Democrats see local, state races in September primaries
NORWICH – Democrats and Republicans may head to the polls from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12 to vote in New York’s primary elections that include two local races.
Republicans in the Town of Coventry may cast their votes for either newcomer Faith M. Sisk or incumbent (by appointment) George L. Westcott for Town Justice. The term is for a full four years.
Three candidates are vying for two seats on the Democratic County Committee in District 1 of the Town of Guilford. Democrats will be asked to decide among Mary L. Twitchell and Linda Albright-Seneck, both new to the two-year term position, and incumbent Richard E. Mackay.
Republicans K.T. McFarland and John Spencer run off to represent their party in the national election for United States Senator coming up later in November. The winner will take on the Democratic Party’s chosen candidate, either Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton or Jonathan B. Tasini.
Democrats have a large field to choose from for Attorney General and two candidates running for Governor, Thomas R. Suozzi or Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful, Eliot Spitzer.
With the deadline for Help America Vote Act reforms pushed back in New York from this year to next, each county was required to purchase a temporary machine that could be used by voters with physical challenges. There will be one such machine located in the County Office Building. No pre-registation is required to use it.
The machines can talk to a voter with a hearing impairment and have large print for visually impaired voters. For someone who is totally blind, there is a keypad. Paralyzed voters can cast their ballots with a disposable straw using a “sip and puff” device like those used by quadriplegics to operate a wheelchair.
The $7,000 automatic ballot marking device, manufactured by Avante, only marks individual ballots. The votes are later tabulated by the Board of Elections staff. Two inspectors have received training to help voters use the machine.
“The new machine is a stopgap measure until the county gets permanent machines in a year to replace its current lever-operated machines. Lever operated machines will still be used in the primaries and national elections in November,” Democratic Commissioner Carol A. Franklin said.
“While the machines are band-aid fixes to tie us over until the state can decide what machine we should purchase, we were happy to learn that components of them can be used later. So, they aren’t a total waste,” Republican Commissioner Harriet Jenkins said.
Anyone curious about the device may visit the Board of Elections office in Norwich at the County Office Building from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Republicans in the Town of Coventry may cast their votes for either newcomer Faith M. Sisk or incumbent (by appointment) George L. Westcott for Town Justice. The term is for a full four years.
Three candidates are vying for two seats on the Democratic County Committee in District 1 of the Town of Guilford. Democrats will be asked to decide among Mary L. Twitchell and Linda Albright-Seneck, both new to the two-year term position, and incumbent Richard E. Mackay.
Republicans K.T. McFarland and John Spencer run off to represent their party in the national election for United States Senator coming up later in November. The winner will take on the Democratic Party’s chosen candidate, either Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton or Jonathan B. Tasini.
Democrats have a large field to choose from for Attorney General and two candidates running for Governor, Thomas R. Suozzi or Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful, Eliot Spitzer.
With the deadline for Help America Vote Act reforms pushed back in New York from this year to next, each county was required to purchase a temporary machine that could be used by voters with physical challenges. There will be one such machine located in the County Office Building. No pre-registation is required to use it.
The machines can talk to a voter with a hearing impairment and have large print for visually impaired voters. For someone who is totally blind, there is a keypad. Paralyzed voters can cast their ballots with a disposable straw using a “sip and puff” device like those used by quadriplegics to operate a wheelchair.
The $7,000 automatic ballot marking device, manufactured by Avante, only marks individual ballots. The votes are later tabulated by the Board of Elections staff. Two inspectors have received training to help voters use the machine.
“The new machine is a stopgap measure until the county gets permanent machines in a year to replace its current lever-operated machines. Lever operated machines will still be used in the primaries and national elections in November,” Democratic Commissioner Carol A. Franklin said.
“While the machines are band-aid fixes to tie us over until the state can decide what machine we should purchase, we were happy to learn that components of them can be used later. So, they aren’t a total waste,” Republican Commissioner Harriet Jenkins said.
Anyone curious about the device may visit the Board of Elections office in Norwich at the County Office Building from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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