Final Deadline Passes For Cuomo To File For NY Gov

NBC New York reports:

After months of speculation whether former Gov. Andrew Cuomo would make another run for his old job — less than a year after resigning in disgrace when faced with allegations of sexual harassment and wrongdoing — the deadline came and went with no paperwork filed by Cuomo.

The first deadline to get the Cuomo name back in the race of Democrats passed in April, but that wasn’t the long-time politician’s only shot back in the political arena. Tuesday marked his last chance to run for governor of New York by filing petitions to run as a third-party candidate.

But Cuomo, who previously said he was open to running for governor this year despite the scandal, appears to have opted against mounting an independent run for his old job — at least for now.

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