The latest update on Lester Chang's residence during the relevant period of time between Election Day 2021 and Election Day 2022

 
Lester Chang was apparently lawfully enrolled to vote in the Borough of Manhattan until February 18, 2022, with his residence officially noted on NYC BOE records as  >>>  19 Cleveland Place, New York, NY 10012. ---   Based on that registration and address, Lester Chang presumably lawfully voted in the 2021 election held on November 2, 2021.  ---  Apparently, on February 16, 2022, Lester Chang prepared what appears to have been a lawful NYC BOE voter registration card, and he attested to and signed it on February 16, 2022.  ---  In due course,  that voter registration card was presented for filing at the Brooklyn Office of the NYC BOE, where it was duly filed by the NYC BOE on February 18, 2022.  ---  That voter registration card listed Lester Chang's prior address in the box "Voting information that has changed..." as "19 Cleveland Place NY  NY  00012 (sic)";  and in the box "The address where you live..."  was handwritten: "... 1015 East 29th Street...  11210...  Brooklyn...  NY..."  ---  the voter registration card presented for filing on or about February 18, 2022 indicated that Lester Chang had previously voted, but the date of that voting had been left blank.....

As recently as November 16, 2022, NYS DMV records for Lester Chang indicated that Lester Chang lived at "19 Cleveland Place #4C  New York  NY 10012

It would appear that anybody wanting to challenge Lester Chang's residence in Brooklyn for the year prior to the 2022 election would be able to make out their prima facie threshold easily based on these documents alone  ---  however, we here at this independent GOP blog for Brooklyn and Staten Island have been assured that there is much more direct and circumstantial evidence on the issue of Lester Chang's 2021-2022 residency before the Assembly Judiciary Committee already  ---  and thus far none of it from Lester Chang or Chang's apparent legal representative Ciampoli

According to the  latest article about the Lester Chang residency issue  ---  "....  [Lester Chang's election victory in Brooklyn's 49th AD] raised questions about when Mr. Chang moved to Brooklyn. Concerns were amplified with the disclosure of public records indicating that he had voted in Manhattan as recently as 2021. Mr. Chang insists that he has for decades maintained homes in both Brooklyn and Manhattan, and began using the Brooklyn address as his primary residence years ago. This defense hinges on ambiguous technical issues as to what constitutes a genuine legal residence, versus an address of convenience...."  (See "Address for Success?  --- Onetime Lower Manhattan Candidate Who Won Brooklyn Elective Race Faces Questions About When He Left" by Matthew Fenton, 12/14/2022, The Broadsheet    [https://www.ebroadsheet.com/address-for-success/]).

[[[Later add-on to article posted above   ---  later material posted on 12/17/2022 at @3:45 PM]]]

For several days now, there has been an official NYS Assembly "Notice of Public Hearing"   ---  here's what it says:

[NYS Seal]

ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

SUBJECT: Review of qualifications of Lester Chang to serve as a member of the New York State Assembly.

PURPOSE: To examine documents and take testimony demonstrating the residency of Lester Chang. 

Wednesday, December 21, 2022 

Time 9:30 a.m. 

Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building 

Albany, New York 12248 

https://www.nyassembly.gov/av/live/ 

ORAL TESTIMONY WILL BE BY INVITATION ONLY

In accordance with Article 3, Section 9 of the New York State Constitution, “each house shall…be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members” (emphasis added). The Speaker of the Assembly has directed this Judiciary Committee to begin a review of Lester Chang’s qualifications to constitutionally serve in office pursuant to the aforesaid mandate. The purpose of this hearing is to examine documents and take testimony demonstrating Mr. Chang’s residency. 

Persons invited to present pertinent testimony to the Committee at the above hearing should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation. 

Ten copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committee would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements. 

Attendees and participants at any legislative public hearing should be aware that these proceedings are video recorded. Their likenesses may be included in any video coverage shown on television or the internet. 

 In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committee’s interest in receiving testimony from all sources. In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Assembly, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities. 

Charles D. Lavine 

Member of Assembly 

Chair 

Committee on Judiciary 

___________________________

PUBLIC HEARING REPLY FORM 

Persons invited to present testimony at the public hearing in the matter of the review into the qualifications of Lester Chang to serve as a member of the New York State Assembly are requested to complete this reply form as soon as possible and mail, email or fax it to: 

Darci Lindgren, Committee Clerk 

Assembly Committee on Judiciary 

Room 832 – Legislative Office Building 

Albany, New York 12248 

Email: lindgrend@nyassembly.gov 

Phone: (518) 455-5456 

Fax: (518) 455-5467

 

I plan to attend the following public hearing to be conducted by the Assembly Committee on Judiciary on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.... I have been invited to submit a public statement at the hearing.... [ etc..... ]

[[[For remainder of actual "Form" (See: https://assembly.state.ny.us/write/upload/publichearing/20221213.pdf)]]]