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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: Politics, Voting, Primaries, California, Elections
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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: Politics, Voting, Elections
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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: Politics, Real Estate, Voting, Primaries, Apathy
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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: Voting, Politics, Primaries, Local Elections, Elections
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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: Politics, Voting, Primaries, Schools, Elections
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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: Voting, Politics, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Schools, Local Elections
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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: Voting, Politics, Sacramento, State Budgets, 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: Economy, Business and Finance, Voting, General Electric Company, State Budgets, Companies and Corporations
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Start the Presses: A modest proposition
Like a great many people, I am profoundly glad that this latest election season has passed. During each cycle, we at the paper try to inform people about issues coming before them and do our best to convince readers of the importance of taking part....Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Gays and Lesbians, Voting, Sacramento
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Council cheers Prop. 16 loss
Utility officials across Burbank and Glendale breathed a collective sigh of relief Wednesday after voters rebuffed a ballot initiative that would have limited the ability of municipalities to create or expand public power services. The Glendale City...Tags: Consumers, Washington (U.S. state), Voting, Twitter, Inc., Pacific Gas & Electric Company
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Ramani concedes election
Republican candidate Sunder Ramani on Friday conceded Tuesday's special election for the 43rd Assembly District to Democrat Mike Gatto, but would not say whether he planned to campaign for November's general election. "I wish Mr. Gatto well in his new...Tags: Voting, Politics, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Sacramento, Los Angeles
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City aims to secure revenue
CITY HALL — Burbank residents could be asked to vote on codifying a utility tax that brings the city $20 million a year — a move cities like Glendale and Pasadena have already made to protect themselves against lawsuits from telecommunications...Tags: Bob Hope, Voting, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, State Budgets, Satellite and Cable Service
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