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Thursday, November 13, 2014
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| From left, attorney Allen Miskell, Anita Mullane, attorney J.R. Drexelius Jr., Republican Deputy Elections Commissioner Mike Carney, and Democratic board of elections clerk Lisa Gianquinto count absentee ballots this morning at the Niagara County Board of Elections. (HEATHER N. GRIMMER / ENP PHOTOGRAPHER) |
Mullane, a Democrat, held an election-night lead over Republican Patrick Feeley by a count of 556 votes to 534. However, there were still 75 ballots to count and 45 of them had been filed by registered Republicans, while only 20 were filed by Democrats, according to the Niagara County Board of Elections. Three were cast by registered Conservatives, four from people registered with the Independence Party and another three from voters with no affiliation.
If votes had broken down purely by party affiliation, Feeley would have won the seat, but as is the case in election-day votes, absentee ballot votes don't always break by party affiliation — although they do sometimes hold closer to them, as was the case this morning.
Mullane got an additional 31 votes from the absentee ballots, while Feeley picked up another 47. One ballot had no vote in the race, a pair — one for each candidate — were not cast properly, and four others had issues that needed to be resolved by the elections commissioners. However, they won't impact the end result of the race, which is a Mullane victory.
"There's not enough in there to make a difference," said John R. Drexelius Jr., the attorney representing Feeley during the vote count.
"That was a nail biter," Mullane said. She issued a statement on her victory, thanking her supporters and vowing to fight to return the city to financial stability.
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Friday, November 7, 2014
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BY SCOTT LEFFLER
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Although election day has come and gone, the race for 2nd Ward Alderman won't be decided until late next week.
As far as votes cast on Tuesday, Mullane bested Republican Patrick Feeley with 556 votes to Feeley's 534, a 22-vote lead for the Democrat. However, there are 75 absentee ballots remaining to be counted — a task that won't be completed until Thursday morning.
Of those 75 absentee ballots, 45 were filed by registered Republicans, while only 20 were filed by Democrats, according to the Niagara County Board of Elections. There were cast by registered Conservatives, four from people registered with the Independence Party and another three from voters with no affiliation.
The seat is currently being held by Republican Ron Franco, who was appointed when fellow Republican Anne McCaffrey ascended to the mayorship after Mike Tucker's resignation earlier this year.
Reached by phone Thursday night, Mullane said there's no point in worrying about the outcome now. "You can't do anything to change it."
"I respect what the voters decided," Mullane said, noting that whatever they decided, the decision has been made.
Mullane said she would be at the Board of Elections Thursday for the tallying of the absentee ballots.
Mullane said she would be at the Board of Elections Thursday for the tallying of the absentee ballots.
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Thursday, July 10, 2014
BY SCOTT LEFFLER
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Two city residents filed petitions with the Niagara County Board of Elections by the 5 p.m. deadline to run for the 2nd Ward Alderman seat being vacated by Ron Franco at the end of the year.
Anita Mullane, of Lindhurst Drive, filed petitions to run on the Democratic and Working Families lines, while Patrick Feeley submitted on the Republican, Independence and Conservative lines.
While they were the only people to file by 5 p.m., others petitions could still be submitted to the Board of Elections, provided they were sent via mail and have today's date postmarked on them.
Both Feeley and Mullane announced their candidacies on July 2, following an announcement by Franco that he would not be seeking election to the second half of the two-year term he was appointed to in March. The seat was formerly held by now-Mayor Anne McCaffrey, who vacated it and became mayor following the resignation of former Mayor Mike Tucker.
While neither has held office previously, Mullane has run for alderman twice before, while Feeley was one of eight people who expressed interest in the seat when McCaffrey vacated it earlier this year. Barring mailed petitions or having their own petitions voided — Thursday's filings are unofficial until declared valid by the Board of Elections — Feeley and Mullane will take their respective filed party designations to the general election on Nov. 4, where a new alderman will be selected from the two of them.
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Two city residents filed petitions with the Niagara County Board of Elections by the 5 p.m. deadline to run for the 2nd Ward Alderman seat being vacated by Ron Franco at the end of the year.
