JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County Legislator Lori Cornell (D-Jamestown) has announced her candidacy for the Office of Chautauqua County Clerk. The two-term county legislator will make her second attempt to win the office after challenging incumbent Sandy … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Lawmakers to Address Legislature District Lines
MAYVILLE - - Lawmakers in Mayville tonight will take up the issue of amending the legislature’s district boundary lines. That after board of elections commissioner Norman Green announced earlier month that he would not approve of the plan approved … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Board of Elections Hit Snag in New Legislature District Lines
JAMESTOWN - The local election season is off to a rough start this year. On Thursday, the Chautauqua County Board of Elections met in a special meeting, with Democratic commissioner Norman Green and Republican Commissioner Brian Abram at odds over … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Republicans Court Three Potential Candidates for County Exec
MAYVILLE - The Chairman of Chautauqua County’s Republican Committee says there are three potential candidates his party is considering in the race for County Executive. Last week, current County Executive Greg Edwards made the surprising … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Democrats to Hold off on Announcing County Executive Candidate
MAYVILLE - For the first time in 16 years, the race for county executive in Chautauqua County will be an open seat. That has gone unnoticed by the county’s Democratic Party, which has made the decision to hold off on announcing its candidate for the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Dems to Announce Candidate for County Executive Next Week
Chautauqua County residents should know by the middle of next week who the democratic candidate will be for County Executive. That’s according to they county’s Democratic party chairman - Norman Green – who tells WRFA that his party intends to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County BOE to use New E-Poll Books Today in Fredonia Elections
JAMESTOWN - During today’s election in Fredonia, Chautauqua County Board of Elections will provide the very first state approved electronic poll book pilot. Currently voters in Chautauqua County sign in to vote using a pen and paper poll book that … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Forestville Central School Now Using County BOE Optical Scan Machines
MAYVILLE - Forestville Central School will be joining three other county school districts using paper ballot optical scan voting machines for school elections, announced the Board of Elections. Forestville will be joining Cassadaga Valley, Bemus … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Board of Elections Announces Final 2012 Election Numbers
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Board of Elections has announced the certified final vote totals for the Nov. 6, 2012 General Election. A total of 53,183 voters turned out for the election and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney carried … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Election Officials Report Positive Election Day Turnout
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County election officials were pleased with voter turnout on Election Day and the fact that everything ran smoothly at all the county’s 124 election districts. Democratic Election Commissioner Norman Green spoke with WRFA on … [Read more...]