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Voters should be able to rank candidates
As the City Council considers eliminating Burbank's primary election ("Burbank ponders dropping primary," May 18) let's think beyond a choice between primary/run off and general election and consider ranked choice voting as an effective alternative....Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Voting, Elections
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Burbank ponders dropping primary
Burbank officials have proposed axing the city's primary election, a move they say would save roughly $72,000 a year, but would also require voter approval. Critics called the proposal "short-sighted," but election experts said it may actually bring...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Elections
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Burbank seeks to cut $2.5 million from budget
Burbank officials this week proposed cutting roughly 2% — or $2.5 million — from the city’s $149-million General Fund budget, which pays for most public services. The proposal also addresses soaring employee pension costs by allocating...
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Leader Editorial: Election could change everything
Although more voters participated in Burbank's primary election this week than turned out in 2011, it still drew yawns from most. Some of those who sat back and let the others decide the outcome may wish now that they had been paying more attention and...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Elections
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Dave Golonski's cultural timeline
January 1993: Bill Clinton was inaugurated as the 42nd president of the United States. April 1993: Dave Golonski is elected to the Burbank City Council during the city’s general election. At 34 years old, he receives 5,833 votes out of 9,961 cast....Tags: Politics, NASA, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, O.J. Simpson, NASA Mars Exploration Program
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Dave Golonski shoots for a 6th term; others say it's time for him to move on
In 1993, Bill Clinton was inaugurated as the 42nd president of the United States. The popular NBC sitcom "Friends" was being developed under the title, "Insomnia Café." It's also when Dave Golonski, then 34, was first elected to the Burbank City Council....Tags: Politics, Bill Clinton, Money and Monetary Policy, Elections
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Outside cash hits Burbank schools race
Spending by political action committees has become increasingly common in Burbank city and school board races this year, apparently catching the candidates who benefited from that spending off guard. School board candidates David Dobson and Charlene...Tags: Politics, Walmart, Michelle Rhee, Academic Progress, Local Elections
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Burbank officials promise quicker reporting of election results
Amid criticism of delayed results during the Burbank primary election in February, during which final numbers weren’t announced until roughly 12:45 a.m., city officials say they have plans to release initial results earlier in the evening for the...
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Election winner passes on his thanks
I am gratified and humbled beyond words at the outpouring of the support and confidence Burbank voters have shown me in our primary election. I truly feel I am blessed, not only to live in a wonderful city like Burbank, but also to have the affection...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Elections
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Measure S gets strong showing as voting returns trickle in overnight
With little more than absentee ballot returns to go on overnight Tuesday, supporters of Measure S, the $110-million school bond, were full of optimism for a campaign they said reflected the best of grassroots work. The education community was firmly...
Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Voting, Energy Saving, PTA
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Four vie for two remaining seats on city council
It’s crunch time for the four City Council hopefuls, who have less than a month to knock on as many doors and raise as much money for their campaigns as possible before ballots are mailed out for the April 9 general election. The stakes were raised...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Google Inc., Finance, Elections
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Aghakhanian fails to move to Burbank school board general election
Armond Aghakhanian is officially out of the Burbank Unified school board race after collecting the least amount of primary election votes among five candidates competing for two seats. With just 2,749 votes, Aghakhanian trailed at fifth place behind...Tags: Politics, Twitter, Inc., Political Fundraising, Elections
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