First Public Advocate Candidate to File Petition Signatures, Transporting Her to the Top of the Ballot Former New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito was the first candidate to file petition signatures allowing her on the ballot for the position of Public Advocate. Securing her position on the “top of the ballot” could possibly get her some extra voter attention. Running on the platform “Fix the MTA,” Mark-Viverito is a candidate worthy of voter attention....