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Apathy, lack of candidate forums contribute to low election interest
With the mail-in ballots for the April 12 general election out, the voter response could be even lower than the 14.3% who participated in the primary. The tepid response, some politicos say, can probably be attributed to the quiet Burbank campaign...Tags: Elections, Real Estate, Primaries, Local Elections, Referenda
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Candidates hit the hillsides
Of the 10 precincts with the highest voter turnout in Burbank’s primary election, eight were from the hillside area, and the two City Council candidates remaining on the April 12 ballot have taken notice of that fact.
Voter participation in the...Tags: Elections, Primaries, Local Elections, Referenda, Politics
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Shame on city's non-voters
For those concerned about where responsibility resides for the low turnout in the recent Burbank election, there is only one place to look — all the voters who didn’t vote. Speaking for myself as a Burbank citizen, shame on them (“...Tags: Schools, Elections, Primaries, Referenda, Politics
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Candidates vying for City Council and school board seats
Candidates for Burbank City Council and the Burbank Unified School District Board are winding down their campaigns as residents prepare to vote in the upcoming election. The primary nominating election via mail-in ballot is Feb. 22. Whichever candidate...Tags: Schools, Elections, Local Elections, Referenda, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Council hopefuls plead their case
With an $8.8-million budget gap looming over City Hall, candidates for City Council took a hard line this week against continuing merit-based bonuses for city employees.
Last fiscal year, city workers got a combined $1 million in bonuses, even as City...Tags: Elections, Los Angeles, Local Elections, NBCUniversal, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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No one asked the kids what they think
Susan Stodghill is the second letter on this page ("Councilman should stick to his vote," Jan. 15) that assumes all residents on the 1800 and 1900 block of Screenland Drive don't want sidewalks for the school kids at Luther Middle School. She couldn't...Tags: Elections, John Burroughs, Tim Elliott, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Human Interest
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Councilman should stick to his vote
The residents of the 1800 and 1900 blocks of Screenland Drive are very thankful to the three of our council members who supported us in our desire to not have sidewalks installed on our block ("Grant steps on sidewalk future," Dec. 29). In this day and...Tags: Elections, Transportation, Travel, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Road Transportation
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Election turnout hits a new low
The voter turnout in Burbank’s primary election on Tuesday dropped by 6% from what had already been a low 20.4% participation rate two years ago, which political observers attributed to apathy and a lack of hot-button issues.
Just 8,106 ballots...Tags: Elections, Primaries, Referenda, California, Politics
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Election Day: Last chance to drop off ballots
Today is the final day Burbank residents can cast their vote for two Burbank City Council seats and three school board seats. Residents may drop off their vote-by-mail ballots at The City Clerk’s office on 275 East Olive Avenue until 7 p.m. this...Tags: Elections, Referenda, Politics
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Get to know ballot measures
In a Congressional district where the campaigning has been comparatively non-existent, local voters have probably found themselves lulled into a fog. But before we know it, Nov. 2 will suddenly emerge from the mist, revealing itself to what hopefully won'...Tags: Elections, State Budgets, Budgets and Budgeting, Referenda, Crime, Law and Justice
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Disney, Time-Warner pony up against Prop. 24
The Walt Disney Co. and the parent of Warner Bros. have each given more than $1 million toward the effort to defeat an initiative on the Nov. 2 ballot that would restore an estimated $1.3 billion in business taxes to the state rolls, records show....Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, State Budgets, Viacom Inc.
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Ballots sent with error
Los Angeles County election officials on Tuesday acknowledged sending vote-by-mail guides to as many as 1,100 Democrats that erroneously listed candidates for the 43rd Assembly District in the same space as votes for or against a controversial parcel tax....Tags: Elections, Los Angeles, State Budgets, Democratic Party, Local Elections
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