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Apr 19 2024
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Somerset Township changes course on early voting
HILLSDALE — Most municipal and township governments within Hillsdale County previously agreed to a collaborative effort to meet new state laws in regards to early voting and cooperated together to have one joint site located at the historic Hillsdale County Courthouse in downtown Hillsdale. Except Somerset Township who opted out of the cooperative and held their own early voting site for
Yahoo NewsApr 26 2024
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Grand Forks School Board to vote on nonrenewal of Ben Franklin principal
Apr. 26—GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks School Board members will decide Monday whether to terminate the contract of an elementary school principal. Superintendent Terry Brenner has recommended School Board members vote not to renew the contract of Ben Franklin Elementary Principal Joshua Mailhot due to poor performance. The board will meet in a special session Monday to rule on Brenner's
Yahoo NewsApr 24 2024
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Every US senator using TikTok who voted to ban it
A TikTok ban in the U.S. seems like a growing possibility after nearly 80 senators voted for a bill that could force the social media company's Chinese owner to sell the app or face prohibition from American app stores. However, Newsweek has found that a group of senators who voted for the controversial legislation still have official TikTok accounts, some of which continue to be used.
NewsweekApr 18 2024
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India Begins Voting in World’s Biggest Election
Phase 1 of the elections will be spread across 21 states and union territories, covering 102 parliamentary constituencies. Eight constituencies in electorally important Uttar Pradesh are open, as are all 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu. Six states in north-east India, will also be voting.
Some of the most interesting matches will be in Chennai, Pilibhit and Saharanpur where heavyweights
BloombergApr 26 2024
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Noncitizen S.F. City College students could vote in school elections
City College of San Francisco students who are not citizens may soon be able to vote in elections for the school’s Board of Trustees, spokespersons for the college said Friday. The school’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution allowing noncitizens to vote in board elections, but the measure would have to be passed by majority vote through a citywide ballot measure to take effect
San Francisco ChronicleApr 28 2024
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Westfield councilors vote $11M athletic fields bond without PFAS restrictions
WESTFIELD — With the 2022 state championship Bombers softball team looking on, the Westfield City Council retook the first of two votes for the $11.1 million athletic fields bond on April 23, passing it 10-2, with councilors Bridget Matthews-Kane and Kristen Mello voting against it. A final vote on the bond will be scheduled for the regular City Council meeting on May 16. Mello’s objection,
MassLive.comJul 26 2023
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Mississippi can't restrict absentee voting assistance this year, US judge says as he blocks law
JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge blocked a new Mississippi law that would set criminal penalties for some people who help others with absentee voting — a ruling that comes as absentee ballots are already available in party primaries for governor and other state offices. U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate wrote in his order Tuesday that Mississippi cannot enforce the law during this year’s
Washington PostApr 18 2024
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Alabama Mercedes workers to vote on union representation
Thousand of Alabama Mercedes-Benz workers will vote in May to determine if they want United Auto Workers (UAW) union representation. The election is set for May 13-17 and will be held in person in Vance, Ala. The National Labor Relations Board, which will administer the vote, will count the ballots on May 17. The vote comes as around 4,300 workers at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tenn
The HillApr 24 2024
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For some Nevadans, voting in the June primary has already started
Nevada lawmakers should consider charging a filing fee to candidates in future presidential preference primaries, members of an advisory committee suggested Tuesday. The Silver State held its first presidential preference primary election in February. Thirteen candidates appeared on the Democratic ballot. Seven appeared on the Republican ballot. (A “none of these candidates” option also
Yahoo NewsApr 26 2024
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Early voting set to begin for competitive primary races across Georgia
Many voters across Georgia will find that they’re now in new districts after the General Assembly redrew political boundaries last year. That means voters will often see a different incumbent on the ballot than their current representatives for Congress, the state House or the state Senate. Early voting, which lasts three weeks before election day May 21, is usually the most popular method for
Atlanta Journal-Constitution