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    I receiving multiple emails about the IP party.

    I receiving multiple emails about the IP party.
    Hello,

    I am a reporter with The West Seneca Sun newspaper. I have been reporting on the upcoming election, in which there are seven town spots on the ballot. Has the Independence Party made endorsements for West Seneca town spots?


    If so, I would really like to speak with someone about which candidates were endorsed.


    Thank you,


    -Lian
    Anyone know who locally handles this for the IP party?

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    When I ran for office in 2013 I had to send a check to the state IP for $250 and then was endorsed. No one locally was involved.

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    Well that's not any good.

    I wonder what is up with that.

    Gorja

    Can you get me now many registered members the IP party has in total including how many are registered in Erie County.

    The group could easily be used to remove those on our local town/village boards who support the DNC agenda. Some races are won/lost buy a few hundred votes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WNYresident View Post
    Well that's not any good.

    I wonder what is up with that.

    Gorja

    Can you get me now many registered members the IP party has in total including how many are registered in Erie County.

    The group could easily be used to remove those on our local town/village boards who support the DNC agenda. Some races are won/lost buy a few hundred votes.

    Erie county has 28,626 voters registered with the Independence party

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    Whoa... that many. That's cool.

    Does the board of elections break up registrations by towns/villages or just counties?

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    Quote Originally Posted by WNYresident View Post
    Whoa... that many. That's cool.

    Does the board of elections break up registrations by towns/villages or just counties?
    Yes, breaks it down to the district level.
    The above is opinion & commentary, I am exercising my 1st Amendment rights as a US citizen. Posts are NOT made with any malicious intent.

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    Yeah. And I was a registered independent at the time. I was directed to Mary Rose Gaughn as a local chair but she did and has done nothing as far as I can tell. There are more unaffiliated (blanks) voters than IP voters.

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    I bet with proper organization those blanks would register as IP.

    The issue would be what does the IP party really support. I'm registered IP because I assumed it meant like independent. Or more like in the middle of things.

    If the state wide/national group supports items like abortion up until the due date including allowing a surviving aborted baby to die on the table as the DNC does I wouldn't want to be involved. Same goes if they are anti-second amendment like the DNC or have a agenda that any tax including property taxes are never too high like we see locally.

    I wonder if the IP party as a whole supports open borders including supporting any and all people who illegally enter the USA.




    http://www.independencepartyny.org/about.html

    They mention they support progressive leadership. What context is that meant?

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    I think the party’s rules put endorsements in the hands of the state committee but I could be wrong. The IP like the local Conservative party under Lorigo are whores who give their endorsement to whichever party provides jobs for its members.

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    How would one take over state control of the party? Is that the same like locally. Committee people vote on who leads the party?

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    Quote Originally Posted by WNYresident View Post
    How would one take over state control of the party? Is that the same like locally. Committee people vote on who leads the party?
    You can't even get the state party to reply to you . I asked for state help when I ran and *crickets*. Other IP members reached out to the state on my behalf as well and nada. I wonder how hard it would be to start an EC IP Committee?

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    Quote Originally Posted by grump View Post
    I think the party’s rules put endorsements in the hands of the state committee but I could be wrong. The IP like the local Conservative party under Lorigo are whores who give their endorsement to whichever party provides jobs for its members.
    Lately, it looks like the Conservative whores are in bed with the Republican whores. The Republicans just hand the Conservatives a list of who they are endorsing and the Conservatives just rubber stamp it.
    At least, that's what happens on the local level.
    Originally posted by WNYresident:
    How would one take over state control of the party? Is that the same like locally. Committee people vote on who leads the party?
    Maybe, you should ask local people who have been endorsed by the Independence party at recent elections what the process was to receive support.

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    I wonder how active these people are in the group

    ​Frank M. Mackay, Chairman
    ​William Bogardt, Secretary
    Robert Pilnick, Treasurer
    Thomas S. Connolly, Vice Chair
    Paul Caputo, Vice Chair
    Richard G. Nebolini, Vice Chair
    Dr. Giulio Cavallo, Vice Chair
    Stephen P. Corryn, Vice Chair
    Joseph L. Baruth, Sr., Vice Chair
    Lee A. Kolesnikoff, Vice Chair
    Thomas Hatfield, At Large Member
    Teresa Bogardt, At Large Member
    Rick Bellando, At Large Member
    Dhyalma Vazquez, At Large Member
    Atef S. Zeina, At Large Member
    Michael Amo, At Large Member
    Allison Chapman, At Large Member
    Edward Miller, At Large Member
    Dennis Zack, At Large Member
    Len Bernardo, At Large Member
    Trisha Smith, At Large Member


    http://www.independencepartyny.org/p...eadership.html


    In general how did Nick or Jeremy become the local party chair people of the county groups? Is that where the committee people come into play or is that something handed down from the state level?

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    Maybe you should ask Lynn or Lynne Dixon. She has been registered with the Independence party since 1998.
    That's a question she could answer without incriminating herself.

    Georgia L Schlager

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    I emailed through their contact form for more information.

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