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City Council candidates Leech and Walker take a Q&A | #citycouncil

This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 21 primary election, with question-and-answer articles scheduled to be published each day through the rest of April. Ballots must be mailed to voters by May 1. The elections for Eugene City Council are approaching with ballots due May 21. The […]

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Sioux Falls City Council candidates spending big ahead of runoff | #citycouncil

Richard Thomason and Jordan Deffenbaugh are doubling down on spending as they vie to take the At-Large C seat come Tuesday for the Sioux Falls City Council runoff election. Thomason reported bringing in another $24,900 since April 1 — the most he’s raised in a reporting period since beginning his campaign. That figure includes $10,000 […]

Arkansas

Arkansas bans electronic voter registration signatures

The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners banned the use of electronic signatures on voter registration forms Tuesday in a controversial emergency rule. Chris Madison, director of the Arkansas Board of Elections, said in an interview Tuesday that the rule was adopted in the interest of efficiency and consistent practice across counties, some of which accepted […]

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Juárez Mayor Cruz Perez Cuellar’s home seized in corruption case

A political scandal with counter accusations is burning in Juárez after the mayor’s home was seized in a raid by armed state investigators as part of a public corruption investigation. Mayor Cruz Perez Cuellar, who is currently on hiatus from office while running for reelection, said the seizure of his family’s home was “a media […]

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Sturgis mayor announces run for state rep

STURGIS – A seat recently vacated on the Sturgis City Commission will remain so until the November election, commissioners decided, while the city mayor announced he is running for state representative. City commissioner Alan Albarran tendered a resignation letter April 17, effective immediately. Albarran recently purchased a new house outside the second precinct and could […]

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Vanessa Nordkye runs uncontested for Salem City Council Ward 7 | #citycouncil

This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 21 primary election. Ballots will be mailed to voters May 1. With no challenger qualifying for the May 21 primary election, incumbent City Councilor Vanessa Nordyke is set to return to the Salem City Council for her second official term. […]

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Prestley joins Green Bay City Council after appeal deadline passes | #citycouncil

GREEN BAY – Joey Prestley officially joined the Green Bay City Council on Monday after City Clerk Celestine Jeffreys certified the District 6 results and administered the oath of office. Prestley in the April 2 general election beat incumbent Steven Campbell by 15 votes. The margin was close enough that Campbell requested and paid for […]

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Two candidates on the ballot for Staunton City Council seat | #citycouncil

STAUNTON – As of April 19, only incumbent Adam Campbell and challenger C. Dan Gunnells have filed to run for one open Staunton City Council seat coming up in the November election. Campbell won a special election in November to fill the seat left vacant by Andrea Oakes. “It was an incredible day, an incredible […]

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Hoy vs. Hoy in the race to be Salem’s next mayor

This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 21 primary election. Ballots will be mailed to voters May 1. The Salem mayoral race pits an incumbent mayor against a sitting city councilor and is drawing record-breaking campaign dollars. Mayor Chris Hoy is running against Ward 6 Councilor Julie […]

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Judge denies request for hand recount of Green Bay City Council race | #citycouncil

GREEN BAY – A Brown County judge on Friday denied Green Bay City Council candidate Steven Campbell’s request to force a hand recount of ballots cast in the council race he lost by 16 votes. Joey Prestley defeated Campbell, the incumbent, 355 votes to 340 in the April 2 election, a margin that entitled Campbell […]