Schenectady City Council candidate’s suit questioning opponent’s nominations tossed by judge | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS A judge on Wednesday dismissed a Democratic candidate’s lawsuit asking to invalidate an opponent’s candidacy for the June 22 primary, alleging she lied about witnessing five people sign her nomination papers. In state Supreme Court of Schenectady County, Carl Williams sued fellow candidate Doreen Ditoro. Both are vying to fill a two-year vacancy on the City Council. It is one of two vacant seats up for grabs. Endorsed by city Democrats for one of the seats, Williams’s case included affidavits from five tenants of Summit Towers on Albany Street who denied Ditoro saw them sign the nominating petitions.