Anita Mullane, of Lindhurst Drive, filed petitions to run on the Democratic and Working Families lines, while Patrick Feeley submitted on the Republican, Independence and Conservative lines.
While they were the only people to file by 5 p.m., others petitions could still be submitted to the Board of Elections, provided they were sent via mail and have today's date postmarked on them.
Both Feeley and Mullane announced their candidacies on July 2, following an announcement by Franco that he would not be seeking election to the second half of the two-year term he was appointed to in March. The seat was formerly held by now-Mayor Anne McCaffrey, who vacated it and became mayor following the resignation of former Mayor Mike Tucker.
While neither has held office previously, Mullane has run for alderman twice before, while Feeley was one of eight people who expressed interest in the seat when McCaffrey vacated it earlier this year. Barring mailed petitions or having their own petitions voided — Thursday's filings are unofficial until declared valid by the Board of Elections — Feeley and Mullane will take their respective filed party designations to the general election on Nov. 4, where a new alderman will be selected from the two of them.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
BY SCOTT LEFFLERscott.leffler@eastniagarapost.com
With 2nd Ward Alderman Ron Franco announcing this evening that he will not seek election to the second half of his Common Council term, the city's Democrat and Republican parties both have candidates lined up for the seat already.
Anita Mullane, who has twice before ran for a seat on the Common Council — in 2005 for the 5th Ward seat and in 2009 for Alderman At Large — said this evening that she is circulating petitions for the 2nd Ward spot on the Democratic line.
Mullane says her math background is just what the city needs. A 14-year-employee of the Lockport City School District, she spent a decade as a math teaching assistant at North Park and will be a math teaching assistant at Charles Upson Elementary in the coming school year.
The Lindhurst Drive resident said "I don't know what happened down there. ... I hope I can turn it around."
"I've lived here all my life and I care about this city — and the people know that.
On the Republican side, Patrick Feeley, a retired Army officer and corporate vice president will be seeking the seat.
Feeley said this evening via press release: “The challenges facing our beloved city is enormous and daunting, but it’s time for a fresh perspective by individuals who recognize that our city budget must be trimmer and that city taxpayers cannot afford any more increases in taxes and fees.”
Feeley, who has lived on Regent Street for 28 years, said he believes the Common Council must reach a balance between supporting quality of life and using fiscal restraint.
A 1974 graduate of Niagara University, Feeley is a retired Army Officer with 21 years of service between active and reserve duty. He has worked for Prolift for 29 years, including as an operations manager with supervisory responsibilities of a sales budget in excess of three million dollars per year.
He is also seeking the Conservative and Independence Party endorsements.
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With 2nd Ward Alderman Ron Franco announcing this evening that he will not seek election to the second half of his Common Council term, the city's Democrat and Republican parties both have candidates lined up for the seat already.
Anita Mullane, who has twice before ran for a seat on the Common Council — in 2005 for the 5th Ward seat and in 2009 for Alderman At Large — said this evening that she is circulating petitions for the 2nd Ward spot on the Democratic line.
Mullane says her math background is just what the city needs. A 14-year-employee of the Lockport City School District, she spent a decade as a math teaching assistant at North Park and will be a math teaching assistant at Charles Upson Elementary in the coming school year.
The Lindhurst Drive resident said "I don't know what happened down there. ... I hope I can turn it around."
On the Republican side, Patrick Feeley, a retired Army officer and corporate vice president will be seeking the seat.
Feeley said this evening via press release: “The challenges facing our beloved city is enormous and daunting, but it’s time for a fresh perspective by individuals who recognize that our city budget must be trimmer and that city taxpayers cannot afford any more increases in taxes and fees.”
Feeley, who has lived on Regent Street for 28 years, said he believes the Common Council must reach a balance between supporting quality of life and using fiscal restraint.
A 1974 graduate of Niagara University, Feeley is a retired Army Officer with 21 years of service between active and reserve duty. He has worked for Prolift for 29 years, including as an operations manager with supervisory responsibilities of a sales budget in excess of three million dollars per year.
He is also seeking the Conservative and Independence Party endorsements.
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