Ulster People for Justice & Democracy is proud to endorse the following candidates for countywide office in 2019, who, if elected, will shift the balance of power and make real change possible:
If you are a DEMOCRAT in ULSTER COUNTY, please vote Juan Figueroa for Ulster County Sheriff!
If you are a DEMOCRAT in NEW YORK STATE, please vote Cynthia Nixon for Governor and Jumaane Williams for Lt. Governor!
If you are a DEMOCRAT or UNAFFILIATED/INDEPENDENT voter in NY STATE SENATE DISTRICT 42 (in Ulster County, that’s Rosendale, New Paltz, Gardiner, Shawangunk, Wawarsing, and Denning), please vote for Jen Metzger for State Senate!
Step 1: Find your “election district” at https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov
Step 2: Lookup your polling place here.
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The only exception is if you are voting at your polling location for the first time and the Board of Elections was previously unable to verify your identity with the DMV or Social Security Office. This typically only happens if you did not provide a drivers license or social security number when you registered to vote. If this happened, you should have received notice from the Board of Elections prior to election day. You can verify your identity with any of the following: a valid photo ID, a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, or some other form of government document that shows both your name and address.
(Here’s the law, see page 12).
If you experience any issues voting today, or feel you are being discriminated against at the polls, please call the Attorney General’s voter hotline at 800-771-7755 or the Nixon campaign hotline at 646-688-4124. You can also email the AG at civil.rights@ag.ny.gov. Locally you can contact the Ulster Board of Elections at 845-334-5470. Please also notify Ulster People if your problem is not resolved by emailing connect@ulsterpeople.org.
If you are an unaffiliated, independent voter in State Senate District 42*, who does not belong to any political party, you can also VOTE for Jen on September 13th!
Independent voters can write in “Jen Metzger” on the line on the Reform party ballot. More details here.
Ulster People is proud to endorse the following candidates for State and County office, who, if elected, will shift the balance of power and make real change possible:
Cynthia Nixon for NYS Governor
Jumaane Williams for NYS Lieutenant Governor
Juan Figueroa for Ulster County Sheriff
Jen Metzger for NYS Senate District 42
Pat Strong for NYS Senate District 46
Joyce St. George for NYS Senate District 51In the CD-19 race, Ulster People is inspired by the number of candidates who embrace the people-friendly policies of our platform. Given the many strengths of the candidates and our shared commitment to defeating John Faso in the general election, we have decided not to endorse any individual candidate at this time. We look forward to working hard after the primary for a candidate who shares our values. In the meantime, we will focus our efforts on supporting our endorsed candidates at the county and state levels.
Any candidate who wished to seek the group’s endorsement, regardless of party, was asked to complete a questionnaire which was reviewed by Ulster People’s endorsement committee. If the responses showed a strong alignment between the candidate’s views and actions and Ulster People’s platform, candidates were invited to interview with the endorsement committee, after which, the committee voted to recommend endorsement (or not). The voting members of Ulster People made the final endorsement decisions.
You may also volunteer or donate to the candidates directly through their websites (linked above).
We also encourage you to like each candidate’s Facebook page (also linked above) and like, comment, and share their posts!
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Press inquiries, contact connect@ulsterpeople.org.
Multiple calls to save the internet are flying around online, everything from emailing FCC commissioners to filing official comments with the FCC online. But with over 22 million public comments already submitted, there is little chance that additional comments will change the minds of chairman Ajit Pai and the two Republican commissioners. On December 14, they plan to vote on a proposal to repeal net neutrality and end the internet as we know it.
Only two of the five commissioners are listening to the people. The two Democratic commissioners have sounded the alarm, saying that the proposal:
“would dismantle net neutrality as we know it by giving the green light to our nation’s largest broadband providers to engage in anti-consumer practices, including blocking, slowing down traffic, and paid prioritization of online applications and services.” —Mignon Clyburn
“hands broadband providers the power to decide what voices to amplify, which sites we can visit, what connections we can make, and what communities we create. It throttles access, stalls opportunity, and censors content.” —Jessica Rosenworcel
The Verge, November 21, 2017
WHY THE VERIZON STORE? Chairman Ajit Pai is a former top lawyer for Verizon, and the company has been spending millions on lobbying and lawsuits to kill net neutrality so they can gouge us all for more money. Protesting at Verizon stores across the country will shine a light on the corruption.
May 18, 2017: Voted to begin the process of eliminating Title II protection of the Internet. Without Title II protection, the Internet will no longer be regulated as a public utility. This will effectively put the Internet up for sale to the highest bidders, and allow Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to favor or block particular websites and types of online content.
The consequences of Internet monopolization are severe: we would have less choice over content, higher prices, less chance for independent voices to be heard, and less ability to mobilize grassroots movements.
April 20, 2017: Voted to lift restrictions on the amount of airwaves that large broadcasters can purchase and thus monopolize. They also voted to allow broadband rate hikes for schools, libraries, hospitals, and small businesses.
March 29, 2017: Voted to overturn the Broadband Privacy Order, thus allowing broadband service providers access to consumers’ personal data without express written permission.
Up to July 17, 2017, The FCC is currently accepting comments on this proposed regulation change.
To make a comment:
Sample Comment
I do not agree with any proposed changes to the regulation of the internet. The internet should continue to be regulated under Title II to ensure fair and equal access to broadband use by all ISPs and to stop any paid prioritization. The FCC is mandated to serve American citizens, not corporations, and we have a right to keep access to airwaves and broadband protected from monopolization.
I agree with Commissioners Clyburn and McSweeney and believe this policy change would give unfair advantage and profit to the largest of companies and eliminate viable access to all others. We cannot allow content and privacy to be controlled by corporate gatekeepers. A change in Title II regulations and/or rules that ban blocking or throttling websites threatens our constitutional rights to free speech. I submit that regulations remain as they are. Thank you.
CONGRESSMAN JOHN FASO |
Washington, DC: 202-225-5614
Kinderhook: 518-610-8133
Kingston: 845-514-2322
Delhi: 607-746-9537
SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER |
Washington, DC: 202-224-6542
NYC: 212-486-4430
Peekskill: 914-734-1532
Albany: 518-431-4070
SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND |
Washington, DC: 202-224-4451
NYC: 212-688-6262
Hudson Valley: 845-875-4585
Albany: 518-431-0120
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