RANDOLPH - Democratic Congressional Candidate Ian Golden of Ithaca is the winner of this past weekend’s western southern tier Democratic straw poll for New York’s 23rd Congressional District. According to party officials, nearly 200 Democrats … [Read more...]
Dem Chair Calls Out Young for Distributing Campaign Style Literature with Taxpayer Money
JAMESTOWN - The chairman of the Chautauqua County Democratic Committee is taking Sen. Catherine Young’s (R-Olean) office to task for sending out campaign-style mailers using taxpayer money, less than a month before the General Election. Chairman … [Read more...]
JCC Political Science Professor Offers Thoughts on Changing Legislature’s Term Length
JAMESTOWN - The effort to increase the term lengths for members of the Chautauqua County Legislature will go be up for a vote later this week in Mayville. Last month the legislature introduced three separate amendments to the Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
County Legislature to Consider Salary Increases for Executive, Clerk, and Sheriff; Increasing Term Lengths
MAYVILLE - The term length for members of the Chautauqua County Legislature could be getting longer, and the salary for the county executive, county sheriff and county clerk could also be seeing an increase. The Chautauqua County Legislature will … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County BOE Commissioner Reacts to Primary Day 2016
MAYVILLE - Primary Day 2016 was a success in Chautauqua County. That’s the assessment from Chautauqua County Democratic Board of Election Commissioner Norman Green, who spoke with WRFA on Wednesday to provide a recap of Tuesday’s vote. LISTEN … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua County BOE Commissioner Discusses 2016 Presidential Primary
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA Public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County Board of Elections Commissioner Norman Green on Wednesday, April 20 to get details on voter turnout for the 2016 Presidential Primary. The two … [Read more...]
Primary Voting is for ‘Members Only’ in New York State
NEW YORK - A reminder for all registered voters in New York - our state holds a closed primary system, meaning if you are not a registered member of the Democratic or Republican parties, you can’t vote in the New York State Presidential Primary on … [Read more...]
Democrats and Republicans Head to the Polls for Historic NY Primary Day
It’s Presidential Primary Day in New York State and for the first time in a generation the results from today's race will play an important role in the national race for both parties. Registered Republicans across New York will choose between … [Read more...]
Clinton in Buffalo on Friday for Campaign Rally, Trump Schedule’s Buffalo Rally for April 17
BUFFALO - The race to the presidential primary election day for New York State is underway. The primary won’t be taking place until Tuesday, April 19, but the major candidates have already started stumping in areas of the Empire State, with … [Read more...]
County’s Top Democrat Blasts Clinton, Sanders for Not Selecting Local Party Member as Delegate Candidate
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Democratic Committee Chair Norman Green is blasting both the Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders campaigns for failing to include Chautauqua County in its delegate selection process. “We are the biggest county, with the … [Read more...]
