Category Archives: Weekly Wonk

Welcome to this week’s episode of Wonky Wednesday.  As a part of my ongoing voter education efforts I am doing a weekly blog doing a dive into registration data for the races on the ballot on the 2020 ballot.  Onondaga County has undergone tremendous change throughout the last decade.  These changes have given Democrats enrollmentContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday AD 126th”

In this week’s Wonky Wednesday I take a look at the Onondaga County Family Court Judge race.  Both of the Family Court judge seats that are up this year are open seats, meaning no incumbent.  The Family Court Judge position runs county wide but this year there is a bit of a twist. When multipleContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday:  Onondaga County Family Court Judge”

As a service to provide information to the voters of Onondaga County I present my fourth installment of Wonky Wednesday.  Each Wednesday I am going to do a post on my Tumble blog focusing on registration data in Onondaga County.  The last 4 years have proven to reshape Onondaga County and New York State. TheseContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday:  NY Senate 50th District”

As a service to provide information to the voters of Onondaga County I present my third installment of Wonky Wednesday.  Each Wednesday I am going to do a post on my Tumble blog focusing on registration data in Onondaga County.  The last 4 years have proven to reshape Onondaga County and New York State. TheseContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday:  NY Senate District 53”

As a service to provide information to the voters of Onondaga County I present my second installment of Wonky Wednesday.  Each Wednesday I am going to do a post on my Tumble blog focusing on registration data in Onondaga County.  The last 4 years have proven to reshape Onondaga County and New York State. TheseContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday:  Syracuse City Court Judge”

Welcome to a new feature of my voter education series Wonky Wednesday.  Each Wednesday I am going to do a post on my Tumble blog focusing on registration data in Onondaga County.  The last 4 years have proven to reshape Onondaga County and New York State. These changes have made Democrats more competitive in traditionallyContinue reading “Wonky Wednesday:  #NY24 Congressional District”

I have spent most of my Saturday night and Sunday trying to find the time and energy to write my Sunday thoughts column.  I was going to write about the lifespan of an absentee ballot to combat some of the myths of mail in voting fraud.  I will save that for another day.  Today thatContinue reading “Sunday thoughts:  Try to listen, find ways to help, have the courage to follow.”

Throughout Onondaga County and most of New York state absentee ballot applications are hitting about 5 million voter’s mailboxes.  This is the first time in New York State electoral history that voters will be getting this type of outreach.  It is Governor Cuomo’s response to the COVID-19 epidemic and an attempt to make voting safer.Continue reading “Sunday thoughts:  Everything you need to know about absentee voting in New York in 2020”

The COVID-19 scare has reshaped how we think of just about everything in normal life. Elections are of course part of this re-imagining of American life.  Large gatherings with at-risk elderly poll workers is a nightmare scenario for the current pandemic.  We have had states postpone elections hoping the pandemic will abate later this summer.Continue reading “Sunday Thoughts:  New York’s path to Vote by mail will take several years, but can start this year.”

Sunday Thoughts:  What to expect for the June elections and changes in absentee voting in New York This week Governor Cuomo made more changes to Election Law for the June 23rd primary elections. The last two months have been a whirlwind for election officials as we have tried to chart a path forward during the COVID-19Continue reading “Sunday Thoughts:  What to expect for the June elections and changes in absentee voting in New York”