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3 hours ago
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Uber's super PAC could face fines over mailer for NYC Councilwoman Julie Menin
Uber's super PAC — which is spending heavily on local legislative elections this year — could face fines ranging in the thousands of dollars for failing to disclose it sent out mailers to hundreds of Manhattanites urging them to support City Councilwoman Julie Menin's reelection bid. The pamphlet, a photo of which was provided to the Daily News by a source who received it in the mail, displays a picture of Menin next to text bubbles reading, 'Listen to parents, to teachers, to students — Julie Menin knows that's how we create great schools. Vote by June 24.' The back of the mailer says, 'Paid for by Uber NY PAC.' But records show the PAC hadn't as of this week reported the expenditure to the city Campaign Finance Board. Uber spokesman Josh Gold confirmed Tuesday his ride-sharing company's eponymous PAC didn't report the mailer to the Campaign Finance Board within a week of disseminating it as required by law. Gold blamed the lapse on an 'inadvertent administrative error' and noted records confirm the PAC did disclose the mailer expenditure to the state Board of Elections, a step also required by law. Gold said Uber is working with the Campaign Finance Board to rectify the issue on that end. 'There's no intent to conceal,' Gold said. This year, Uber is spending on candidates it hopes will oppose a Council bill that would prohibit the company from locking drivers out of its app for more than 72 hours straight without a just cause. The issue of Uber drivers being locked out of the app has emerged since the city established a minimum wage for them that the company says puts it in a financially precarious situation as it has to pay them even when there's low rider demand. Due to the disclosure mishap related to the Menin mailer, Uber could face a relatively hefty fine. Under city laws, PACs can face fines amounting to 31% of the total spent on any given expenditure if six days pass after the reporting deadline and they still haven't disclose it to the Campaign Finance Board. As of Tuesday, Uber had passed the six-day threshold for reporting the Menin mailer. Meantime, the state Board of Elections records show Uber spent $25,561 on sending out the Menin mailer to hundreds of residents in her Upper East Side-based district. That means Uber could face a fine as large as $7,924, on top of any additional penalties the board could impose if Uber has been alerted to the reporting problems and not responded within one day. The source who provided a copy of the undisclosed Menin mailer filed a complaint with the Campaign Finance Board over the issue. An email obtained by The News confirms the board in response started 'evaluating' the complaint last Friday. A board spokesman declined to comment. Menin, who's a potential candidate for City Council speaker next year, didn't immediately return a request for comment. In total, Uber has spent $71,122 on Menin mailers to date. Most of that spending has been reported to the Campaign Finance Board, records show. The Uber PAC, which plans to shell out as much as $2.5 million on June 24 Council primaries, by law can't coordinate with Menin or other political candidates it's boosting with mailers, ads and other independent spending activities.
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a day ago
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New Jersey voters' guide for 2025
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — Primary day is right around the corner in New Jersey, when residents will cast their first ballots for the state's next governor. Almost a dozen candidates are vying for Gov. Phil Murphy's seat as the current governor reaches his term limit. More Local News Among those running are Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and Congressman Josh Gottheimer. To learn more about the candidates, watch PIX11's recent Democratic primary forum. Below is everything you need to know before you head to the polls on primary day. The primary election is on June 10 in New Jersey. Additionally, June 10 is the last day to submit mail-in ballots to the county Board of Elections or an authorized ballot drop box. Polls will open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. on primary day. Anyone who is in line at the time polls close will be allowed to vote. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State Residents must request mail-in ballots by June 3. That's also the last day for unaffiliated voters to declare their political party to receive a mail-in ballot. Ballots must be postmarked and sent back to the Board of Elections by June 10 to be counted. Early voting starts on June 3 and ends on June 8. More News: Politics New Jersey residents can find their designated polling location by using the address lookup on the state's Board of Elections website. New Jersey doesn't require voters to show ID at a polling location. However, if a voter does not provide ID at the time of registration, they will have to show it at the polling place. Below is a list of valid forms of ID to vote: New Jersey driver's license Military or other government ID Student or job ID Store membership card United States Passport, Bank statement Car registration Government check or document Non-photo NJ driver's license Rent receipt Sample Ballot Utility bill Any other official document New Jersey residents will be voting for the state's next governor as well as the District 35 senator and assembly members for all 40 legislative districts. A list of candidates for each seat can be found here. Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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4 days ago
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Contested races up in air following adjudication
