RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Voters in Virginia and New Jersey gave Democratic gubernatorial candidates large victories Tuesday and sent a clear message of rebuke to Republican President Donald Trump. In Virginia’s hard-fought contest, Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam defeated Republican ...

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Democrats swept Virginia and New Jersey’s governor’s races, incumbents came out on top in several big-city mayoral races and voters in Maine said they wanted to join 31 other states in expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. A rundown ...

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Republican Party chairmen have picked a replacement to fill a position formerly held by Bill Nojay, who won his primary election Tuesday, days after killing himself. GOP chairmen from Monroe, Livingston and Steuben counties Wednesday selected former state Assemblyman Joseph ...

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New York residents have one more month if they need to register to vote in November. The state deadline to register in time for the upcoming presidential election is Oct. 14. Election Day is Nov. 8. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is ...

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NEW YORK — The FBI is warning state officials to boost their election security in light of evidence that hackers targeted related data systems in two states. In a confidential “flash” alert from its cyber division, first reported by Yahoo ...

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In a surprising decision delivered by Chief Justice John Roberts, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state rules forbidding judicial candidates from personally asking donors for campaign money. The case arose in Florida, where there is a Code of Judicial Conduct, ...

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The League of Women Voters of the Rochester Metropolitan Area has launched Vote411.org, an electronic voter guide, for primary races in Monroe County.

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Turning in early on this Monday night was not an option, at least not for Gates Town Justice Peter P. Pupatelli. Four times his phone rang for arraignments, but that’s just one of the occupational hazards that come with a ...

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The Farmington Republican candidates for the November elections have secured more than the required signatures from town-registered Republicans on designating petitions to be placed on the ballot for the fall elections, according to Bonnie Lew, chairperson of the town’s Republican ...

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Caroline Morrison felt like now was the time to move forward in her career, and to continue serving the community. Rochester City Court Judge John E. “Jack” Elliott felt like now was the time to continue doing what he has ...

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Supreme Court, Monroe County Not for Profit Law — Elections Write in Candidates — By-laws Buholtz v. Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc. 2013/01909 Judge Fischer Background: The petitioner, a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, commenced a proceeding pursuant to Section ...

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A change to a federal law could help avert situations that muddied elections in the most recent Rochester mayoral race and district attorney races in Monroe and Livingston counties. The Hatch Act Modernization Act was signed into law late in ...

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