Nov 13
by Janine Mack Redeemer Covenant Church in Liverpool was packed with voters this morning. Volunteers served cookies and cider to voters. The volunteers were busy on the phone calling the Onondaga County Board of Elections, because the redistricting had voters in the wrong polling places. There were about 30 voting stations at this location yet there …
Nov 13
by Janine Mack At North Central Assembly of God in Liverpool, there was a short line of ten people waiting to vote. There were ten voting stations. The church served coffee and tea. There was a bake sell in the front as people walked it. Men and women of all ages walked in the vote …
Nov 07
by Stephanie Bouvia When Heather Sheridan turned 18, the first thing she did was vote. Sheridan is now 37 and has never missed an election. “The way I see it, is if you don’t vote, you don’t have a right to complain,” said Sheridan, a Fayetteville resident and substance abuse counselor aide at Syracuse Behavioral …
Nov 07
By Stephanie Bouvia To Rebecca Chandler, 46, of Fayetteville, voting is all about change. “It’s just one opportunity to hopefully make a difference,” said Chandler, a Republican and certified nurse’s assistant at Menorah Park Group Residence in Fayetteville. Chandler voted Tuesday night at the Manlius Town Hall on Brooklea Drive in Fayetteville. Although Chandler declined …
Nov 07
By Stephanie Bouvia Katherine Lewis, 50, of Fayetteville, brought her 9-year-old son with her to vote because he’s learning about elections in school. “I want to teach him how we do this, and why it’s important,” said Lewis. Lewis, a Democrat and psychologist at Psychological Healthcare in Syracuse, voted Tuesday evening at Immaculate Conception Church …
Nov 07
By Stephanie Bouvia Michelle Klick, 37, of Fayetteville, brought her son, Jonathan, with her to vote because he asked to come. “My older son was very interested in the process, and he actually asked to come. I came late so that I could bring him,” said Klick, a Democrat and research nurse at Internists Associates …
Nov 06
By Debbie Truong Syracuse University students affected by Superstorm Sandy took advantage of the Bird Library polling site. Those affected by the superstorm, which ravaged parts of New York City and New Jersey, could cast affidavit ballots at any of the state’s polling sites, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. As of noon Tuesday, election inspector Norm …
Nov 06
By Debbie Truong Students flooded polls at Syracuse University’s Bird Library Tuesday afternoon, carrying backpacks on their shoulders as they stopped between classes and studied from textbooks as they bided the approximately 45-minute wait. The 2012 election marks the first opportunity for most college-aged students to vote in a presidential election. And plenty are capitalizing on the …
Nov 06
By Jon Harris ELBRIDGE — Tom Carino Jr. is a senior accounting major in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. On Tuesday, however, he wasn’t at SU. He was here, in this suburb west of Syracuse. “I’ve got a couple exams but I made it a point to come up here,” said Carino, 21, …
Nov 06
By Allison Nachman ONONDAGA (DEMOCRACY IN ACTION) - For many voters this election day is about the economy. Voters at the town of Onondaga town hall have been arriving in high numbers since the doors opened at 6 a.m. this morning. Polling officials said the turnout this year has been particularly high, compared to other years. …
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