Tuesday, April 9, 2013
A single vote gave Davis a large enough lead over challenger Rose Mohr to prevent a recount in the April 9 city election. Jeff Starkey took the other seat up for grabs.
“Every vote counts.” That’s the message Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley passed along Tuesday night, April 9, after a single vote took New Port Richey City Council candidate Chopper Davis over the top to win a seat on the board. "I think I have a lot of work to do," Davis said. New Port Richey has a lot of problems, he said. He declined to say which specifically will be the first he tries to tackle. He says crime will "definitely" be addressed. Seven candidates faced off for two open seats in the April 9 election. While it was clear shortly after the polls closed that Jeff Starkey’s 414 votes were enough to win him a seat, a race developed between Davis and Rose Mohr. Early unofficial returns gave Davis 295 votes cast in …
Monday, January 28, 2013
New Port Richey's retiring council members explain their reasons for not seeking reelection, and a new face announces he's entering the running.
New Port Richey Deputy Mayor Rob Marlowe and Councilman Bob Langford are not putting their names in the running for April's municipal election. Both council members say it's time for someone else to step forward to lead the city into the future. New Port Richey is holding city council elections April 9. During the elections, voters in the city limits will have the opportunity to elect two people to the council. The qualifying period to run for one of the two open council seats starts February 12 at noon and closes February 19 at noon. The city council was faced recently with a budget that called for layoffs and tough decision making. Projections last year estimated the city faced a five-year deficit that looked dire. Now, however, the city…
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Charles Weis voted for the Green Party candidate for president.
This is the first year 18-year-old Charles Weis was able to legally vote for president. His mother dropped him off at the Finnish-American Club in New Port Richey Tuesday morning and snapped his photo at the “Vote here" sign. Then, Weis walked inside the precinct 60 polling place and cast a ballot. Did he vote for Democrat Barack Obama to keep his job as president? Or did he cast a ballot for Republican contender Mitt Romney? The answer is: Neither. Weis said he cast his vote for Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate for president. “I’m tired of the two-party system,” he said. “I don’t believe in voting for the lesser of two evils.” He also likes Stein’s emphasis on climate change. Weis, a part-time student at Pasco-Hernando …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The polls remain open until 7 p.m. today.
As three candidates vie for the two open seats on the New Port Richey City Council, voters are lukewarm about casting ballots. According to Brian E. Corley, Pasco County’s supervisor of elections, the turnout today so far is “moderate to light.” Corley is using his Twitter account to update voters about today’s election. “@NewPortRPatch Thx for relaying info re: NPR Municipal Election-moderate to light turnout so far! # Freedom Isn't free! #PascoVotes,” he wrote in a Tweet. Eric Rhodes, Bill Phillips and Judy DeBella Thomas are facing off in today’s election. Each hopes to pick up one of the two open seats on the council. Today’s election is open to all 8,953 registered voters in the city. Voting is nonpartisan and the polls remain open …
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Four people filed to run for a city council seat. There will still be an election, but one person won't be on the ballot.
Denise Houston’s name won’t be on the ballot during New Port Richey’s municipal elections in April, according to the Pasco County Supervisor of Elections. Houston, a 20-year resident of New Port Richey, was one of four people who filed to run for city council in the municipal election. On Tuesday, Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley said the paperwork filed for Houston was missing notarization of her candidate oath. State law requires that candidate oaths be notarized, Corley said. City Manager John Schneiger said Tuesday that staff would discuss Houston’s candidacy Wednesday and seek a resolution. He could not be reached for comment Wednesday. On Wednesday afternoon, Corley received an an e-mail from the city indicating that…
Michael Malterer
8:06 am on Thursday, April 11, 2013
Ah, thank you for the help. Unfourtantely I won't be able to attend. I will be at work trying to make some money to pay the bills. Starting a little day would be nice. more ›