The race for PENNCREST School District's Board of Directors may have an upset based on the write-in count for Jason Digiacomo. Currently, the fourth candidate to make the Democratic ballot is Amber Wright, who also made it on the Republican ballot. Wright unofficially has 342 votes for the Democratic ballot while Digiacomo had 311 spelled correctly with about 35 write-ins that seem to be derivatives of Digiacomo, but the commissioners will have to vote on which ones they are willing to count. Chris Seeley, commissioner and head of the Board of Elections, said that sometimes the commissioners are not unanimous in their votes to reject or accept various spellings of a candidate's name when attempting to decipher the voter's intent. There were also 35 provisional ballots cast that will not be uploaded to the website until the official results are available. Provisional ballots are cast when there's something wrong with a person's voter registration. For example, Seeley said if someone resides in Linesville Borough but went to vote in Conneaut Lake Borough, they may cast a provisional ballot that the commissioners would decide on. This year, commissioners — who are official tabulators — accepted 23 ballots and rejected nine while partially counting three. A partial count, like in the example above, might be to accept the overlapping races in the two places, like a county official or district judge. Another close race that could change based on provisional ballots and hand-counted ballots is the Republican ballot for tax collector of Rome Township. The race is currently down to one vote between Jillian Burleigh, 70 votes, and Marsha M. Jackson, 71. Also, the fourth and final spot on the Democratic ballot for Crawford Central School Director remains a one-vote difference between Tammy Silvis, 956 votes, and Arnold E. Johnson III, 955. Starting this morning, the commissioners will begin tabulating the results for the official count, which Seeley estimated will continue next week. Tabulating the results will also enable people to see how each candidate fared in the various precincts. Once the adjudicated races are tabulated, the official results will be posted for five days in which people can file to challenge. If there are no challenges, the commissioners will vote to certify the official results.
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6 days ago
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Voting begins for June 17 special election that includes Columbia County candidate
Election officials in Richmond County will issue daily updates on advance vote totals in the days leading to the June 17 special election involving a Columbia County candidate. Advance voting and the mailing of absentee ballots for the special primary election for the Public Service Commission have started, according to Travis Doss, executive director of the county's Board of Elections. Advance voting will continue through June 13. By 10 a.m. each day, the webpage at is expected to include updated vote totals at the link marked Absentee and Advance Daily Report. Vote: Special election to decide who helps set the prices on your power and gas bills The election pits incumbent District 2 PSC Commissioner Tim Echols against Republican challenger and Harlem mechanical contractor Lee Muns. The PSC rules on issues involving natural gas and electric utilities. Notably, it helps set and regulate the rates Georgians pay for those utilities. Muns' professional background includes performing contract work at nuclear facilities such as Burke County's Plant Vogtle, which falls under the PSC's purview. Echols, currently the PSC's vice-chairman, has served on the commission since 2010. This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Augusta-area voting begins in June 17 election for state utility post
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6 days ago
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Trump Justice Department sues NC elections board over voter registrations
(Photo: Clayton Henkel) The Trump administration is suing the state Board of Elections over what it says are violations of federal law for failing to maintain an accurate voter registration file. In a lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department said the lack of driver's license numbers, partial Social Security numbers, or unique identifying numbers connected to some voter registration records violates the Help America Vote Act. The Justice Department wants the elections board to ask all voters who do not have the proper numbers in the statewide database for the information. The elections board is to attach unique numbers to voters who do not have those other identifiers. The allegations in the DOJ lawsuit mirror an issue Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin raised as he tried to overturn Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs' election victory by throwing out votes. The DOJ claims also mirror a state Republican Party and Republican National Committee federal lawsuit contending that people who do not have the government digits connected to their electronic file are not legally registered to vote. It's unclear how many registrations don't have the numbers, but the GOP sought to purge about 225,000 voters over the issue. The elections board did not do enough to remedy the problem of missing identification numbers when conservative activist Carol Snow raised it in a complaint in 2023, the DOJ lawsuit says. The state was using voter registration forms that made it look like providing a driver's license number or partial Social Security number was optional. In some cases, the information was not typed into the database even when voters did supply it. The board, then controlled by Democrats, voted unanimously to make the recommended changes to the voter registration form, but 'declined to take sufficient steps to cure their continuing violations' by contacting voters, the lawsuit says. Republicans took control of the elections board this month and appointed a Republican executive director. In a statement, Executive Director Sam Hayes said: 'I was only recently notified of this action by the United States Department of Justice. We are still reviewing the complaint, but the failure to collect the information required by HAVA has been well documented. Rest assured that I am committed to bringing North Carolina into compliance with federal law. 'The voter registration form at the heart of this issue was updated in January 2024. It is available here: The State Board and county boards of elections will work diligently to ensure all voters are properly registered and have provided the necessary personal information to comply with state and federal laws.'
