The League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area strives to help citizens be informed about issues and candidates. In this installment of “A Voter’s Guide to Elections,” we are focusing on misinformation and disinformation.…
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The featured speaker will be Michael Henrici, a commissioner of elections for the Otsego County Board of Elections.…
In a news brief from the MacGuire Benton campaign published last week, it was incorrectly stated that Jennifer Basile—Benton’s opponent in the race for Otsego County clerk—had challenged his nomination petitions to run as a candidate on the Customer Service Independent Party line in the upcoming election.…
Ashley Fassett explains why she submitted objections to petitions filed by Otsego County clerk candidate MacGuire Benton, and why she felt it was important to do so.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Hike Wilber Davis State Park with Adirondak Mountain Club COMMUNITY HIKE – 9:45 a.m. The community is invited for a group hike with the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondak Mountain Club. Please bring appropriate clothing, gear, and enough water to stay hydrated and be aware of your level of fitness. Contact hike leader for more information. This weeks hike will be at Betty and Wilber Davis State Park, Westford, with hike leader Sarah Patterson. (607)432-6284…
Many People Are Casting Votes Early By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – In 2018, the first year early voting was permitted, 340 people took advantage of it. This year, by noon Tuesday, Oct. 27, three days into early voting, 2,053 early-voting ballots had already been cast. “Saturday this year, more people voted early than in the entire nine days last year,” said Mike Henrici, Democratic county elections commissioner. Saturday, 544 people voted early; Sunday, 563; Monday, 796.…
WHAT’S GOING ON AT POST OFFICE? Governor: ‘Sweeping Reforms’ Clear Way For Absentee Voting 3 Ways Make It Easier To Get, Submit Trump-vs-Biden Ballots ALBANY – In what he termed “sweeping reform,” Governor Cuomo today signed a law that will make it easier for New Yorkers to vote by absentee ballot in this fall’s Presidential election. According to the Otsego County Board of Elections, the package: Expands the definition of “Temporary Illness” on absentee ballot applications to include avoiding contracting…
