On October 20, 2025, the Saratoga County League of Women Voters sponsored a forum for the candidates running for Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Public Works. League guidelines require that candidates must refrain from making statements of a personal nature about other candidates and require respectful and civil discourse.
Following some particularly aggressive personal attacks by candidate BK Keramati on his opponent, current Commissioner of Public Works, Chuck Marshall, the moderator reminded Keramati and Marshall:
“I’m going to remind both candidates we are going to try to keep the discourse around the issue and not at each other.”
After Keramati attacked Marshall again, the moderator offered:
“BK, We’re not going to attack each other tonight”
The League found Keramati’s remarks in his closing statement so problematic that they edited Mr. Keramati’s statement and sent the following email to Mr. Marshall.
From: LWV Saratoga <>
Date: Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: Forum Monday- phone contact needed
To: Chuck Marshall <>
Mr. Marshall,
Thank you for participating in the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County candidate forum.
The following statement has been added to the description of the recording:
Candidates agreed to the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County’s guidelines prior to beginning the webinar. The guidelines were reiterated at the beginning of the webinar. Due to a violation of the guidelines for closing statements, the final statement in the Commissioner of Public Works forum was clipped to remove the objectionable portion.
To stay impartial, we do not consult or discuss with candidates our decisions regarding issues that may arise.
Sincerely,
Lori and Elizabeth
No Humility Here- Keramati Doubles Down
There is nothing apologetic about Keramati’s response to the League on his Facebook page.
On Keramati’s Facebook page, in a video, he falsely accuses Marshall of getting the League to remove his closing statement. He asks the public to contact the League and get them to post his full statement.
He also offers the following in all caps.
BK KERAMTI IS CALLINGON LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF SARATOGA COUNTY TO RELEASE HIS FULL CLOSING STATEMENT OF THE DEBATE ON 20 OCTOBER
Saratoga Springs Politics 
At 26:00 he says the water is safe. Closing statement or not people should know their water isnt poisoned.
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So his Instagram ad was a lie then. Shameless scare tactics after all.
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It’s disappointing that BK Keramati has embraced the “do anything, say anything to win” campaign style of Gordon Boyd. BK’s harsh tone and dishonest campaign statements do not bode well for how he would govern.
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