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    Nov 6, 2010 |Story| Burbank Leader
  1. 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.
    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: Economy, Business and Finance, Voting, Finance, Citizens Initiative and Recall, California

  2. Mar 22, 2011 |Story| Burbank Leader
  3. 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, Politics, Voting, Local Elections, Real Estate

  4. Mar 11, 2011 |Story| Burbank Leader
  5. 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.
    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, Politics, Voting, Local Elections, Primaries

  6. Mar 3, 2011 |Story| Burbank Leader
  7. 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: Elections, Politics, Voting, Schools, Primaries

  8. Jan 28, 2011 |Story| Burbank Leader
  9. 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: Elections, Politics, Voting, Local Elections, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)

  10. Feb 25, 2011 |Story| Burbank Leader
  11. 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.
    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, Politics, Voting, California, Primaries

  12. Feb 22, 2011 |Story| Burbank Leader
  13. 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, Politics, Voting

  14. Oct 9, 2010 |Story| Burbank Leader
  15. 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, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Voting, Crime, Law and Justice

  16. Oct 16, 2010 |Story| Burbank Leader
  17. 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: CBS Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, Viacom Inc., Entertainment, Voting

  18. May 19, 2010 |Story| Burbank Leader
  19. 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: Democratic Party, Voting, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Primaries, San Fernando

  20. Jun 12, 2010 |Story| Burbank Leader
  21. 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: Government, Voting, Entertainment, Constitutional Issues, Citizens Initiative and Recall

  22. Jun 12, 2010 |Story| Burbank Leader
  23. 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: Elections, Democratic Party, Politics, Voting, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)

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