GENESEO – Sitting Justice Brad Janson won Tuesday night's election by a narrow margin over challenger Bill Brennan, retaining his place on the bench. Janson is a practicing attorney in the village. Brennan is a retired SUNY Geneseo professor of Geological Sciences. The final vote tally was 406 Janson, 380 Brennan, and 66 write-ins for alternate candidates. Village Justices preside over criminal, vehicle and traffic, and civil courtroom … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Students Flood Board of Elections with Ballots
GENESEO – SUNY Geneseo students are returning absentee ballots in historic numbers for this year's Village election on March 15, in which two students are running for Trustee. According to the Livingston County Board of Elections, 419 absentee ballots have been received from Geneseo addresses, and of these, about 351 are from on-campus addresses. "Voter registration is way up," said Nancy Leven, Republican Commissioner for the Board of … [Read more...]
Geneseo Village Justice Candidates Talk About the Bench at SUNY Geneseo
GENESEO – Two candidates for Geneseo Village Justice attended Wednesday night's candidate forum at SUNY Geneseo to answer questions on their candidacies and the duties and sacrifices a Village Justice has to make. Retired SUNY Geneseo Geololgical Sciences Professor Dr. Bill Brennan (D) sat alongside local attorney and current sitting village Justice Brad Janson (R) as candidates for March 15 race for Village Justice. Both briefly introduced … [Read more...]