Today's Ithaca Journal editorial questions New York State's habit of letting elections fall all over the calendar, with elections in March, May, November, and whenever. It's definitely a strange problem to have to convince people that there's an election going on, and I have to admit I find the idea very appealing. I'm not entirely sure what the mechanics would look like, because of the ways that boundaries don't align neatly, but I suspect that it wouldn't be very hard to figure out a saner way of holding elections.
The Monitor reports a strange-sounding accident at 79 and Brooktondale Road.
There's also a report on the state's new Project Sunlight, which I hope will let citizens break down the intricate webs of connections that make New York State politics such a mess.
Update: I missed this letter from Elizabeth Elser about a naturalization ceremony speaker.
Posted by simon at December 6, 2007 8:07 AM in Ithaca Journal , politics (local) , politics (state)