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Mass. GOP-Endorsed Lt. Gov. Candidate Falls Short, Alleges Signature Forgeries

State election officials say the ballot access deadlines set in law cannot be extended.

Delegates at the Massachusetts GOP Convention in Worcester MA on Saturday April, 25 2026.
The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston.
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  • Anne Brensley, who disclosed Wednesday that she fell short of the 10,000 signatures needed for the September primary, blamed hired collector Joe Bronske for under-delivering.
  • Clerks in Scituate, Hanover, and Rockland reported suspected forged signatures to the Secretary of State’s office, which confirmed receiving concerns from several local officials.
  • In an April 30 email, Bronske said he had gathered 6,203 signatures and received $15,000, though campaign finance filings through April show no payment from Brensley to him.
  • The Secretary of State’s office says it cannot extend deadlines set by statute, and Brensley says she will still seek relief and run as a write-in if she is kept off the ballot.
  • MassGOP says it is in talks with election officials as other Republicans who hired Bronske, including Michael Walsh and Anne Manning Martin, review whether their petitions are at risk.