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During the dog days of summer, many people are more apt to relax on vacation than to think about whom they plan to vote for in the upcoming elections, never mind how they can help ensure voters’ rights at the polling place.
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8/11/22
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With school board elections and the June primary for the Assembly, it seems we’re making more trips to our polling precinct than we might make to the gym.
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8/4/22
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As a former elected official, I am frequently asked who has the toughest job in America. Most often, I answer either . . .
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6/30/22
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We don’t typically endorse at the primary level — or at the gubernatorial level. But then again, Tom Suozzi is not a typical candidate. Not only is he from Long Island; he’s also from Nassau County — an important distinction from Kathy Hochul and Jumaane Williams. He understands the needs of Long Island communities and wants to make sure those needs are not overlooked.
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6/23/22
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Many voters may believe election season gets under way in early fall and ends on Election Day in November. That’s the way it might have been . . .
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4/7/22
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Bruce Blakeman’s first public act as Nassau County executive-elect, in the second week of December, was one of rebellion.
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1/6/22
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The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections.
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By Alan Singer
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12/23/21
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Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, retained his Election Night lead over Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran after all absentee ballots were counted on Nov. 15, finishing with a 2,150-vote lead.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/16/21
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If Election Day 2021 proved anything, it’s that Long Island voters shouldn’t be taken for granted.
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By Ronald J. Rosenberg
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11/11/21
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As of Wednesday morning, Republicans in Nassau County-wide races were inching toward a GOP sweep.
As the Herald went to press, Bruce Blakeman, the Republican Town of Hempstead councilman, had surged past incumbent Democrat Laura Curran in the race for county executive, with nearly all precincts reporting. At press time, an official winner had not been declared, but Blakeman had 52 percent of the vote to Curran’s 47 percent. Close to 20,000 absentee ballots remained to be counted, however.
On Wednesday, Curran was not conceding, saying, "This is not over, and we must trust the process."
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By Andrew Garcia and Scott Brinton
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11/4/21
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