Finding A Common Thread Of Racial and Social Justice In 1988 and 2024 By John McNamara The 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) that nominated Kamala Harris for President last week brought many comparisons to conventions past. Not many delegates, however, were looking back. Delays in getting to the convention on chartered busses and through TSA-type … Continue reading A Tale Of Two Democratic Conventions
Category: Voting Rights
“Precise” Wording Requirement On City Charter Referendums Introduced For A Second Year
New Britain Lawmakers, LWV Members Back "Fair" Ballot Legislation By John McNamara Legislation to ensure specific wording on local referendum questions has been proposed for a second year at the Connecticut General Assembly's Government Administration and Elections Committee (GAE). The GAE Committee will consider House Bill 5494 that would establish "standards" for city charter amendment … Continue reading “Precise” Wording Requirement On City Charter Referendums Introduced For A Second Year
From The State House: To Vote Or Not To Vote And When?
Legislators Get "Rennied" Twice For Filing Bill On "Compulsory" Universal Voting Courant Columnist Kevin Rennie has skewered the co-sponsors of a bill that would "institute mandatory voting" to "incentivise civic engagement."not once but twice this month. Raising Rennie's ire is legislation that would require voters to cast a ballot or provide a valid reason for … Continue reading From The State House: To Vote Or Not To Vote And When?
New Britain Charter Question Sparks Legislation To Ensure “Clarity” On Local Ballot Referendums
Local, State League of Women Voters (LWV) Back Election Law Change Legislation to ensure specific wording on local referendum questions has been proposed by New Britain lawmakers in the 2023 Connecticut General Assembly. Proposed Bill 862 "to increase the clarity and simplicity of the language presented to voters in municipal referendum questions" will be considered … Continue reading New Britain Charter Question Sparks Legislation To Ensure “Clarity” On Local Ballot Referendums
In Lieu Of Early Voting CT Has A New AB Voting Option For The 2022 Election
The land of "steady habits" Is one of only four states without early voting but fear of COVID Gives Residents Another Way To Vote Without Going To The Polls By John McNamara A pandemic-inspired change in CT's Absentee Voting Law will be the closest residents will come to early voting in the November 8th mid-term … Continue reading In Lieu Of Early Voting CT Has A New AB Voting Option For The 2022 Election
Why Trump’s Party Rallies in New Britain
Mayor Stewart's former campaign headquarters is one of 20 "RNC Community Centers" in the nation where "Stop The Steal" workshops are occurring By John McNamara Ronna McDaniel, the national Republican Party's Chairperson and Donald Trump sycophant, made her way to New Britain this week to blast not one Democrat but all Democrats as favoring "greed, … Continue reading Why Trump’s Party Rallies in New Britain
New Britain Is Using Two Ballot Drop Boxes At City Hall For Now: Legislators Get Two More OK’d For Heavy Presidential Turnout
By John McNamara | nbpoliticus.com With absentee ballots expected to be mailed to voters in the coming days for the November 3rd Presidential Election, New Britain election officials are using two ballot drop boxes at New Britain City Hall. With an expected uptick in absentee voting because of COVID 19, two more have been made … Continue reading New Britain Is Using Two Ballot Drop Boxes At City Hall For Now: Legislators Get Two More OK’d For Heavy Presidential Turnout
Stuck in the 18th Century: State Constitution Impedes Voting By Mail, Early Voting
By John McNamara Pandemic Prompts Legislation To Allow Absentee Voting Option For All In November But Ballot Reforms Shouldn't Stop There Our license plates proudly proclaim Connecticut the “Constitution State” because the state constitution was one of the colonial documents that guided the Founders of the nation when they wrote the U.S. Constitution in 1787. … Continue reading Stuck in the 18th Century: State Constitution Impedes Voting By Mail, Early Voting
Turning Red To Blue: Charlotte Koskoff’s 2020 Congressional Campaign
By John McNamara In 1996, Plainville Attorney Charlotte Koskoff was the upstart nominee for CT's old 6th Congressional District against New Britain's Nancy Johnson, the entrenched incumbent considered unbeatable by pundits, consultants and especially national Democratic Party bosses who put only a pittance into the Koskoff campaign. By a razor-thin margin of 1,587 votes (C-Span … Continue reading Turning Red To Blue: Charlotte Koskoff’s 2020 Congressional Campaign
Will Erin Stewart Get Another Off The Books Push From An Absentee Landlord in 2017?
By John McNamara On the eve of the 2015 municipal election scores of tenants in New Britain got a notice about a possible rent increase from their landlord. It wasn't an official increase but a not so subtle endorsement of Mayor Erin Stewart who at the time was cruising to re-election for a second term. … Continue reading Will Erin Stewart Get Another Off The Books Push From An Absentee Landlord in 2017?
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