Inspector Gotcha was involved in the board of election mailing. Despite the fact that it was a Dem primary- they had to mail every household with the notification, in case people wanted to switch parties. Of course, graphic design is NOT the BOE’s specialty. So- 938 people got their original absentee request returned- and asked Read More
I got my absentee ballot today. Lots to fill out on the outside of the envelope- lots of places where the Board of Elections can start asking questions. Didn’t check this box- fill this in right- we’ll toss it. I’ll be extra careful- in fact, I’ll make a video of the process for people to Read More
The signatures were good. The petition was turned in on time. The issue is what day did I declare my candidacy? My answer: I’ve never declared my candidacy, the Board of Elections declares my candidacy. Today they rejected it- because I put the date of turn-in on my petitions instead of some arbitrary date in Read More
The Board of Elections is a funny place. There are two of everything- and they should be color coded. It’s our crazy way of running elections- where we put the two parties in charge- who then make it their sole goal to keep any other parties or independents out of the action. A disconcerting recent Read More
I’ve said that the petition process for the City of Dayton is flawed for many reasons- and now we can add one more: it appears you can name anyone to your nominating committee, with or without their consent, as long as they are a registered voter in the city: The law director today responded with Read More
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