Democratic
Registrar Mary Rydingsward isn’t going away quietly.
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| Mary Rydingsward |
Though her
party nominated longtime activist Bruce Suchinski as its choice for registrar
Tuesday night, Rydingsward declared Wednesday that she will force an August 14
primary for the $48,000-a-year position.
“This
primary will give each candidate an opportunity to run on his or her record,”
Rydingsward said in a prepared statement. “My record will demonstrate
character, integrity, and capability; three things needed to carry out fair
elections.”
She said
that in her 17 months on the job, she has “worked to improve the availability
of handicapped parking for voters, to shorten lines at the polls, and to
implement a three-prong High School voter registration program, improving youth
registration in Bristol 200 percent.”
There are
two registrars who cannot be from the same party. In Bristol, they have always
been a Republican and a Democrat.
Republican
Registrar Sharon Krawiecki got her party’s nod for another term recently. There
is little chance of a GOP primary.
Generally,
whoever wins each party’s backing is virtually certain to win the office.
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