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Election Links & Tidbits

by Bill Dusty

A few resources for folks either curious or bored:

The election will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2007. If you have not already registered to vote, don’t bother going to the polls that day, as the final day to register to vote was October 17th, 2007. If you are not certain about your voting status, follow this link here to find out.

Absentee Ballots:
Absentee ballots are available at the Elections Office at City Hall. You may either fill out the form at the Office and cast your vote while there (if ou plan on being away on November 6th), or call by telephone to a request form be sent to you. For more information, follow this link – Elections Office.

Where & When to Vote:
If you are uncertain of which polling station to report to, follow this link here. Also, a list of polling stations can be found here. Polling stations will be open until 8:00pm on Nov. 6th (Tuesday).

City Council Candidates:
A list of city council candidates who will be on the ballot is located here. Note that all of the incumbents are listed first (otherwise in alphebetical order).

If you don’t know who is running for the Office of Mayor, you probably should not be voting in that category.

More information on voting in Springfield, MA, can be found on the Elections page at the City website [click here].

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City Council Candidate Websites & Interviews:

Karen Powell
Visit Powell’s website here. Also, see her Urban Compass interview here, and see Maureen Turner’s Valley Advocate story here.

John Lysak
Visit Lysak’s website here. Also see his Urban Compass interview here.

Patrick Markey
Visit Markey’s website here. Also see his Urban Compass interview here.

Gloria Defillipo
Visit Defillipo’s website here. Also see her Urban Compass interview here.

Bruce Stebbins
Visit Stebbins’ website here.

Mayoral Election Websites:
Charles V. Ryan – Campaign website
Domenic Sarno – Campaign website

All other candidates either have no online websites or interviews, or the SI was unable to locate them by press time.

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OTHER ELECTION STORIES:
- “Mayor in the Making” (Valley Advocate)
- “Ryan and Sarno Spar on the Issues” – (The Reminder)
- “Candidates Adress Golden Agers” (The Reminder)
- “Rook: State Owes Springfield $69 million” (The Reminder)
- “Candidate Powell reveals Her Plans for Old First Church” (The Reminder)
- “Tireless in Springfield” (Valley Advocate)
- “Coming in from the Cold” (Valley Advocate)

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Posted by Bill Dusty on Oct 25th, 2007 and filed under Cities & Towns, City Hall, Elections, Politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.