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Apr 11 2023
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With more than 60,000 ballots counted in Anchorage’s city election, leads are locked in
Election officials had counted 60,945 ballots by Tuesday evening in the Anchorage city election, showing locked-in leads for Assembly candidates and school board incumbents in the latest round of preliminary results. In all districts but Eagle River/Chugiak, Assembly candidates who are more aligned with the current left-of-center majority are winning with decisive margins over their
Anchorage Daily NewsApr 10 2023
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New report concludes equipment failure caused Maricopa County's 2022 ballot problems
Changes to the length of the ballots and weight of the paper they were printed on caused widespread problems at Maricopa County voting centers during the 2022 general election, according to a report out Monday commissioned by the county Board of Supervisors. • Equipment failure, rather than human error or procedural shortcomings, were to blame, it said. Catch up quick: Tabulators at about 60
AxiosMar 17 2024
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NJ attorney general says county line system is 'unconstitutional' ahead of Senate primary
The New Jersey State Attorney General will not defend a lawsuit against a controversial ballot system known as the county line because he said he believes it is unconstitutional. In a letter to the court, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said his office will not intervene in the case filed by U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, who is running for the Senate against First Lady Tammy Murphy. The letter is an
GothamistMar 17 2024
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Andalusia Fire Protection District needs new fire station, asking public to vote for referendum
The current station, located at 212 1st St., is a three bay garage with limited space. It also is located in a floodplain, Chief Justin Hicks said, and in need of multiple upgrades to meet flood regulations. When the area does flood, trucks have to be moved from the station. To help pay for the new station, a referendum will be on the March 19 primary ballot. If voters are to approve the
Quad-City TimesJun 25 2023
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A ballot language mix-up, a debate in Columbus and the national stakes for abortion rights: State Issue 1 recap
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The first wave of early voting has begun in the Aug. 8 special election for State Issue 1, although not without last-minute complications. County boards of elections mailed absentee ballots to military and other overseas voters on Friday. But on Tuesday, Secretary of State Frank LaRose ordered a last-minute change to ballot language after his office realized that a previous
Cleveland Plain DealerFeb 14 2023
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Proposed Property Tax Increase For Tuscaloosa County Schools Fails At The Ballot Box
TUSCALOOSA, AL — Voters in Tuscaloosa County on Tuesday appear to have roundly rejected a proposed property tax increase that, if passed, would have seen the revenue given to the Tuscaloosa County School System. Click here to subscribe to our free daily newsletter and breaking news alerts. With 28 of the county's 52 precincts reporting, the measure is visibly poised to fail by a wide margin,
Patch.comJul 24 2023
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Ballot-Initiative Battle: Ohio Pro-Lifers Face Abortion Groups’ Push to Enshrine Abortion in the State Constitution
This year’s outcome in the Buckeye State could be a bellwether for similar battles elsewhere in 2024. Ohio is the most recent battleground in abortion groups’ ongoing efforts to add nearly unlimited abortion access to state constitutions. As pro-life battles have largely shifted to the states a little over a year out from the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the latest showdown will be in Ohio,
National Catholic RegisterJul 24 2023
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Ballot-Initiative Battle: Ohio Pro-lifers Face Abortion Groups’ Push to Enshrine Abortion in the State Constitution
This year’s outcome in the Buckeye State could be a bellwether for similar battles elsewhere in 2024. Ohio is the most recent battleground in abortion groups’ ongoing efforts to add nearly unlimited abortion access to state constitutions. As pro-life battles have largely shifted to the states a little over a year out from the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the latest showdown will be in Ohio,
National Catholic RegisterMar 05 2024
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Mike Lindell-style conspiracy theories blow up Kansas GOP's own voter restriction bill
The Kansas Republican Party was set to pass a bill aimed at curbing the amount of time voters have to return mail-in ballots -- but it's being blown up thanks to a widespread belief in Mike Lindell-style conspiracy theories about voting machines. , the bill in question would have ended the three-day post-election grace period for voters to get their mail-in ballots back to election offices and
Raw StoryMar 17 2024
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'No on 201' group plans rally in Capitol to kick off drive
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The group seeking a statewide vote this fall on one of South Dakota’s new pipeline laws faces a tight timeline and wants to start gathering signatures as soon as possible. Jim Eschenbaum of rural Miller chairs the newly organized ballot-measure committee known as South Dakota Property Rights and Local Control Alliance. The group is attempting to refer SB201. A training
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