- November
- 6
Every election, we receive report after report of candidates’ signs being stolen.
This presidential race was no exception, though I can tell you that it’s usually the local races that really bring out the sign-stealers.
We don’t generally write about them, as both sides tend to be equally culpable and I can report that in this presidential race we received plenty of reports of both Obama and McCain signs being stolen.
A call this morning was a bit different from the rest.
Erik Johnson of Valley Cottage rang me up this morning and told me his story. He’s an Iraq War veteran who designed his own sign and spent $25 to have it printed.
It was on his lawn through the election, but this morning, Johnson went outside and discovered someone had snatched it — along with other Obama-Biden signs on his street — sometime during the night.
Here’s what Johnson had to say:
I traveled all the way to Philadelphia to canvass before the election. There were other New York Vets doing the same.
We’re in two wars, with Afghanistan escalating. The Soviets didn’t fare well there even with 200,000 troops in country. We need leaders who think before they act. That’s why I designed the sign. Hopefully there will be a time soon where we have 5 or 6 choices for President in each election. That will require more thought by the electorate. Less television. We shall see.
If anyone sees Mr. Johnson’s sign, I’m sure he’d like it back, as a souvenir.
Posted by Amy Vernon on Thursday, November 6th, 2008 at 6:47 pm |
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- November
- 3
Rockland County Grassroots Volunteers for Obama has 20 volunteer drives who will be on call around Rockland to drive anyone — no matter who you’re voting for — to the polls tomorrow.
Anyone who needs a ride can call any of these numbers:
• NAACP, 362-6227
• Spring Valley Obama Headquarters, 426-0312
• Pilgrim Baptist Church, 358-3978
If anyone knows of any other folks/organizations offering free rides to the polls tomorrow, please e-mail me at avernon@lohud.com and I’d be glad to update this post with the information. I will confirm any information before I post it.
Posted by Amy Vernon on Monday, November 3rd, 2008 at 11:39 am |
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- August
- 18
The Sept. 9 Democratic primary isn’t just about Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee’s race against Town Clerk Christian Sampson. It’s also about control of the town committee, with more than 200 canidates for seats in 31 of 90 election districts.
Ramapo Democrats for Change, the group challenging the status quo, said in an e-mail this week that it was out to fix “a local party broken by self-serving incumbents, special interests and patronage.”
Its organizers include County Legislator Joseph Meyers, D-Airmont, who’s also been a committee member since 2004, as well as Preserve Ramapo members and others sympathetic to that group’s opposition to multifamily housing in single-family neighborhoods and large-scale development without infrastructure upgrades.
The deciding factor will likely be how many voters Ramapo Democrats for Change can get out to the polls.
Sooooo, are you going to vote? Which slate are you supporting? Why?
Posted by James Walsh on Monday, August 18th, 2008 at 2:24 pm |
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- February
- 17
Don’t get me wrong, I understand that the March village elections generally lack much drama. Often several are uncontested and with the staggered terms and several other villages holding their election contests in the fall, just a few villages hold an election each March.
But, really, this was a bit much: Of the six villages running elections next month, not a single seat is contested.
The filing deadline for candidates to get on the ballot was Wednesday.
And file the did, in Grand View, Hillburn, New Hempstead, South Nyack, Upper Nyack and Wesley Hills. Thing is, only one person filed for each open seat. Virtually all are incumbents, either having been elected previously or appointed to replace someone who left the seat early.
But not a single challenger signed up to get on the ballot in any of the six villages. Read more of this entry »
Posted by Amy Vernon on Sunday, February 17th, 2008 at 2:55 pm |
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- February
- 7
The good folks on our data desk put together PDFs of the vote totals for each candidate in the Super Tuesday primary by town and Congressional district. You can download Rockland’s here.
In addition, you can see how things went Tuesday in both Westchester and Putnam.
Photo by Peter Carr/The Journal News.
Posted by Amy Vernon on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 at 4:01 pm |
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- February
- 4
Burt Singer of Pomona always thought that more parking spaces should be available at Pomona Village Hall when it serves as a polling site. He thought many residents might shy away from casting their votes because of the difficult parking situation there.
Through his observation, Singer realized that on an election day, election workers seemed to take up most of the spots in the small Village Hall parking lot. He thought election workers should park their cars in other locations so that voters can use more parking spaces.
To make the plan work, Singer offered his help in giving lifts for election workers who park their cars at the Hindu temple’s parking lot.
Singer said Mayor Nick Sanderson gladly accepted Singer’s offer, and Village Clerk Lisa Thorsen would help Singer.
So on Super Tuesday, voters should have a better chance to find a parking spot at the village hall.
Posted by Akiko Matsuda on Monday, February 4th, 2008 at 3:25 pm |
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- January
- 25
Over in the right-hand sidebar, under our coverage of the 35th annual March for Life, we have a new poll.
New York state, it sometimes feels, has elections every five minutes.
Here’s a look:
Feb. 5 — Presidential primary
March 18 —Village elections (though some villages have fall elections)
May 20 — School board and budget elections
Sept. 16 — Primaries for the November general election
Nov. 4 — General election (president, Congress, state Legislature, some local — which can include county, town or village)
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Posted by Amy Vernon on Friday, January 25th, 2008 at 10:40 am |
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