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Lansing Elections
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Nov
13
2009
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 13 November 2009 |
EXTRA: Final Results
Pat Pryor has won by 7 votes: 743 Pryor, 736 Sigler  Tompkins County Board Of Elections
By morning's end Pryor was still ahead, but officially only by eight votes, and by Sigler's count there was only a 5 vote difference. With 13 absentee ballots and 10 military ballots still out that was not enough to declare a winner. And while DeWitt says that not all absentee or military ballots that are requested are actually mailed, Lansing will have to wait another week to learn who its county legislator will be.
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Nov
06
2009
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 06 November 2009 |
EXTRA - 8 VOTE SPREAD
Monday, November 9 - The spread is eight votes in favor of Pat Pryor after 79 absentee ballots were counted Monday morning. With 23 ballots still out (13 absentee ballots must be in tomorrow's mail to count, and 10 military ballots must be received by October 16), the District 6 County Legislator seat is still up for grabs. Pryor's lead was 23 votes before today's count. Three absentee ballots were challenged by Pryor's camp. They may or not be counted in the final talley next week. As of today the count is 742 for Pryor and 734 for Mike Sigler.  1765 Lansing voters went to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes for two Town Board seats, County Legislator, Town Justice, and District Attorney. Of the contested seats Robert Cree and Kathy Miller won the Town Board positions. While Pat Pryor won incumbent Mike Sigler's County Legislator seat by 23 votes in the initial vote count, the winner has yet to be determined because there are more than 23 absentee ballots that have yet to be counted.
Elections Commissioner Elizabeth Cree says that the Board Of Elections received 80 absentee ballots that will affect the outcome of the Pryor/Sigler race. Those votes will be counted Monday morning. (Check back later -- the Lansing Star will publish the results as soon as possible.)
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Oct
23
2009
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 23 October 2009 |
 James Mason is a structural and geotechnical engineer who works on historic structures. He and his wife Stephanie Levy also own and operate a historic structure, the Federal House B&B in Ludlowville. They have lived in Lansing since 1997, and have one son, 20. Mason holds a PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from Cornell, and has worked on structures including the Bay Bridge in the San Francisco area. He is originally from Livermore, California.
Mason is campaigning on a platform of protecting Lansing's history and natural resources, applying a holistic engineering approach to solving problems, and experience working on local issues. Among others he has been active in a group of Ludlowville neighbors who have been working with Tompkins County on a project to mitigate flooding in Ludlowville. He invited the Lansing Star to his home to talk about his campaign.
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Oct
23
2009
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 23 October 2009 |
 Kathy Miller wants to be on the Lansing Town Board to increase communication with the community, to help plan for sustainable growth, and preserve the town's rural character and farmland. She has lived in Lansing with her husband Bill since 1986, and have three grown children 29, 24, and 21. She holds a BS in Biology from Wilkes University, and has worked at Purdue University, the Unicersity of Pennsylvania, and Cornell in immunology, virology, and medical genetics. She has also worked as a teaching assistant at Lansing schools, and was Director of the Lansing Drop-in Center.
On Monday she dropped by the Lansing Star to talk about her candidacy and her vision for the town.
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Oct
23
2009
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 23 October 2009 |
 Doug McEver was on the Lansing Town Board from 2002 through 2005. He left the board to run for County Legislature, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Mike Sigler. This year he's vying for a seat on the Town Board again, motivated primarily by the recent controversy over retired town employees' benefits changes. He has lived in Lansing for 15 years. He has six children, two with his current wife Betty.
McEver started his career in management at the Woolworth Corporation, then in 1990 he left to start his own Allstate insurance agency. He met with the Lansing Star last weekend to talk about his ideas for the Town and why he is running.
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Oct
23
2009
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 23 October 2009 |
 Robert Cree is running for Lansing Town Board on the Republican and Independence tickets. He has lived with in Lansing for 17 years with his wife Elizabeth, and in Tompkins County for over 30. They had two children, ages 14 and 10. He is Associate Vice President for Business and Finance at Ithaca College, and serves on the Boards of Directors of CFCU, Longview, and the Downtown Ithaca Alliance. His education includes a BS in accounting and an MBA from Ithaca College.
Cree wants to give Lansing more bang for its buck. He stresses fiscal responsibility, and says he will bring financial and management experience to the Town Board, if elected. He talked to the Lansing Star at his office this week about how his experience will enhance the Town Board.
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Oct
16
2009
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 16 October 2009 |
 Mike Sigler's mailer talks about his accomplishments in his first term representing the Town of Lansing on the Tompkins County Legislature. In big letters it says, 'But Mike's Not Done.' Sigler sat down with the Lansing Star last week to talk about what he thinks is important for the coming term, and why he is the man to do it.
Sigler has lived in Lansing for just over four years with his wife Sarah, their daughter and his step son. He is an Account Executive for Park Communications, and works with a technology firm, IDI.
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Oct
16
2009
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 16 October 2009 |
 Pat Prior has been active in Tompkins County politics and the Democratic Party for many years. She first came to Lansing in 1962 and stayed for eight years while teaching at Lansing Elementary School. She moved back here in 2004 and has been active in the Tompkins County and Lansing Democratic Committees.
She sat down with the Lansing Star last week to talk about why she is running and what she will bring to the job if she is elected.
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