County Elections Commissioner In NY Committed Voter Fraud, Feds Say County Elections Commissioner In NY Committed Voter Fraud, Feds Say
County Elections Commissioner In NY Committed Voter Fraud, Feds Say One of two men tasked with overseeing elections in a New York county was led into a federal courtroom in Albany wearing handcuffs Tuesday, Sept 13, accused of voter fraud. Rensselaer County’s Republican Elections Commissioner, Jason Schofield, age 42, of Troy, was indicted on 12 counts charging him with using other people’s names and dates of birth to fraudulently apply for absentee ballots. Schofield submitted the applications on the New York State Board of Elections website for elections held in Rensselaer County in 2021, prosecutors said. Earlier Report: Troy City Council Member A…
These Are Top Issues For NY Voters, Brand-New Statewide Poll These Are Top Issues For NY Voters, Brand-New Statewide Poll
These Are Top Issues For NY Voters, Brand-New Statewide Poll New Yorkers have a near-universal consensus about what concerns the state faces, according to a newly released poll. Crime and economic issues - including jobs, inflation, and taxes - are the top issues mentioned by voters as the most important to them in deciding which candidate to support in the 2022 gubernatorial race in New York. The complete Siena College poll can be found here. According to the poll, 25 percent of voters said that crime will be the single most important issue in determining which candidate gets their support in November, with economic issues coming in second at appro…
Marylin Mosby Won't Get Her Speedy Trial After All: Reports Marylin Mosby Won't Get Her Speedy Trial After All: Reports
Marylin Mosby Won't Get Her Speedy Trial After All: Reports Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby was hoping for a quick trial ahead of the upcoming election. She and her attorney made that request repeatedly, according to WBFF. Looks like Mosby's wish has not been granted, as her trial has been postponed until September 2022. The trial was pushed off on Tuesday, April 5 after concerns were raised about whether both the defense and prosecution would be prepared for the May 2 deadline, WJZ reports. "What I'm asking for is that I be tried right now because I know that I'm innocent and the citizens of Baltimore deserve to know that as well be…
Son Of Bergen County Executive Charged With Impersonating Police Officer In Florida Son Of Bergen County Executive Charged With Impersonating Police Officer In Florida
Son Of Bergen County Executive Charged With Impersonating Police Officer In Florida The son of Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco was arrested on charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer on Route 95 in Florida, authorities said. James J. Tedesco IV, 43, of Nanuet had an NYPD jacket and DEA hat with him, as well as two AR-15 rifles, 1,139 rounds of ammo and a bag loaded with gas mask equipment and suits, when he was stopped on the southbound interstate in Vero Beach shortly after 4:30 p.m. Monday, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said. He was arrested, processed and sent to the county jail about 2½ hours later, records show. Tedesco posted a $26,000 b…
Republican Wins Somers Supervisor Race, Democrat Takes Cortlandt Post, Peekskill Elects Mayor Republican Wins Somers Supervisor Race, Democrat Takes Cortlandt Post, Peekskill Elects Mayor
Republican Wins Somers Supervisor Race, Democrat Takes Cortlandt Post, Peekskill Elects Mayor The votes have been counted in Northern Westchester and there are several new faces set to take office. In Peekskill, Cortlandt, and Somers, new leaders have been chosen after they declared victory on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Earlier story - Republican Challenger Kevin McConville Defeats Robert Langley In Putnam County Sheriff Race In Somers, Republican Robert Scorrano topped Democrat Stephanie Keegan 3,668 to 2,412, while in Cortlandt, incumbent Councilman Richard Becker held his seat easily, taking 60 percent of the vote over Republican challenger Laurie Abbate Ryan. …
County Executive In Hudson Valley To Run For Congress County Executive In Hudson Valley To Run For Congress
County Executive In Hudson Valley To Run For Congress One of the Hudson Valley's top elected officials is throwing his hat in the ring as he takes a run at a seat in Congress. Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has filed to be a candidate in the race for New York’s 19th Congressional District, challenging incumbent first-term Democratic Rep. Antonio Delgado. The district includes parts of the Hudson Valley and Catskills, including portions of Dutchess, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster counties and parts of Broome, Montgomery, and Rensselaer counties. Over the weekend, Molinaro, a three-term C…
Republican Takes Fairfield County State Senate Seat In District Biden Won By 25 Points Republican Takes Fairfield County State Senate Seat In District Biden Won By 25 Points
