th State Assembly District and White Plains, NY is split between two New York State Assembly districts: Assembly District 88 and Assembly District 93, according to NYS Election Law Section 2-104(1) of the New York State Election Law, Plummer is not legally allowed to be a District Leader in the City of Mount Vernon or vote in the Mount Vernon Democratic Primary.
The complaints have been filed, and now the investigation begins. Stay tuned to Black Westchester for more on this developing story.
