{news} Re: Justice of the Peace

[David Bedell]

Also, Scott Deshefy is a Justice of the Peace in Lebanon, and today I was sworn in as a JP in Stamford.

Since New York now recognizes CT same-sex marriages, there is a steady flow of New York couples (as well as some from other states) coming to CT to get married.  I think we'd be doing them a service by registering JPs in all the towns along the New York border (save on driving distance).  And we really ought to get one Green JP in each of the larger cities.

In addition to performing marriages, JPs can notarize nominating petitions, which may come in useful.

David Bedell
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Bedell 
  To: ctgp-news at ml.greens.org ; ctlavendergreens at yahoogroups.com ; ctgp-candidates at yahoogroups.com 
  Cc: Hector Lopez ; Judy Peluso ; ronsureshajp at yahoo.com ; justleif at yahoo.com ; Matt Loter ; Godfrey, Phoebe 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:30 AM
  Subject: Justice of the Peace


  Congratulations to all our new Green Justices of the Peace, sworn in this month for 4-year terms:

  Hector Lopez, New Canaan
  Judy Peluso, New Haven
  Ron Suresha, New London
  Leif Smith, Redding
  Matt Loter, Stamford
  Laurel Freeman, Windham
  Phoebe Godfrey, Windham (Windham now has FOUR Green JPs!)

  And a special congratulations to Ken Cornet and Joe Mustich, Green JPs who celebrated their own wedding on November 12, the first day it became legal in Connecticut!

  I've posted a full list at http://www.ctgreens.org/elected.shtml with links: some JPs have created their own webpages, some are listed on their town websites, and most are listed in the directories of the Justice of the Peace Association (http://www.findajp.com ) or Love Makes a Family (http://www.lmfct.org/site/PageServer?pagename=clergy_civilunion )

  If you would like to become a JP, or if you are a JP and would like to advertise your services more widely, I'd be glad to help.  Commonly used powers of the Justices of the Peace include:
    a.. Administration of General Oaths 
    b.. Authority to take the acknowledgement in the conveyance of real estate 
    c.. Acknowledgement of primary and nomination petitions 
    d.. Issuance of a subpoena in a civil action or probate proceeding 
    e.. Performance of marriages 
    f.. Performance of Civil Unions 

  David Bedell


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