Ossining Town Councilman Peter Tripodi plans to challenge Westchester County Legislator Catherine Borgia, D-Ossining, for her seat in November, he announced Monday. To enter the race for county legislator, Tripodi will not seek re-election to his town board post, he said. Here’s the text of his announcement:
Certain villages in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties hold spring elections — this year on March 19 — to fill mayoral, trustee and/or village justice positions. If you are running for mayor, trustee or judge in your village, we want to hear from you. Please send your full name, home… Read More →
The first public poll of likely voters in one of the most competitive House races in New York shows Democratic Rep. Scott Murphy of Glens Falls holding a 17-point lead over Republican Chris Gibson of Kinderhook in the upper Hudson Valley’s 20th Congressional District. Murphy, who won the seat formerly… Read More →
Charlotte Chieffa stopped outside the polling place in Yonkers’ Homefield neighborhood to talk about her vote for McCain. “We’re Republicans and he’s a good man. He’s experienced,” she said. “And we don’t like socialism. I fled communism in China when I was a 10-years-old. The average American doesn’t know the… Read More →
Some 50 voters were waiting when poll watchers opened the Runyon Heights Community House at 6 a.m., election inspector Felicia Ash said. “When I opened the doors I could not believe how many people were standing there,” Ash said. About a mile north, at the Homefield House polling place, the story was… Read More →
Bo Lipari, head of New Yorkers for Verified Voting, put together a flow chart of potential problems voters could have on Election Day and what they can do. It also includes phone numbers people can call if they have questions. Find it here.
  Database whiz Bill Mahoney at the New York Public Interest Research Group sent out a spreadsheet of transactions of campaign transactions over $1,000. Between Oct. 21 and Nov. 3, all transactions must be reported to the state Board of Elections within 24 hours.   Here are some details:   —Gov…. Read More →
  U.S. Sen. John McCain, Republican candidate for president, and Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic contender, disagree on whether Friday’s first presidential debate should go on. McCain said today that he is suspending his campaign and returning to Washington because of the nation’s economic crisis. Obama said he and McCain… Read More →
I got a chance today to talk politics with Kate Kelly, a Larchmont contributor to the Huffington Post and author of Election Day: An American Holiday. She had a lot of interesting things to say about the history of our election system. Ever wonder why Election Day is on a… Read More →
Earlier today the National Education Association, the nation’s largest labor union, issued a statement commending Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama for his comments on education policy at a campaign event in Dayton, Ohio. “Sen. Obama gets it,†Dennis Van Roekel, president of the NEA, said in a press statement. “He… Read More →
