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Nov 08 2023
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Iowa City sees higher voter turnout in Tuesday’s city council general election
Iowa City voters are increasingly turning out for local elections, according to preliminary data from Tuesday’s general election for city council and school board. According to John Deeth, an election technician for the Johnson County Auditor’s office, there were approximately 10,000 voters from the Iowa City precincts in this year’s general election. This number is still unofficial because
The Daily IowanAug 09 2023
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Aug. 8 voter turnout surpasses 38%, with high participation across the state
After a tumultuous election cycle that left officials baffled on voter turnout expectations, Tuesday's Issue 1 vote saw 38% turnout for the August special election, bringing in over 3 million votes and counting. More:What does the defeat of Issue 1 mean for the Ohio abortion measure this November? As of Wednesday morning, 57% of voters — over 1.74 million Ohioans — had rejected Issue 1, with
The Columbus DispatchAug 09 2023
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Massive spending, large voter turnout amid defeat of Ohio’s Issue 1
Ohioans voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to reject a ballot initiative that would have made it more difficult to adopt constitutional amendments via citizen-led ballot initiatives. The initiative’s defeat, which took place amid unprecedented voter turnout and out-out state spending, means a proposed abortion referendum is more likely to succeed in November. With 95% of the votes tallied as of
Catholic News AgencyFeb 14 2024
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Tom Suozzi buoyed by higher Democratic turnout, decline in GOP voting
Nassau Democrats improved their turnout operation, Republican voter participation declined and Queens voters turned out overwhelmingly for Democrat Tom Suozzi — all factors that helped Suozzi defeat GOP nominee Mazi Melesa Pilip in the 3rd Congressional District special election, experts said. Suozzi defeated Pilip, a second-term Nassau County legislator, 54% to 46% to fill the balance of
NewsdayApr 25 2023
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DuPage County Voter Turnout Highest Regionally In 2023 Election
DUPAGE COUNTY, IL — DuPage County is boasting the highest regional turnout in the recent April 4, 2023, election. According to county data, 20.33 percent of DuPage voters showed up to cast a ballot in the election. “A top priority of mine has been to increase voter turnout. In order to achieve that, voter access must be optimized. I wanted citizens to be tripping over voting opportunities,”
Patch.comFeb 19 2024
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Georgia 2024 presidential primary: Early voting starts with low turnout
Voters who came out on the first day said the election is crucial to the future of the country, but some expressed dissatisfaction with each party’s candidates. “Trump is scary and Biden is too old,” Alvin Williams of Decatur, a U.S. Navy veteran, said after casting his vote for Biden at the DeKalb County election office. “To pick one is like throwing your hands up. You’ve got to pick the
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionFeb 19 2024
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First early voting weekend sees turnout uptick over 2020 primary
Early voting started Thursday, Feb. 15, for North Carolina’s March 5 primary election and runs through March 2. There are 360 early voting sites in all 100 counties, but they sometimes differ from a voter’s regular Election Day voting location. Voters can also hand in their absentee ballot to an election official at early voting sites. According...
The Carolina JournalOct 29 2012
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Activists Pour Cash Into Voter Turnout
In a tight election where voter turnout could be crucial, a new force is sending people door to door to try to get conservatives to the polls.
Conservative groups, most notably Americans for Prosperity, are spending millions of dollars to ensure that as many supporters as possible cast a ballot. Their efforts, echoing voter drives by unions and other Democratic-leaning groups, represent
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 21 2023
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Report: NY can boost voter turnout with this single change
Could New York City’s notoriously low voter turnout just be a scheduling snafu? That’s the argument in a new report from Citizens Union to be released on Friday. The nonpartisan good government group examined how holding local elections in the same year as state or federal races boosted participation rates in other U.S. cities by as much as 460%. Currently, New York City holds its local
GothamistFeb 13 2024
Fact Check
Did turnout in the 2024 GOP presidential caucus set a record high?
Voter turnout in Nevada’s party-run Republican presidential caucus was more than 60,000 this year, according to the Nevada Republican Party. AllSides highlights content from Gigafact, a network of newsrooms that respond to online claims. View the full fact brief on The Nevada Independent.
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