tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post6149406075849991973..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: If you want it done right...Larry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-30240518925749113752008-06-16T11:00:00.000-04:002008-06-16T11:00:00.000-04:00Yeah, I called the nice AG woman in Springfield tw...Yeah, I called the nice AG woman in Springfield two hours ago and left a voice mail message asking for her to fax it to me.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-25685467807589126712008-06-16T10:48:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:48:00.000-04:00A quick call to the nice woman in the AG's office ...A quick call to the nice woman in the AG's office in Springfield ought to yield the errant erstwhile attachment from Amherst Town Counsel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-28324677661998458152008-06-16T10:37:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:37:00.000-04:00"I can ONLY challenge their voter registration 4 d...<I>"I can ONLY challenge their voter registration 4 days before a Primary or..."</I><BR/><BR/>That's what I thought the first time I read it but it says <I>"<B>at least four days in a town</B>, before a primary, election or town meeting, stating that the complainant has reason to believe and does believe that a certain person by him therein named has been illegally or incorrectly registered, and giving the reasons for such belief, the registrars shall examine into such complaint and, if satisfied that there is sufficient ground therefor, they shall summon the person complained of to appear before them at a certain place and time before the next primary or election or town meeting to answer to the matters set forth in the complaint"</I><BR/><BR/>In other words, if the election were in four days, you'd be out of luck but it is "at least" four days so you can file.<BR/><BR/>The substantive question is whether by living in South Hadley and not living in Amherst, their voter registration in Amherst is compromised because they have an obligation to remain a resident of Amherst and also not a resident of another town in order for their Amherst voter registration to be valid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-6482239759029057732008-06-16T06:08:00.000-04:002008-06-16T06:08:00.000-04:00Well if you read the damn letter and then read the...Well if you read the damn letter and then read the damn law it cites, I can ONLY challenge their voter registration 4 days before a Primary or Town Meeting both of which will not occur until this fall.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-45845962346046681132008-06-16T00:51:00.000-04:002008-06-16T00:51:00.000-04:00Larry, read the damn letter.It says that any Amher...Larry, read the damn letter.<BR/><BR/>It says that any Amherst voter (such as YOU) has his own remedy to challenge the registration of any other voter, such as those two.<BR/><BR/>The AGs office is not going to act until you have already tried this -- should you do this and the Town blow you off, THEN they will act. Not before...<BR/><BR/>Larry, why haven't you challenged these voter registrations????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com