Due to a high volume of absentee ballot requests, elections officials will conduct supervised balloting at several senior citizen housing locations for the February 24 special election for State Senate. The East Side highrise Harborview Towers with more than 200 units, managed by the Bridgeport Housing Authority, is the domain of City Councilwoman Lydia Martinez, […]
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Following AB Dump, Supervised Balloting Ordered For Special Election
February 6th, 2015 · 5 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
Tags: Bob Halstead·Bob Keeley·Ed Gomes·Enrique Torres·Hector Diaz·Ken Moales·Lydia Martinez·Richard DeJesus·Santa Ayala·Steven Stafstrom
Who’ll Get Behind Wheel Of Ayala’s Seat? The City’s Political Fast Lane
December 23rd, 2014 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, State Politics
Now in the driver’s seat, Andres Ayala shouldn’t have to worry about his voting address anymore. On January 7, the state senator is scheduled to become commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles. A special election will be scheduled to fill his vacancy. Could this be a free-for-all?
Tags: Alberto "Tito" Ayala·Andre Baker·Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Rosario·Christina Ayala·CT Post·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Ezequiel Santiago·Joe Ganim·John DeStefano·John Stafstrom·Lydia Martinez·Mario Testa·Ned Lamont·Scott Hughes·Tom Foley
Crane Sighting, Steelpointe Harbor Goes Vertical On East Side. Does Bass Pro Oversell Economic Impact?
December 14th, 2014 · 22 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
UPDATE: Includes link to Hugh Bailey article. Redevelopment of a troubled area of the East Side has been more than 30 years in the making and the project still has its share of cynics, but something happened on Thursday that never occurred before: vertical construction.
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·CT Post·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Lenny Paoletta·Lydia Martinez·Robert Christoph·Steelpointe Harbor·Tom McCarthy
What Will Queenie Do? What Will Alma Do? Political Positioning For 2015
December 10th, 2014 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics
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.
Knock, Knock, Budget Committee, Anyone Home?
November 11th, 2014 · 3 Comments · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Citizen fiscal scrutineer John Marshall Lee has arguably attended more City Council budget committee meetings than some of its members. He chronicles the attendance records of budget committee members, including the lack of a quorum on Monday. From Lee: There is only one body in Bridgeport that is charged with looking after taxpayer dollars. It […]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Anne Kelly-Lenz·Bass Pro Shops·Denese Taylor-Moye·Enrique Torres·Howard Austin·John Marshall Lee·Lydia Martinez·Mike Marella·Sue Brannelly·Tom McCarthy·Trish Swain
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
Queenie And Her Court Knight Absentee Ballot Conspirators For DeJesus, Gomes To Challenge AB ‘Shenanigans’
January 26th, 2015 · 15 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
If Richard DeJesus were a candidate in the higher-turnout 22nd State Senate District his candidacy would be toast, done, stick a fork in him. The good government activists in Black Rock, Brooklawn and North End would fillet him for his back tax issue and a pending investigation into election fraud. But he’s still in the […]
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Tags: Americo Santiago·Andres Ayala·Ed Gomes·Hector Diaz·Ken Moales·Lydia Martinez·Richard DeJesus