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Absentee ballots counted
CLINTON COUNTY | The Clinton County official results for the 2019 general election are in now that the absentee ballots have been counted. The unofficial election results came in past 10:00 p.m. Read more
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Green Party candidate visits Plattsburgh
PLATTSBURGH | Green Party Presidential Candidate Howie Hawkins visited Plattsburgh as part of his campaign last week. He visited and met with supporters at city hall, Olive Ridleys and SUNY Plattsburgh Nov. 20-21. Read more
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Boquet Valley Prop. 4 library tax extends to entire district
WESTPORT | Taxpayers across the Boquet Valley Central School District will receive bills for the newly established Elizabethtown Library fund, despite school “Community Report” information that said expressly “Proposition 4 only applies to taxpayers Read more
After Victory: Are voting lists more secure? Part 2
MIDDLEBURY | When it comes to “policing” absentee ballots, often the means by where voter fraud can occur, Webster stressed that there’s confusion about absentee voting because of the many differences between the voting laws of various states. Read more
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Nineteen seek post on merged board
WESTPORT | Nineteen residents of the newly formed Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport school district are seeking one of seven seats on the new school board. Read more
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Cobb bid for independent ballot line falls flat
ALBANY | The state Board of Elections formally voted Wednesday to invalidate 572 signatures submitted by the Tedra Cobb campaign in an effort to start a new ballot line. Read more
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Electronic voting records eligible under FOIL, rules state appellate court
ALBANY | The state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, Third Department, ruled the state’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) covers electronically scanned images of ballots taken from voting machines. Read more
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Early voting for Town Meeting
MIDDLEBURY | The town of Middlebury has announced early Australian ballot voting for this year’s Town Meeting. Read more
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‘Truly transparent town hall’ planned for Dems seeking to unseat Stefanik
PLATTSBURGH | Candidates running for New York’s 21st Congressional District will face off in a forum this weekend. Read more
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Beekmantown candidate to appeal court decision
BEEKMANTOWN | The Clinton County Board of Elections last week certified Sam Dyer as the winner for the open Beekmantown supervisor seat. Read more
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Clinton County first in state to use new voting tech
PLATTSBURGH | Behind the scenes at the Clinton County Board of Elections, new technology is being used to count absentees ballots in this year’s general election. Read more
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Dyer leads by single vote in Beekmantown super race
BEEKMANTOWN | Two weeks after voters headed to the polls, whether Sam Dyer or Norman Davis will be the next Beekmantown supervisor has yet to be determined. Read more
Essex County has shown honest leadership on ballot lawsuit
Much has been written regarding the lawsuit filed by Essex County Democrat Chairwoman Bethany Kosmider vs. Essex County Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Elections. Read more
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County appeals state supreme court election ballot ruling
ELIZABETHTOWN — Decision to appeal decision rooted in privacy concerns — not transparency, says county Read more
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Essex County ordered to release voting records, appeals decision
ELIZABETHTOWN — A state supreme court judge has ordered Essex County to release electronic ballot scans and cast vote records from the 2015 local elections Read more
Lake George to see the light as board approves display
LAKE GEORGE — A local entrepreneur was granted temporary permission by the Lake George Village Board this month to operate an outdoor lighting display that would normally be prohibited by a prevailing local ordinance. Read more
Election tallies delayed due to court order
QUEENSBURY — The final results of several races in the Nov. 8 election were put on hold this week, as a court order halted the counting of absentee and provisional ballots across an 11-county region. Read more
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RSVP gathers needed signatures in Vergennes
VERGENNES — On Election Day last week, the two coordinators of RSVP, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Addison County, were busy gathering support signatures outside of the fire station polling station in Vergennes. Read more
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Ballot error could lead to revote in Rutland
RUTLAND — Staff members of Vermont’s Office of the Secretary of State are racing against the clock to send out 606 corrected absentee and early voter ballots... Read more
Election law is clear: What’s the real reason for this lawsuit?
Should counties be put in a situation where they need to be the decision making body in matters of election law? Read more
