Ooh, it was such a juicy rumor for the scandal sheet business, we couldn’t let this one go without fanning the flames. City Councilwoman Lydia Martinez, the city’s queen of absentee ballots, wants to lead the Town Clerk’s Office that oversees absentee ballots.
Entries Tagged as 'Alma Maya'
What Will Queenie Do? What Will Alma Do? Political Positioning For 2015
December 10th, 2014 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics
Paging Absentee Ballot Scammers, Election Question Offers Early Voting
September 29th, 2014 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
This question will appear on the November ballot: “Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to remove restrictions concerning absentee ballots and to permit a person to vote without appearing at a polling place on the day of an election?”
Tags: Alma Maya·Lydia Martinez
Blizzard Of Absentee Ballots In Tuesday’s Primary, Complaint Filed Against Andres Ayala Camp
August 11th, 2014 · 22 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
One day left. The final mail pieces, phone calls, door knocks are underway for Tuesday’s primaries. What you hearing out there? Absentee ballots could decide some races. The Town Clerk’s Office has mailed 1865 absentee ballots in the city (1151 returned as of Monday afternoon), a majority of them generated by the camp of State […]
Tags: Alma Maya·Andre Baker·Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Chris Rosario·Christina Ayala·David Walker·Dennis Bradley·Ernie Newton·John McKinney·Maria Pereira·Marilyn Moore·Santa Ayala·Scott Hughes·Tom Foley
Voting By ‘Small Envelope’ (Sign Here)
August 6th, 2014 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
On the November ballot Connecticut voters will decide if they want early voting as most states do, a legislatively approved question shepherded by Secretary of the State Denise Merrill to revise the state constitution. Connecticut is among a handful of states that require excuse-only absentee balloting. Some city campaign operatives by fiat this cycle have […]
Tags: Alma Maya·Andres Ayala·Denise Merrill·Maria Pereira·Santa Ayala·Scott Hughes
Final Week Push For Primary Votes, Absentee Ballot Requests Flood Town Clerk
August 5th, 2014 · 27 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
One week left until tsunami Tuesday. How many times have you voted? Oh that’s right, no early voting (yet) in the state of Connecticut. But that’s not stopping a blizzard of absentee ballots from blanketing city neighborhoods as campaign operatives put on a final push with door knocks, phone calls, mail pieces and pleas on […]
Tags: Alma Maya·Andre Baker·Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Chris Rosario·Christina Ayala·Dan Malloy·David Walker·Dennis Bradley·Ernie Newton·Jennifer Buchanan·John McKinney·Marilyn Moore·Penny Bacchiochi·Scott Hughes
Community Letter To State Board Of Ed: Give Children At Marin School A Chance To Succeed
May 1st, 2014 · 1 Comment · Education, News and Events
In an open letter to the State Board of Education 23 community leaders urge steps to turn around one of Connecticut’s lowest-performing schools. In 1992, Luis Muñoz Marin School opened its doors to hundreds of children on the East Side of Bridgeport. Named after the first democratically elected governor of the island of Puerto Rico, […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Alma Maya·Andres Ayala·Chris Rosario·Christina Ayala·Denese Taylor-Moye·Eneida Martinez-Walker·Ezequiel Santiago·Gil Hernandez·Jim Holloway·Ken Moales·Milta Feliciano·Richard DeJesus
Could Alma Maya And Ed Gomes Jump Into Special Election For State Senate? Alma Says ‘No’
December 24th, 2014 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
UPDATE: Alma Maya has notified OIB that after careful consideration she’ll not be a candidate for State Senate. Add Town Clerk Alma Maya and former State Senator Ed Gomes to the list of top-tier potential candidates to fill the senate seat being vacated by Andres Ayala who will be appointed commissioner of the Department of […]
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Tags: Alma Maya·Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Chris Rosario·Christina Ayala·Dennis Bradley·Ed Gomes·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa