Candidate with history of false claims fell short of the 3,000-signature requirement for ballot access
Albuquerque mayoral hopeful Patrick Sais, who some have called Albuquerque’s George Santos, will not be on the ballot this November.
Sais has been disqualified from the Albuquerque mayoral race after failing to submit the required number of valid signatures on his nominating petition, according to the New Mexico Bureau of Elections.
Sais submitted his declaration of candidacy and petition pages on Sept. 2, but a review by the Bernalillo County Clerk’s office determined that he did not get the number of signatures required to run for mayor of Albuquerque.
“Mr. Patrick Sais did not meet the requisite number of completed signatures on his nominating petition pages to meet the required threshold of 3,000 to run for City of Albuquerque mayor,” said Nathan Jaramillo, Bureau of Elections Administrator. “Therefore, he was subsequently disqualified to be a candidate by the Bernalillo County Clerk’s office.”
The disqualification comes after Sias’ candidacy had already drawn scrutiny for false biographical claims on his campaign website.
In August, City Desk ABQ reported that Sais’s campaign website falsely claimed he was “Elected to City Council” in 2018 and that he “earned his degree in Political Science from the University of New Mexico,” among other fabricated credentials.
The investigation found that Sais had never been elected to the City Council, with no municipal elections...
Candidate with history of false claims fell short of the 3,000-signature requirement for ballot access Albuquerque mayoral hopeful Patrick Sais, who some have called Albuquerque’s George Santos, wi...