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Tag Archives: voting
YAY! I voted!
Like you, I have been waiting for this moment for 4 years. I have never seen voting lines like this, not in 20 years, not in sleepy East Hampton after the summer crowds are long gone. Newsday and the Press … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 elections, Coronavirus, Fair elections, long island, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged by mail, early, East Hampton, voting
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Voters Should Not Be Intimidated
Submitted by Francesca Rheannon: By Sean Morales-Doyle , Daniel I. Weiner , Wendy R. Weiser , Michael German , Elizabeth Goitein . From The Brennan Center Last Updated: October 7, 2020 Published: October 6, 2020 As Election Day nears, President … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 elections, Civil Rights, Coronavirus, Courts, democrats, disenfranchisement, DOJ, Fair elections, GOP, police, public health, Trump, Uncategorized, Voter Fraud, voting by mail, Zeldin
Tagged intimidation, polling stations, polls, safety, voters, voting
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Early Voting
I can’t wait. Voting in NY State and Suffolk county starts on October 24th, a little over 1 month from now! In contrast to absentee ballots and voting by mail, there seems less risk of your vote not being counted … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Coronavirus, disenfranchisement, East Hampton, Fair elections, long island, Nancy Goroff, voting by mail
Tagged early voting, mail-in, voting, voting by mail
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Early Voting in Suffolk County, NY
Useful info from the Board Of Elections website for the Democratic Primary Election: https://suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/BOE/Early-Voting-Sites-6-23-2020 I strongly urge either early voting or mailing in your absentee ballot. This is because they are expecting a huge turn out: about 40,000 voters compared … Continue reading
Posted in Fair elections, Uncategorized, voting by mail
Tagged elections, primary election, voting, voting early
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Voting for Delegates
We received our mail-in ballots. I asked whether we should vote for all 6 delegate candidates. It is confusing for many of us. For example, under Biden’s name, there are 6 candidate delegates listed, see above. I had received different … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, voting by mail
Tagged delegates, democrats, elections, primary, voting
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Voting in the Pandemic Era: Safety First.
Safety First (in the Southampton Press) As the officers of the Southampton Town Democratic Committee, we wanted to share some thoughts about the controversial decision to cancel the New York State Presidential Primary. We understand that there are Democrats who … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Fair elections, Health Care, Southampton, Uncategorized
Tagged Board of Elections, Cuomo, Election, new york state, safety, suffolk county, voting
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Census 2020
Via Dr. Eve Krief on Facebook. #Census2020 The Census starts arriving in mailboxes today! Complete by mail, online or by phone . Our responses will determine the allocation of crucial federal funding our communities rely on! https://2020census.gov/en.html Note: Vox: “It … Continue reading
Posted in census, long island, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged census, representation, voting
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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
Published recently in the Western Edition of the SH Press. A short count of Lee Zeldin’s ways: 6/3/2015: Lee Zeldin voted YES—(HR 2578: Massie amendment) to restrict the ability of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, to regulate the sale … Continue reading
Talk is Cheap Mr. Zeldin
From James Ewing: A reminder of where Lee Zeldin stands on the environment. The Scorecard as per the League of Conservation Voters. To get the specifics on each vote go their website and click on the “vote name”: http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/lee-zeldin Green … Continue reading
The All-important Numbers for NY CD-1
Let’s look at the important numbers in NY CD-1. Demographics: Table I (Source: Ballotpedia, based on 2010 census) Population 720,071 Gender 49.6% Male, 50.4% Female Race 87.7% White, 4.6% Black, 3.5% Asian Ethnicity 12.8% Hispanic Unemployment 6.60% Median household income … Continue reading
Posted in Brookhaven, Congress, GOP, long island, Politics, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged CD-1, Politics, predictions, turnout, voting
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Participate in Our Democracy
Tuesday November 7th is Election Day. Please go out and vote! In East Hampton, we will be voting for Town Supervisor, Town Board, Town Trustees and county wide offices including Suffolk County District Attorney and Suffolk County Legislator. If you … Continue reading
Posted in disenfranchisement, East Hampton, Town Board, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged Bishop, participation, voting, Zeldin
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Let’s Vote
Letter to the Editor in the East Hampton Star Oct. 26, 2017 “Self-Defeating” With two weeks to go, anecdotal evidence suggests that many potential voters in our region: 1. don’t know much, if anything, about individual candidates; 2. are unaware … Continue reading
Posted in disenfranchisement, East Hampton, Town Board, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged democracy, demographics, elections, participation, voting
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