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BMG interviews John Bonifaz

September 6, 2006 By David

Bob and I (Charley was unavailable) just spent over an hour in a very interesting and wide-ranging conversation with John Bonifaz.  We talked about elections, both in general and specifically about the four pending Justice Department … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bonifaz, election-reform, galvin, interview, john-bonifaz, massachusetts, mp3, secretary, vote-9.19.2006, voting

Secretary of State Write-In Candidate?

September 4, 2006 By theopensociety

From discussions here over the last few days, it looks like neither of the candidates running for Secretary of State has a lot of support.  I probably will vote for Bonifaz because Galvin does not seem to think voters matter given his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bonifaz, galvin, secretary-of-state

Galvin/Bonifaz dust-up over debates hits the Sunday Globe front page

September 3, 2006 By David

It's below the fold, but there's a photograph.  On the front page of today's Globe, readers saw the following:Running after a little respectPolitical newcomer seeks to unseat GalvinBy Yvonne Abraham, Globe StaffMEDFORD -- The ornate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bonifaz, galvin, massachusetts, secretary, vote-9.19.2006

Bonifaz kicks!

September 2, 2006 By doyourjob

Secretaries of state throughout the country can either protect our democracy or destroy it.  Think Florida Secretary of State, Katherine Harris in 2000 and Ohio Secretary of State, Ken Blackwell in 2004.The Voting Rights Act of 1965 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: anti-gay-marriage-petion, bonifaz, galvin, help-america-vote-act, national-voter-rights-institute., secretary-of-state, spanish-interpreters, voters-right-act

Emails show that Medford organizers believed Galvin was confirmed for Wednesday evening’s forum

September 1, 2006 By David

BMG News has learned that, at least as far as the organizers of the candidate forum in Medford on Wednesday night were concerned, Secretary of State Galvin was confirmed to attend.John Bonifaz's campaign manager, Juan Martinez, made the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bonifaz, galvin, massachusetts, secretary, vote-9.19.2006

Galvin no-shows in Worcester. Blogger moves toward Bonifaz.

September 1, 2006 By David

Following on the heels of his no-show in Medford, Secretary of State Bill Galvin did not appear at a forum in Worcester last night.  My understanding (which may be wrong - feel free to correct) is that Galvin had not actually committed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bonifaz, galvin, massachusetts, secretary, vote-9.19.2006

Galvin a no-show at Medford forum. Weak.

August 31, 2006 By David

SHNS reports that Bill Galvin no-showed at what was supposed to be a quasi-debate between him and Secretary of State candidate John Bonifaz.  Reportedly, Galvin begged off at the last minute because he was "stuck in New Bedford."I'll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bonifaz, galvin, massachusetts, secretary, vote-9.19.2006

Secretary of State spending analysis

August 27, 2006 By progressivedem

After hearing some scuttlebutt (sp??) and listening to some of the rhetoric regarding insider status and campaign finance, I decided to a very unprofessional look at the spending in this race.  Some interesting facts arise, and I would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bonfiaz, galvin

“Voting Card Turns up”

June 25, 2006 By smart-mass

Were they cleaning the town clerk’s office in Jamaica Plain and surprise, found Bonifaz’s card behind a filing cabinet? Was it misplaced in the “Gs” near Galvin? Did it slip out of an old book of poetry? Ms. Estes, the real story … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bonifaz, galvin, secretary-of-the-commonwealth

Open Document, Insert Foot: Explosive interview with former MA CIO Peter Quinn

January 25, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

We've been following with interest the story of former MA Chief Information Officer Peter Quinn,  who was the point man behind the Commonwealth's attempt to liberate itself from Microsoft's monopoly by implementing "open" standards on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: galvin, massachusetts, microsoft, odf, open-source, quinn

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