Boring! No fights. No arguments. No mud slinging. Democratic party regulars Thursday night at Testo’s Restaurant endorsed candidates for State House in a love fest convention by city political standards. The party convention that started at 6 p.m. ended before 7. But stay tuned for a couple of likely August primaries.
Entries Tagged as 'Santa Ayala'
Peaceful Easy Feeling For Dem State House Endorsements
May 19th, 2016 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Andre Baker·Charlie Coviello·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Rosario·Ezequiel Santiago·Jack Hennessy·Maria Pereira·Mario Testa·Santa Ayala·Steven Stafstrom·Testo's Restaurant
No Checks And Balances For Campaign Checkers
October 31st, 2015 · 33 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: The Secretary of the State’s Office has turned down a request from Mary-Jane Foster’s campaign to proactively send observers to the polls for Tuesday’s heated mayoral showdown with Joseph Ganim.
Tags: Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Denise Merrill·Joe Ganim·Mary-Jane Foster·Santa Ayala
Will AB Flex Materialize?
September 14th, 2015 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
The absentee ballot chaos involving charges, counter charges, complaints filed with state and federal agencies appears to have an impact on the number of returned ballots to the Town Clerk’s Office. As of Monday afternoon about 900 ballots had been received by the office out of about 2,700 processed. Two more days are available for […]
Tags: Alma Maya·Bill Finch·Joe Ganim·Mary-Jane Foster·Santa Ayala
Tit For Tat: Ganim Campaign Files Federal Complaint Against Finch Campaign
September 11th, 2015 · 67 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Law Enforcement, News and Events
And the political drum beat goes on … you file a complaint, we file a complaint. A legal representative of Joe Ganim’s campaign has filed a complaint with federal authorities charging that political operatives of Mayor Bill Finch leveraged connections with the election division of state government that usurped the authority of the Bridgeport Registrar […]
Tags: Alma Maya·Bill Finch·Chris Meyer·Joe Ganim·Mark Anastasi·Mary-Jane Foster·Maryli Secrest·Santa Ayala
Fetch! The Chase Is On For Absentee Ballots, Confusion Mounts
September 11th, 2015 · 51 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
This nutty election cycle just added a few more Goobers. State elections officials on Thursday advised Town Clerk Alma Maya because she did not receive a complete schedule of supervised balloting locations from Democratic Registrar Sandi Ayala, Maya must mail all of those requests to absentee ballot applicants that were set aside. As a result, […]
Democratic Registrar Schedules Supervised Balloting For Primary
September 9th, 2015 · 3 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
Democratic Registrar Sandi Ayala has released a partial schedule of supervised balloting at complexes for electors requesting to vote by absentee for the September 16 Democratic primary. She issued the following email Wednesday night to the campaign camps of Bill Finch, Joe Ganim and Mary-Jane Foster: “Pursuant to Connecticut general statutes, we are providing each […]
Finch Campaign Files Complaint With State Over Supervised Balloting
September 9th, 2015 · 28 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch’s Campaign Manager Maryli Secrest has filed a complaint with the State Elections Enforcement Commission and Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State regarding “the disenfranchise of electors who have requested an absentee ballot and will be prevented from voting by this process.”
Tags: Alma Maya·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Joe Ganim·Mary-Jane Foster·Maryli Secrest·Santa Ayala
Three’s A Crowd In Registrar’s Office?
August 29th, 2016 · 24 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Long-time city activist and registered Republican Rosa Correa says she’s running as a petitioning candidate for the Office of Registrar of Voters to “awaken” disconnected GOP electors to participate in the election process. Gee, counters Republican Town Chairman Michael Garrett, Correa hasn’t even participated in recent Republican campaigns and has often been a friend to Democrats.
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Tags: Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Denise Merrill·Enrique Torres·Joe Ganim·Mary-Jane Foster·Mike Garrett·Rosa Correa·Santa Ayala