MAYVILLE - Sixteen and seventeen year old voters will legally pre-register to vote in New York State starting Jan. 1, 2020 due to voter enfranchisement laws passed in 2019 by the New York State Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. … [Read more...]
Republicans Secure Majority on Jamestown City Council, Dolce Will Likely be Named Council President in January
JAMESTOWN - For the first time in a dozen years the Jamestown City Council will be controlled by the Republican Party. On Monday, the Chautauqua County Board of Elections counted absentee and affidavit ballots for several close races from the Nov. … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Election Night 2019 – Board of Elections Interview
LISTEN AT WRFA'S SOUNDCLOUD PAGE WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Brian Abram and Norman Green, Chautauqua County Board of Elections Commissioners, on Election Night. … [Read more...]
Senate, Mayoral Race Highlight Election Day 2019
JAMESTOWN - It's election day in Jamestown, Chautauqua County and across New York State. Locally there are plenty of contested races on the ballot that will likely result in a better-than-average voters turnout for a local election … [Read more...]
Falconer Mayoral Candidate, Carroll Town Justice Candidate Withdrawal from November Elections
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Board of Elections says it has received campaign withdrawal notices from candidates for to local offices. Election commission Norm Green says Carmella Cantanese, the Republican candidate for Falconer mayor, and … [Read more...]
Democratic Candidate for City Council Ward 2 Pulls out of Race
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Board of Elections on Monday announced that Jamestown City Council Ward 2 candidate Thomas Vitale will no longer be running for office. Vitale sent a signed letter to election officials on Monday stating: It is … [Read more...]
GOP Mayoral Candidate In Violation of State Law for Not Reporting Campaign Finances On Time
JAMESTOWN - The Republican candidate for Mayor of Jamestown reportedly failed to report his campaign finance numbers with the state board of elections on three separate occasion. According to a media release sent out by Jamestown City Democratic … [Read more...]
Local Primaries See Better Voter Turnout than Past Years
MAYVILLE - The voter turnout for the 2019 Primaries on Tuesday was better than the historical average. That's according to Chautauqua County Election Commissioner Norm Green, who said turnout on Tuesday was twice as high as the board of elections … [Read more...]
Over 25,000 Chautauqua County Republicans Can Vote in Tuesday’s Primaries
JAMESTOWN - It's Primary Day across New York State and thousands of eligible voters in Chautauqua County will be heading to the polls Tuesday with several key races scheduled to take place both in Jamestown and in other communities across the region … [Read more...]
State Approves $25 Million in Funding to Help Address Election Law Changes
ALBANY - The Chautauqua County Board of Elections will likely get a boost in state aid to help cover the cost of electronic poll books and early voting. The money would come from $24.7 million that was recently allocated by the state Legislature … [Read more...]
