Election Day Is Every Tuesday 11/15
Saturday, this time.
Yes it is Saturday and yes polls close in about 4 hours, but hopefully this can help someone who forgot to vote or didn’t know there was an election.
We’re looking at races in Louisiana and Massachusetts. The Louisiana ones are a pretty big deal.
Let’s begin!
And, of course, thanks so much to Nancy for finding all this info!
Louisiana
Orleans Parish Special Election/Runoff
Clerk, Criminal District Court
Calvin Duncan – DEMOCRAT – Priorities: Ensure crime evidence and case records are properly stored, digitize all records, implement a strict chain of custody to prevent misplacing or tampering with evidence. Make records available online, implement online filing, help everyday people navigate the court system. Secure voting machines and preserve all election records, protect against any attempts at election interference or political intimidation, bring the community clear and accurate information
Darren Lombard – DEMOCRAT, incumbent – Priorities: full digital transformation, remote filing, case tracking, viewing, paperless transition, cloud-based system for emergencies, instant protective order updates, better evidence security and chain of custody, faster case processing, support for vote anywhere tech and Sunday early voting, paper backup for recounts
New Orleans Councilmember – District A
Holly Friedman – DEMOCRAT – Priorities: Expand public dashboards, streamline permitting, invest in staff training, target nuisance properties, track crime trends, improve safety and cleanliness in key commercial corridors
Aimee McCarron – DEMOCRAT – Priorities: maintain lights and tackling blight, rebuild law enforcement by hiring more citizens and modernizing technology, hold judges, the DA and Sheriff accountable. Hold weekly office hours in the community,
Councilmember – District E
Jason Hughes – DEMOCRAT
Cyndi Nguyen – DEMORAT, incumbent
Most elections are propositions. I’d write them all out, but Ballotpedia laid them out really well, and I don’t think I could do a better job.
There are proposition elections in: Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, Lincoln, Livingston, Natchitoches, Orleans, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, St. Bernard, St. John, St, Landry, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, and Winn.
If you live in one of these parishes, and you haven’t gone to vote, do so now!
Massachusetts
Plymouth County
Abington
Select Board
Nicole Emery – Priorities: affordability and responsible budgeting, increasing commercial tax revenue and adjustments to budget line items, cautious about bringing in government run businesses that would not generate tax revenue, retain small town feel, address water capacity issues, utilize Union Point for commercial development, attract new businesses, control costs while supporting responsible growth, strengthen public safety by ensuring first responders have resources necessary, tackle the issue of trash collection while keeping costs affordable
Michael Lavery - Priorities: keeping Abington safe, affordable and communal by shrinking the senior housing waiting list, making housing accessible and affordable so people can save for a downpayment on a house, make sure people have access to food through resources such as public gardens. Provide access to a full-time social worker to help struggling families find resources for mental health, food, job hunting and housing. Create pride in Abington by creating a town that is welcoming, pays teachers enough to live in town, a town where everyone can buy a home and retire and enjoy Abington in their golden years.
Okay, so hopefully this helps someone, even though voting is over soon.
Remember your vote is your voice and that voice is your superpower!