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Participation in Burbank primary stronger than last election, officials report
More than 8,300 voters had cast their ballots in the Burbank primary as of Tuesday afternoon, exceeding the total for the primary two years ago, officials reported. The most recent confirmed ballot count does not include those that were collected from...Tags: Google+, Politics, Voting
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Challengers poised to make inroads as Burbank primary election results come in
With 17 out of 48 precincts reporting as of 11:25 p.m., the races for City Council and school board tightened, with challengers poised to make some inroads. Challenger Robert Frutos continued to lead the six candidate field for City Council with 2,439...
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Frutos leads 'very, very preliminary' voter returns for Burbank City Council primary
With just eight out of 42 precincts reporting in the Burbank primary election, City Council challenger Robert Frutos has the early lead, but the results could change significantly as new reports start coming in. As of 10:55 p.m., Frutos led the six...Tags: Google+, Politics, Primaries, Local Elections
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Frutos wins Burbank City Council seat outright
Robert Frutos claimed enough votes after Tuesday's primary to clinch a seat on the City Council, bypassing the need to compete in the April 9 general election and forcing the three incumbents into a match up in which only two seats remain. With all 42...
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Deadline for Burbank primary ballots is 7 p.m. today
The deadline for mail-in ballots for the Burbank primary is 7 p.m. today, so for all those procrastinators, that means in-person drop offs are you're only option. Residents can drop off their ballots at five locations — the Buena Vista Library,...
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Super PAC puts down money in Burbank school board race
The super PAC for a controversial Sacramento-based education reform group has spent more than $13,000 in the Burbank school board race, baffling the two candidates who are benefiting from the expenditures and raising the eyebrows of other local...Tags: Politics, Michelle Rhee, Academic Progress
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Burbank city clerk says primary ballots 'coming in steady'
Burbank is on track to exceed its 2011 primary election voter turnout, having received nearly 6,500 ballots as of Friday afternoon, city officials reported. “We look good,” said Interim City Clerk Zizette Mullins. “The numbers are...
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Editorial: Unsettling presence of PACs
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that money was speech, and any limit on independent campaign spending was improper, most observers correctly foresaw the imminent creation of massive and secretive political action committees weaseling their way...Tags: Politics, U.S. Supreme Court
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PACs should stay out of local elections
I find it highly offensive and suspect that a political action committee sponsored by a labor union is going to spend $20,000 to influence voting for the Burbank City Council (“Group moves to unseat council member,” Feb. 20). I have already...Tags: Politics, National Government, Government, Local Elections
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Last call, letters for March 5 election
The Burbank Leader welcomes letters to the editor on all subjects, including local campaigns. We do, however, adhere to a blackout period prior to the day voters go to the polls. So, those who are interested in writing letters related to the March 5...Tags: Politics
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Cash flows as Burbank school board and City Council campaigns near the finish line
Burbank election candidates continued to beef up their campaign coffers during the last reporting period, which spanned through Feb. 9, just as ballots for Tuesday's primary began to arrive in Burbank homes. Candidate Bob Frutos continued to lead...Tags: Google Inc., Politics, Local Government, Political Fundraising, Local Elections
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PAC moves to unseat City Council incumbent Jess Talamantes
A political action committee sponsored by a labor union that represents about 800 retail workers in Burbank has raised $20,000 in an effort to unseat City Council incumbent Jess Talamantes, with a spokesman for the group citing a “pattern of not...Tags: Google Inc., Walmart, Politics, Dentistry and Dental Health, Food Industry
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