Monday, April 23, 2012
Rhode Island holds its Presidential Primary tomorrow, Apr. 24. Here's where to find the info you need if you're voting in Newport.
In one of the final contests of the 2012 Presidential race, Rhode Island holds its primary vote tomorrow, Apr. 24. Here's a quick run-down of tomorrow's primary, including where you can find your local polling place: Where do I vote? Rhode Island Secretary of State Ralph Mollis's office mantains a Voter Information Center polling place search web site, where voters can find where to vote. Newport is in Congressional District 1, so all voters will have the same ballot, which the Secretary of State's office has posted here: 2012 Presidential Primary Ballot. What's the deal? A primary is one state's vote for candidates who are running for president, prior to the general election in November. It's also a vote for delegates to their …
Friday, January 27, 2012
The Middletown Republican Party meets today to discuss presidential candidates while the Democrats are having a signing event Saturday in Newport.
The Rhode Island Presidential Preference Primary is still three months away (April 24), but the deadline for candidates to apply to be on the ballot is tomorrow, and those candidates must then file 1,000 eligible Rhode Island voter signatures by Feb. 2 to qualify, according to the Office of the Rhode Island Secretary of State, A. Ralph Mollis, the official responsible for executing elections. As a result, there are activities on tap locally. As of this morning, the candidates who had filed to be on the Rhode Island presidential primary ballot were: Mark Callahan, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Buddy Roemer, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum, all Republicans; and Barack Obama, as the Democratic candidate, according to the Office of the …
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
The Councilor's number of votes captured in the Nov. 2 election held up during a recount on Nov. 10.
Second Ward Council Candidate Michael Farley had every right to ask for a recount, considering he came in just nine votes behind incumbent Justin McLaughlin in last Tuesday's election. But today, during a recount of the votes in Providence, Farley wasn't able to secure the extra votes he needed to slide past McLaughlin and win the seat. The recount got off to a late start. Originally scheduled for 2 p.m., Farley said it got delayed due to a recount for a Cumberland race. It finally started around 2:55 p.m. In the end, Farley reports, each candidate earned one extra vote, keeping the gap between them exactly the same as it was before. Farley says his extra vote was picked up in a precinct, while McLaughlin's was won through a mail ballot. …
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
The challenger has prepared a letter expressing his desire to have a recount, after losing by just seven votes Tuesday night.
The race for the Second Ward seat on Newport's City Council isn't over just yet. Challenger Michael Farley, who lost by just seven votes after the final tally Tuesday night, said on Wednesday that he e-mailed Newport Canvassing Clerk Richard O'Neill at 9:30 a.m. this morning indicating that he would like a recount in the Second Ward. Farley said he has prepared a handwritten letter to deliver to the canvassing officer no later than Thursday. Challenges for recounts must be made by next Tuesday (seven days after the general election). The Newport Canvassing Authority convened this morning at 11:30 a.m. to examine provisional ballots that could have tipped the race. O'Neill determined that there were five provisional ballots up for …
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A look at the results.
Newport voters' picks for Senator and House representatives closely resembled the numbers district-wide in all but one race - that of House District 72. Voters welcomed back Rep. J. Russell Jackson in District 73, with 74.9% of the vote, and Peter F. Martin in District 75, with 62.6%. The upset of the night was in District 72, where Rep. Amy Rice was unseated by her opponent, Daniel Reilly. Reilly earned 52.4% of the total votes, with Rice behind with 47.6%. In Newport alone, voters overwhelmingly picked Rice. However the final totals swung in her opponent's favor. In the Senate race, Newport's Democratic Incumbent Teresa Paiva-Weed won with 66% of the vote. Her opponent, Republican Geoffrey William Cook earned 34%. Here's a look at how …
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
The two challengers are in a tight race for the last seat on the school committee.
With provisional ballots yet to be counted, six of the seven Newport School Committee seats were solidified as of Tuesday night. In a race made up largely of incumbents, there were three new candidates vying for their chance to make it on the board: James Asbel, Lynn Ceglie, and Thomas Phelan. It appears that only Phelan has a chance to win, as he and Ceglie are in a close battle for the seventh spot, separated by just 22 votes by the end of Tuesday night. Canvassing Officer Rick O'Neill said provisional ballots will be opened and counted by the Canvassing Authority at its 11:30 a.m. meeting on Wednesday. Shortly before 11 p.m., Ceglie told Patch she was anxiously waiting to see the end result. "Things happen," she said. "Tom's been around…
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Second Ward incumbent Justin McLaughlin narrowly defeated Michael Farley Tuesday night, with just seven more votes. Leonard and Duncan are secure.
Times were tense Tuesday night as those vying for a seat on the Newport City Council anxiously tallied the results at their respective parties around the community. But perhaps no two candidates had it tougher than Justin McLaughlin and Michael Farley, both running neck-to-neck throughout the evening in their race for the Second Ward seat. By the end of the night, McLaughlin was ahead by just seven votes. The two candidates went back and forth at times, with Farley leading early on. "It was a tough, close race," Farley acknowledged late Tuesday. "I did about as much as I could possibly do. We talked about some good issues. I want to keep talking about the Homestead Tax Exemptions." Commenting on his loss by just seven votes — with …
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The bond allows for building a single elementary school for all of Newport's young students.
After months of debate, Newport voters spoke on Tuesday and approved the $30 million bond referendum for Claiborne Pell Elementary School. Supporters and opponents of the plan were stationed around the city at polling places Tuesday trying to convince voters to sway to their side. In the end, a majority of the voters — 56.3% — decided in favor of the plan to shut down the city's four existing elementary schools and construct a single elementary school for all students on the north side of town, about where Sullivan School currently sits. "Finally! Finally!" School Committee Chairwoman Jo Eva Gaines proclaimed after hearing the final results Tuesday night. Gaines, Superintendent John Ambrogi, and School Committee Members Sandra Flowers, …
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The 13 polling sites saw a steady voter stream in the morning. After a noontime lull, workers are gearing up for the late afternoon and evening rush. Ballot Question No. 5 is the most anticipated item locally.
Sustaining the Newport School Department for the financial long term is on Newport voters' minds as they hit the polls today. With parking scarce at some of the larger polling hubs around noontime, workers at the ward sites say they are gearing up for the late afternoon and evening rush. The polls opened at 8 a.m. and will close at 9 p.m. Visible at nearly every site are advocates and opponents to Ballot Question No. 5, which asks Newport voters to decide if the city should approve the $30 million bond referendum to build the Claiborne Pell Elementary School, thus consolidating all of Newport's elementary schools into one central building. Resident Ted Wrobel stood outside Newport Public Library this afternoon holding a sign that read "…
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Send your reports of what's going on at Newport's polling places to lindsay@patch.com.
Well, it's a chilly start to Election Day, with campaign workers bundled up outside the polling places and a steady stream of voters passing in and out. Supporters of City Council and School Committee candidates are out in force, but so too are those at the other end of the spectrum. At around 8 a.m. this morning, Newport firefighter James Rimoshytus was standing atop the steps of Thompson Middle School with a poster that had "Waluk" written in large red ink, with an "x" crossing out the name. Rimoshytus said he and other firefighters are out this morning making a statement about the terms of their contract negotiations, noting that Councilors Stephen Waluk and Justin McLaughlin "refused to negotiate with us, even though we made several …
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