elections
State Bill Would Allow City to Make Voting Age 16
If a bill under consideration at the State Capitol is approved, the city would be authorized to lower the voting age in local elections to sixteen.
Democrats Blast Stewart Over Violation
Democratic Chair Bill Shortell issued a scathing statement in response to Republican Mayor Erin Stewart being found in violation of election law.
Top 10 of 2017: #9 – Democrats Make Gains in City Council Elections
Many important stories have been covered by the New Britain Progressive in 2017. It may be difficult to name only a few articles as the top stories of the year, but there are a few the New Britain Progressive would like to share as our Top Ten. Other Top Ten stories can be found at […]
League of Women Voters Candidate Debate for Mayor and City Council Oct 14th
The League of Women Voters will hold its 2017 debate for the offices of Mayor and City Council on Saturday, October 14th. The event will take place at Trinity-On-Main at 69 Main Street. The debate is open to the public and will begin 1:00pm. The debate will feature Democratic and Republican candidates for city hall […]
League of Women Voters to Hold Forum for Board of Education Candidates, Sept 11th
The New Britain Area League of Women Voters will hold an “Eat, Meet and Greet Pasta Pot Luck” to allow people to “ask questions and get to know” candidates for Board of Education in this year’s city elections. The forum will be Monday, September, 11th at 6:00pm in the Trinity-On-Main Rotunda Room at the corner […]
Democrats to Nominate Candidates for City Elections on July 20th
With Republicans likely to re-nominate incumbent Republican Mayor Erin Stewart, Democrats have announced that the day that they will nominate a candidate for Mayor and other offices will be July 20th. While the Democratic Town Committee does not make its official endorsement until July, it widely believed that Board of Education member Merrill Gay will […]