News
Oswego County Shares Unofficial Results From 2023 General Election
The unofficial results from this year’s midterm election have been released by the Oswego County Board of Elections.
Voting
Community
Compass Federal Credit Union Announces Board Nominees; 57th Annual Meeting Set For May 4
Compass Federal Credit Union’s 57th Annual Meeting will take place on Thursday, May 4th at the Fallbrook Recreation Center on the campus of SUNY Oswego. During this meeting, final votes will be tallied to fill three vacant seats on the Compass Federal Credit Union Board of Directors.
Letters to the Editor
Follow Up On New Voting Options
The Environmental Committee and the Access Committee of We the People of Oswego Indivisible are providing this follow-up information on the NYS voting options for the coming elections.
Oswego Daily News
Elections Commissioners Discuss How To Improve Voting Process
The general election earlier this month went smoothly, despite a couple bumps in the road, according to Oswego County’s two elections commissioners. The bumps, however, were greatly magnified due to the intense scrutiny focused on the special election for the 23rd Congressional District, which was held in conjunction with the regular general election.
Community
Board of Elections Announces Two New Polling Places
Voters in several election districts will select their choices of candidates on Tuesday, Sept. 15, as several primary elections take place across Oswego County. Most of the polling places are unchanged, but voters in two districts will visit new polling places this year.
Community
Voters Can Try Out New Paper Ballot System
Voters across Oswego County will use a new paper ballot and optical scanner voting system in the Sept. 15 Primary Election and the Nov. 3 General Election. The new system allows voters to clearly review their ballot after they fill it out, and to be confident that their vote is accurately recorded.
Community
Vanilla Is Favored Among Fairgoers In Test Of New Voting Machines
Visitors to the Oswego County Fair chose vanilla as their favorite ice cream flavor, edging out chocolate by two votes, and picked Kenny Rogers as their favorite vocalist, in a test run of Oswego County’s new voting system.
401 people tested the new optical scanner equipment, casting their ballot for their favorite movie, TV show, and other selections in a demonstration sponsored by the Oswego County Board of Elections.
Community
Voters Reminded of Deadlines for Absentee Ballots
The Oswego County Board of Elections reminds Oswego County residents who are eligible to vote on Election Day, Nov. 4, that if they will be out of the county or unable to get to the polls because of illness or physical disability, they may vote by absentee ballot.
Fulton Daily News
33,000 North Country Voters Knocked Off Active Rolls
A voting rights activist’s analysis of state data shows that counties across New York have removed 1.6 million people from the active voting rolls, on the eve of national elections. In the North Country, more than 33,000 voters have been taken off the active rolls.
Oswego Daily News
Handicapped Accessible Voting Machines Demonstrated
The machines are designed to be used by people with physical disabilities and will be available for registered voters at polling places in Oswego County on Primary Day and Election Day. “You have practice with it, but after you are familiar with it it’s as easy as pie!” one disabled man exclaimed after using the machine.