Democratic mayoral candidate John Gomes on Friday was notified that he reached the signature threshold to appear on the September 12 ballot to face incumbent Joe Ganim.
The work of local election officials is not done yet, they are reviewing the petition sheets of Lamond Daniels and Marilyn Moore for ballot qualification.
Just over 2,000 validated signatures of Democratic voters solidifies ballot access.
Election insiders say if Daniels and Moore qualify it will be by a thin margin based on the number of petition sheets submitted by Wednesday’s 4 p.m. deadline. Generally, about 25-30 percent of the signatures presented to election officials are rejected for a number of issues including non-registration with the Democratic party.
News release from Gomes:
Today, John Gomes announced that he and members of his city-wide slate have qualified for the September 12th Democratic Primary. Over 3,250 signatures were submitted to the Bridgeport Democratic Registrar of Voters on Wednesday, August 9th. Roughly 2,100 verified signatures of registered Bridgeport Democrats on Primary Petitions were needed to qualify.
Gomes stated, “It’s official, we are on the ballot on Row B. We couldn’t have done it without the unwavering dedication and tireless efforts of our amazing volunteers. Your commitment to collecting campaign signatures has made a significant impact, bringing us one step closer to our goals. Every signature collected represents a voice that believes in positive change and progress. Your hard work and enthusiasm have truly made a difference in our campaign’s journey and for that we humbly say thank you.”
Gomes concluded, “On December 1, 2022 our movement for change in Bridgeport began. We were the first campaign to open a headquarters in February, the first campaign to begin canvassing in May, and now the first challenger slate to qualify for the Primary. We are grateful for the overwhelming support from residents, local business owners, community members, friends, family, neighbors who seek a “hands on” leader who represents all of them. The community is ready for a change in leadership and we will deliver on Tuesday, September 12th, VOTE ROW B for a better Bridgeport!
What happened to the Gen Q’s……?
Jim Fox,
please weigh in on the City Charter “enforcement” section. If a Mayor has an affirmative responsibility from the Charter to appoint nominees to a Board or Commission as part of a process, and fails to do this, can he be fined at $100/day for this failure? $100 per day equals $36,500 per year, and if he ignored one Board or Commission ( or one person’s appointment) for over 7.5 years would that mean Joe Ganim, a 20 year Mayor (without a care) would face returning $273,750 to the public coffers? If this were true of allowing the Fair Rent Commission to stay closed down yet keep it open on the website until recently, would he also owe such a fine for the Fair Housing Commission? A total of over $550,000. And what about other Boards and Commissions listed in the Charter, but without full citizen representation, waiting on the Mayor? Perhaps a total of one million or more? Would there be a limiting date on such matters?
Or would Bill Finch and John Fabrizi also face financial consequences? Time will tell.
Chapter 1.12 – GENERAL PENALTY
Sections:
1.12.010 – Penalty.
A.Whenever in this code or any other ordinance of the city, or regulation promulgated by any officer thereof under authority vested in him by law or ordinance, any act is prohibited or is declared to be unlawful or an offense, or the doing of any act is required, or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided or there is no statutory limitation to a lesser amount, the violation of such ordinance or regulation shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00). Except as otherwise provided in this code, each day any such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
JML, Picture this, were standing on are toes in a pool of Shit, up to are bottom lip and the Mayor and city Attorney ( Hamilton Burger) keeps telling us not to sneeze
Maybe this will help?
Section 7. – Severability.
If any provision of this charter is held invalid, the other provisions of the charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of the charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the application of the charter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Salvatorius
Severability, also known by the Latin term “salvatorius,” is a provision in a piece of legislation or a contract that allows the remainder of the legislation’s or contract’s terms to remain effective, even if one or more of its other terms or provisions are found to be unenforceable or illegal. A severability clause in a contract states that its terms are independent of one another so that the rest of the contract will remain in force should a court declare one or more of its provisions void or unenforceable.
However, in some cases, a severability clause will specify that some provisions of a contract are so vital to its purposes that, if they are found to be unenforceable or illicit, the contract as a whole must be found to be illicit or unenforceable. Usually, a severability clause cannot be used to change the nature of a contract.
Jim Fox,
You have lost me. Looking for an answer, please.
Does the Charter impose a responsibilitiy on the Mayor. Has Ganim2 performed his duty? Is there a consequence? (See above. $100 per day or not?)
Now you provide info on severability, salvatorius in Latin you inform us, but no response on consequences included in the Charter. Why not? Are you merely being humorous, while distracting us from the lack of performance by Ganim2, or do you have a point to make pro-Joe or no-Joe?? Isn’t all of this another case where we can ask: “DOES THE MAYOR REALLY CARE?” Time will tell.