If you bat .500 in baseball, you win the batting title. I told you yesterday that Taiba Sultana’s nominating petitions for the 18th State Senate District and Carol Obando-Derstine’s nominating petitions for the 7th Congressional District were potentially being challenged. Only Sultana’s petitions ended up being challenged. It turns out that Carol’s 1,800 plus signatures stood up. Sultana’s may not.

Bernie O’Hare reports that Ray Lahoud filed the challenge to Sultana, stating that she only has 484 valid signatures amongst her 901 signatures. He also says her statement of financial interests is invalid. They will now go to a hearing.

Meanwhile in more/less surprising news, Ana Tiburcio’s petitions were also challenged in the 22nd House District. The suit contends that a majority of her signatures are bad. After watching the debate for the special election, I don’t find myself shocked.

The Sultana and Tiburcio cases will now get a court date. Then we’ll see what happens.