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St. Lawrence County GOP voters to help pick candidates in today's primary

Posted 6/26/12

By CRAIG FREILICH Republican voters in St. Lawrence County have the opportunity Tuesday to help select a candidate for Congress and for U.S. Senate. Two Jefferson County Republicans, Matt Doheny, an …

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St. Lawrence County GOP voters to help pick candidates in today's primary

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By CRAIG FREILICH

Republican voters in St. Lawrence County have the opportunity Tuesday to help select a candidate for Congress and for U.S. Senate.

Two Jefferson County Republicans, Matt Doheny, an investor from Watertown, and business consultant Kellie Greene of Sackets Harbor, are running to represent the GOP against incumbent North Country congressman Democrat Bill Owens of Plattsburgh in November.

Three Republicans from the New York City area -- George Maragos, comptroller for Long Island’s Nassau County; Manhattan lawyer Wendy Long; and Bob Turner, a congressman from Queens – are vying for the ballot spot opposite Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on the November ballot.

The number of polling places in this primary and another in September is limited to one per township, since primaries are generally attended by a fraction of the number of voters who turn out for a November election, and the county’s elections commissioners are looking to save some money under the unusual circumstance of running three primaries and a general election this year.

“Consolidation certainly helps,” said county Elections Commissioner Jennie Bacon. “The more we can consolidate, the less it costs all around, with fewer inspectors and fewer places to deliver machines.”

The polls will be open from noon to 9 p.m. A complete list of polling places for the primaries, one per town, is on our web site at http://northcountrynow.com/news/one-polling-place-town-open-gop-federal-nominating-primary-june-26-059028.

In September, primaries for candidates in state, village and town elections will be held, if more than one person from one party seek the same post. It is too early for nominating petitions for those races to be filed, so the full slate of candidates and any primary contests are unknown at this point. Any potential candidates are collecting petition signatures now, and can file them during the second week of July.