Public Comment: Residents Ask Board Of Registrars To Correct Assistant Town Clerk’s Improper Rejection of Petition Signatures
The following public comments were offered at the Amherst Board of Registrars meeting on May...
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Letter: Which Signatures Count?
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Town Manager on May...
Board Of Registrars Takes No Action On Appeal Of Signature Disqualifications. Hearing Continued To Monday
Amherst voters whose signatures were disqualified from petitions seeking a referendum on the Jones Library...
Council Receives Update On Voter Veto Petition, Town Moves Forward With Jones Borrowing
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council (5/3/21) Editor’s note: This is one...
Public Comment: Disqualified Signatures On Jones Borrowing Petition Are A Voting Rights Issue
The following public comment was made at the meeting of the Amherst Town Council on...
Opinion: Voting Rights Are A Climate and Race Issue
Voting rights have been a racial justice issue in the United States for a very...
Amherst Petitioners Appeal To Board Of Registrars Over Wrongfully Rejected Signatures
A group of petitioners who seek a town-wide referendum on the $35.8 million approved.borrowing for...
Letter: Moratorium Is Last Resort For Residents Whose Questions And Concerns Are Routinely Dismissed By Town Government
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Planning Board...
Amherst Petitioners Denied The Right To Collect Signatures Electronically During Covid-19
Legal Remedy Sought In Voter Rights Case Source: Marla Jamate A group of Amherst residents...
UMass To Host Online Conference On The Legacy Of Daniel Ellsberg
Source: UMass News and Media UMass Amherst, in collaboration with The GroundTruth Project, will host a...
Opinion: We The People Need The “For The People Act”
by Kate Hartford and Elaine Fronhofer Congress is now debating the For the People Act....
A Few Questions For Valley Action’s Gloria DiFulvio and Elaine Fronhofer
A Few Questions For… is an occasional feature of the Indy, aimed at helping our readers...