Capanna says failure to vote not the biggest campaign issue

Democratic state Senate candidate Paloma Capanna acknowledged Friday that she failed to vote in various elections before 2002.

And while her opponent, Republican incumbent Michael Nozzolio, has blasted her for lack of participation in the democratic process, Capanna is firing back by accusing the senator of detracting from what she calls the real issues.

After discussing the matter with commissioners of the Monroe County Board of Elections, Capanna said it is clear that she "had missed some years previously" when it came to voting in elections. However, she also said that she voted regularly after 2000, including in the last election, when only 32 percent of Monroe County voted.