County Legislature Unanimously Approves Luz Torres as Democratic Election Commissioner wrfalp.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wrfalp.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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A Staten Island race mired in conflict suggests that the civility expected to accompany the new ranked choice voting system is already giving way to old-school, hardball New York politics.
In theory, the system, in which voters rank up to five candidates in order of preference, takes away the motivation for negative campaigning so hopefuls can appeal to as many citizens as possible.
So when Lorie Honor’s Staten Island borough president campaign began circulating a non-aggression pact calling on her four fellow Democrats to pledge not to challenge each other’s petitions, she thought it was a “no brainer.”
Apr 1, 2021
The chairman of Chautauqua County’s Democratic Party is firing back against criticism leveled by the Chautauqua County Legislature’s five Democrat members.
Chuck Nazzaro, D-Jamestown and legislature Democratic minority leader, said in a letter sent to The Post-Journal and other media outlets late Tuesday night that the Democratic Legislative Caucus had planned to stay silent on the issue of Green’s successor until after a decision had been made in a lawsuit filed by Green and Luz Torres, Green’s choice to be the next Democratic election commissioner, against the legislature last week.
The lawsuit filed by Green and Torres claims the legislature and Democratic Caucus respondents appear about to proceed without and in excess of their authority under the Election Law and New York state Constitution by appointing … Kent instead of one of the recommended/certified names.” Named in the lawsuit are the county, the County Legislature, Kent, Katherine Tampio, Legis
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Wright selected to join Hillsborough Township Committee
Wright selected to join Hillsborough Township Committee
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Democratic candidate Jeffrey Wright was appointed to take over the seat that belonged to former Councilwoman Olivia Holmes on the Hillsborough Township Committee at a special board meeting held on March. 2.PHOTO COURTESY OF HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP
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Democratic nominee Jeffrey Wright was selected to fill former councilwoman Olivia Holmes seat on the Hillsborough Township Committee on March. 2. PHOTO COURTESY OF HILLSBOROUGH DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION
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Democratic candidate Jeffrey Wright was appointed to take over the seat that belonged to former Councilwoman Olivia Holmes on the Hillsborough Township Committee at a special board meeting held on March. 2.PHOTO COURTESY OF HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP