2013 elections
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 - 11:35 am
In the rural Catskills, 2013 was the Year of the Absentee Voter.
On Nov. 5, Election Day, dozens of races around the region were too close to call from the machine count alone. In a few of them, a count of the absentee and affidavit ballots reversed the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 - 4:29 pm
November 5 is coming up soon, but if you're still on the fence about who you'll be voting for, it's not too late to do a little pre-election research. On Saturday, October 26, voters in the Ulster County towns of Olive and Shandaken will have a chance to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2013 - 11:17 pm
Ulster County primary election results from Tuesday are in -- and in a few of the hottest races, incumbents kept their party lines against challengers.
In Woodstock, where challengers Lorin Rose and Terrie Rosenblum sought to unseat incumbent Jeremy... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2013 - 3:36 pm
Results are in for Tuesday's primaries in four Greene County towns: Athens, New Baltimore, Prattsville and Windham. All results are still unofficial, and with absentee ballots yet to be counted, the balance could shift in close races.
Prattsville's... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2013 - 1:01 pm
Unofficial results are in from Tuesday's primaries in eight Sullivan County towns: Bethel, Fremont, Liberty, Lumberland, Mamakating, Neversink, Thompson and Tusten. Absentee ballots have not yet been counted, and a few races are too close to call before... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2013 - 10:09 am
Five Delaware County towns held primary elections on Tuesday: Andes, Colchester, Delhi, Kortright and Middletown. Unofficial results are in for all five, although two races are close enough that absentee ballots that have yet to be counted could shift the... Read more