Republican Takes Fairfield County State Senate Seat In District Biden Won By 25 Points A Republican candidate from Connecticut was elected to the State Senate to reclaim a seat for the GOP in a special election in a district that was overwhelmingly won by President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Ryan Fazio was elected to the seat in Fairfield County on Tuesday, Aug. 17 in the 36th District in a special election that was forced by the resignation of Democrat Alex Kasser, who cited a contentious divorce from a top Morgan Stanley executive last year as a reason to step down. According to the GOP, the 36th Senate District was overwhelmingly won by Biden in 2020 by…
New Poll Shows Majority Of New Yorkers Want Cuomo To Resign New Poll Shows Majority Of New Yorkers Want Cuomo To Resign
New Poll Shows Majority Of New Yorkers Want Cuomo To Resign New Yorkers have turned on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and are calling for his resignation, according to a newly released poll. A Marist poll conducted on Tuesday, Aug. 3 following the release of the Attorney General’s report into sexual harassment claims made against the governor found that 59 percent of New Yorkers are calling for Cuomo’s resignation. Of those polled, 52 percent of registered Democrats want Cuomo to resign, while 77 percent of Republicans are calling for the governor to step away from Albany. According to pollsters, 32 percent of New Yorkers believe that Cuomo should finish out t…
Embattled Former Mayor In Westchester Barred From City Comptroller Ballot Embattled Former Mayor In Westchester Barred From City Comptroller Ballot
Embattled Former Mayor In Westchester Barred From City Comptroller Ballot Despite petitioning through much of the spring, former Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas’ attempts to get on the Democratic primary ballot for city comptroller has been rejected by a Supreme Court judge. Following two days of hearings, state Supreme Court Justice Mary Smith ruled that Thomas’ petition to overturn the Westchester Board of Elections’ rejection of his nominating committee was not specific enough. Thomas required 300 valid signatures to get on the ballot, with the former mayor having filed petitions with more than 1,000 last month, hundreds of which were challenged by District …
Republicans Turn To Candidate Who Hopes To Be Westchester's First Female County Executive Republicans Turn To Candidate Who Hopes To Be Westchester's First Female County Executive
Republicans Turn To Candidate Who Hopes To Be Westchester's First Female County Executive Republicans in Westchester have tapped a candidate to take on incumbent Democratic County Executive George Latimer in the 2021 election. Longtime county employee Christine Sculti will look to upset Latimer in the November election, though she has never run for office, having formerly served under former County Executive Rob Astorino and former Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone in differing capacities. The Westchester Republican County Committee noted that if she were elected, Sculti would be the first woman to hold the position, and the first nominated by a major party to run for the office. “Our…
Passing Of An NJ Republican Icon: State Senator Gerald Cardinale Dies At 86 Passing Of An NJ Republican Icon: State Senator Gerald Cardinale Dies At 86
Passing Of An NJ Republican Icon: State Senator Gerald Cardinale Dies At 86 State Sen. Gerald Carindale, a Bergen County conservative who served longer than any other Republican New Jersey lawmaker in history, died Saturday. A dentist by trade, Cardinale had battled health issues over the past year while seeking an unprecedented 13th term to the Legislature. He died at Hackensack Merdian Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood (not COVID-related), a week shy of his 87th birthday. “It is with deep sadness that I learned this morning of the passing of my friend and longtime colleague Senator Gerald Cardinale,” wrote state Rep. Holly Schepisi. The Brooklyn-born Demarest…
COVID-19: New Poll Reveals Cuomo Favorability Rating Among New Yorkers COVID-19: New Poll Reveals Cuomo Favorability Rating Among New Yorkers
Covid-19: New Poll Reveals Cuomo Favorability Rating Among New Yorkers New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s favorability rating has held relatively steady, rising slightly during his handling of the pandemic, according to a new Siena College poll. The latest numbers found that Cuomo has a 57 percent favorability rating, with a 39 percent unfavorable rating, up 1 percent from the latest poll released in November. According to the poll, Cuomo’s job performance rating is up to a 56 percent favorability rate, while 63 percent of those polled approved of the governor’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the same as the earlier poll in November. As it stands, 48 percent of…