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OUTING CORRUPT & COLLUSIVE INCUMBENTS 
& Ending their Road to Re-Election & Higher Office -- WITH EVIDENCE
 

ELECTIONS 2020 -- HAMILTON COUNTY 

wikipedia -- Hamilton County
The median income for a household in the county was $32,287, and the median income for a family was $39,676. Males had a median income of $29,177 versus $21,849 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,643. About 6.00% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

"As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,836"

Board of Elections

HAMILTON COUNTY'S STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
& STATE LEGISLATORS

 

49th SD  (Fulton, Hamilton Counties, parts of Herkimer, Saratoga, Schenectady Counties)
JAMES TEDISCO
Member:  Budget & Revenues

118th AD (Fulton, Hamilton Counties, parts of Herkimer, Oneida, St. Lawrence Counties)
ROBERT SMULLEN

 

 

HAMILTON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY:  Christopher Shambo
 

1.
CJA's July 1, 2020 corruption/grand jury complaint to D.A. Shambo
against Hamilton County's state legislators

      Senator James Tedisco – 49th SD
Assemblyman Robert Smullen – 118th AD
 

click here for EVIDENTIARY PROOF,
accessible from CJA's webpage:
Invoking "The power of grand juries to inquire
into the wilful misconduct in office of public officers,
and to find indictments...",
pursuant to Article I, §6 of the New York State Constitution

2.
CJA's July 31, 2020 e-mail to D.A. Shambo --
"Reasonable questions arising from your nonfeasance"
attached FOIL

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Correspondence with Hamilton County

 

1.
CJA's July 14, 2016 FOIL REQUEST --   
"Salaries & Other 'Compensation & Non-Salary Benefits' --
for District Attorneys and Other Full-TIme Elected County Officers  

transmitting e-mail

2.
CJA's August 8, 2016 FOIL REQUEST --
"State Aid for District Attorney Salaries" 

 transmitting e-mail     August 12, 2016 e-mail

3.
CJA's September 7, 2016 e-mail to County Attorney --
"Notice of Right to Seek Intervention --
Citizen-Taxpayer Action to Void D.A. Salary Increases
& State Reimbursement to the Counties"
-- webpage with accompanying NOTICE

4.
CJA's July 31, 2020 FOIL REQUEST --
"(1) the functioning of the Hamilton County district attorney’s office and performance of its duties with respect to public corruption complaints filed by members of the public; (2) access to the Hamilton County grand jury so that it can discharge its duty pursuant to Article I, §6 of the New York State Constitution and Criminal Procedure Law Article 190, unobstructed by the Hamilton County district attorney."

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2019 Legislative Session -- In the Senate

S.4632  webpage (S)

AMENDING COUNTY LAW §700.8
to exempt Hamilton County from the restriction
that counties under 40,000 would have no eligibility for reimbursement for full-time D.A.s

sponsor:  Tedisco

March 18, 2019 introduced & referred to Senate Committee on Local Gov't
June 17, 2019 discharged by Senate Committee on Local Gov't; committed to Senate Rules Committee
June 17, 2019 -- Senate Rules Committee vote: 19-0 [VIDEO  (at 2:52 mins)]
June 17, 2019 -- Senate floor vote: 62-0 
[VIDEO 
transcript: pp. 5870-71]
June 17, 2019 -- delivered to Assembly; referred to Assembly Committee on Local Gov'ts
June 20, 2019 -- Passed Assembly; Returned to Senate
December 20, 2019 -- delivered to Gov;
Veto #270


[Senate Committee on Local Governments: May 29 May 20 May 6 April 8]


2019 Legislative Session -- In the Assembly 

A.7215 webpage (A)  webpage (S)

AMENDING COUNTY LAW §700.8
to exempt Hamilton County from the restriction
that counties under 40,000 would have no eligibility for reimbursement for full-time D.A.s

sponsor: Smullen

April 12, 2019 introduced & referred to Assembly Committee on Local Gov'ts
June 18, 2019 referred to Assembly Ways & Means Committee
June 19, 2019 referred to Asembly Rules Committee
June 20, 2019 reported -- substituted by S.4632
June 20, 2019 -- passed Assembly  VIDEO, transcript: pp. 448-450
June 20, 2019 -- returned to Senate
December 20, 2019 -- delivered to Gov; Veto #270

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CJA's June 26, 2020 FOIL request to Senate --
"Senate Bill #S.4632 (Tedisco - March 18, 2019)
'to amend the county law, in relation to the full-time status
of the district attorney of Hamilton county'"

 

CJA's June 26, 2020 FOIL request to Assembly --
"Assembly Bill #S.7215 (Smullen - April 12, 2019)
'to amend the county law, in relation to the full-time status
of the district attorney of Hamilton county'"

Assembly's July 6, 2020 response
Enclosure #1: Hamilton County's June 13, 2019 letter to Assembly Committee on Local Gov'ts Chair Thiele
Enclosure #2: Governor Cuomo's December 20, 2019 veto #270


CJA's July 1, 2020 FOIL request to Legislative Bill Drafting Commission --
"2019 legislative session: S.4632 & A.7215 'to amend the county law,
in relation to the full-time status of the district attorney of Hamilton county"

LBDC's July 7, 2020 acknowledgment

 

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D.A. Press

April 14, 2019
"Three way races set for Hamilton County judge, district attorney"
Post-Star (Don Lehman)
"Purdue has been the only part-time district attorney in the state,
but the new district attorney may see the position expanded to full-time under authorization
of the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors."

June 28, 2019
"Judge candidate loses ballot line"
Adirondack Daily Enterprise (Don Lehman)

June 25, 2019
"Hamilton County decides Republican DA and judge candidates"
Post-Star

October 29, 2019
"Hamilton County Republican DA candidate faced DWI, domestic violence allegations"
NCPR (Brian Mann)

October 31, 2019
"Hamilton County D.A. candidates spar over arrests, experience"
Post-Star (Don Lehman)
"The district attorney post in Hamilton County is part-time and has a salary of $104,441 this year. But it will be a full-time position next year, with the salary increasing to $204,053. Under state law, a full-time district attorney is paid the same salary as the county judge."

November 5, 2019
"Hamilton County Republicans carry county judge and district attorney"
Post-Star (Samuel Northrup)


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