The Red Hook Democrats and their families and supporters gathered together under the Red Hook Recreation Park Pavilion to celebrate Independence Day. Children ran beneath the sprinkler in the 90 degree heat while the adults enjoyed the chicken, burgers and hot dogs cooked up by Ed Blundell and the numerous dishes and desserts brought by the attendees. Many thanks to all who participated and to Micki Strawinski and Ed Blundell for organizing the event.
Democrats from Red Hook and elsewhere in Dutchess County gathered at the farm of Chris and Sarah Gilbert to salute longtime Democratic activists Glenn Goldstein and Susan Goodman Goldstein. Many thanks to all who attended and to Vicky Perry and Sarah Gilbert for organizing the event.
An important voting reform bill passed in the Assembly last week. New York State’s absentee ballot application will be simplified if it passes the State Senate, too. Only 5 members took the radical position to oppose the reform. Assemblyman Molinaro was one of the 5 “NO” votes.
The simplified form would require less personal supporting information, like the name of the voter’s physician – information that some voters might prefer not to provide on a publicly available document. And by eliminating the requirement for that information, the new law would also eliminate an excuse for election lawyers to throw out votes cast when that information wasn’t provided, by oversight or out of privacy concerns.