It’s now official, Democratic primaries will take place September 12 in 9 of 10 City Council districts. On Wednesday Democratic Registrar Santa Ayala submitted to the Town Clerk’s Office the certified petitions of qualified challengers. Elections officials had spent the past week reviewing the petition sheet signatures of candidates following last Wednesday’s 4 p.m. deadline […]
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Official Ballot Qualifiers For Sept. 12 Democratic Primary
August 16th, 2017 · 1 Comment · City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Alfredo Castillo·Anne Pappas Phillips·Anthony Paoletto·Bob Keeley·Christina Smith·Denese Taylor-Moye·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·Hector Diaz·Jack Banta·James Holloway·Jose Casco·Kyle Langan·M. Evette Brantley·Marcus Brown·Maria Valle·Maria Zambrano·Mary McBride-Lee·Milta Feliciano·Nessah Smith·Pete Spain·Rolanda Smith·Rowan Kane·Santa Ayala·Scott Burns·Wanda Simmons
You Like Primaries? You Got ‘Em
August 10th, 2017 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
The deadline for petitioning candidates to submit signatures to the Registrar’s Office was Wednesday at 4 p.m. It looks like nine Democratic primaries in ten City Council districts. Elections officials are still reviewing some challenger petition sheets for certification, so additional names could be added but here’s a look so far. First two names party endorsed […]
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Newton: I’m Ready–Qualifies For City Council Challenge In East End
August 2nd, 2017 · 39 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
“Returning citizen navigator” Ernie Newton is back on the campaign trail trying to reclaim the East End City Council seat that launched his political career in 1981 leading to his ascension as head of the legislative body prior to his long run in Connecticut’s General Assembly. He received word he secured enough signatures from Democratic electors […]
Tags: Andre Baker·Andres Ayala·Anthony Paoletto·Christina Smith·Ed Gomes·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·James Holloway·Nessah Smith·Pete Spain·Ralph Ford·Tom McCarthy·Wanda Simmons
No School Board Primary, Challenge Slate Petition Signatures Fall Short
August 12th, 2017 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Education
A slate of JoAnn Kennedy, Helen Losak and Eric Stewart-Alicea fell short of the signatures required to wage a citywide Democratic primary for Board of Education. They needed more than 2200 certified signatures from registered Democrats in the city. That means party-endorsed Jessica Martinez, Chaila Robinson and Hernan Illingworth move on to the general election.
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