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11.3 percent election turnout in Broward was lower than in 2004, 2000
11.3 percent Broward turnout was lower than in 2004 and 2000 Broward County's voter turnout for Tuesday's primary and nonpartisan elections, including early voting and absentee voting, was low. Based on almost final returns, the Supervisor of Elections...Tags: Broward County, Political Candidates, Voting, Elections
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Alaska primary may not be decided for days
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Don Young, Alaska's lone congressman for the last 35 years, remained locked in a tight race with the lieutenant governor yesterday, a day after the state's primary election, and the winner may not be decided for days. U.S. Sen. Ted...Tags: Primaries, Government, Don Young, Alaska, Ted Stevens
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Election outcomes likely won't change
Sentinel Staff WriterOSCEOLA COUNTY Elections officials plan to wrap up some housekeeping Friday morning on Tuesday's vote, but it is unlikely any results will change. Tallies from five touch-screen machines used primarily by disabled voters were not received at the elections...Tags: Primaries, Political Candidates, Elections
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Mayor back on state Assembly ballot
The mayor of Arcadia is back on the primary ballot for the 91st Assembly District after winning his legal fight. The state Government Accountability Board refused to certify Mayor John Kimmel's nomination papers last month because he failed to write...Tags: Arcadia, Referenda, Whitehall, Regional Authority, Voting
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Barack Obama: Search for identity
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFour years ago, Barack Obama introduced himself to America by painting a picture of a country that was united, somehow, in spite of itself. The pundits, he said in the keynote address to the Democratic convention, like to "slice and dice" the country:...Tags: Crimes, Newspaper and Magazine, Pennsylvania, Interior Policy, Laws
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Candidates still await results in races for judge, School Board seat
South Florida Sun-SentinelA day after only 17 percent of Palm Beach County's 809,000 registered voters went to the polls, a handful of lawyers and candidates on Wednesday stood inside a cavernous vote-counting center near West Palm Beach to watch an official review of...Tags: Primaries, Referenda, Lawyers, Political Candidates, Boca Raton
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Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office to patrol start patrolling Lake Worth by Nov. 1
South Florida Sun-SentinelDetails of the merger between the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and the Lake Worth Police Department were finalized on Tuesday night and deputies should be patrolling the city by Nov. 1, a newly re-elected Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said Wednesday....Tags: Pension and Welfare, Ric Bradshaw, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Police, Interior Policy
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Stevens takes Alaska primary
The Associated PressDon Young, Alaska's lone congressman for the last 35 years, remained locked in a tight race with the lieutenant governor Wednesday, a day after the state's primary election, and the winner may not be decided for days. U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens breezed to...Tags: Primaries, Alaska, Political Candidates, Executive Branch, Elections
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Oakbrook Terrace tables Ardmore Avenue extension proposal
Special to the Chicago TribuneA $1.7 million proposal by Oakbrook Terrace to extend Ardmore Avenue south from 16th Street to Butterfield Road was placed on hold Tuesday night, but the alderman who cast the deciding vote said the project is not dead. The City Council gave its...Tags: Technology, Oakbrook Terrace, Elections
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Ralph De La Cruz: Not again. An election nightmare in November?
In 2004, Arthur Anderson was elected Palm Beach County elections supervisor riding an anybody-but-Theresa LePore groundswell. Four years later, the theme was similar. Only the target changed. Facing an anybody-but-Arthur Anderson insurrection, the...Tags: Delray Beach, Florida Atlantic University, Susan Bucher, Political Candidates, Palm Beach County
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Broward voting results: Boring day, troubling delays
Yikes. If there was this much confusion and delay sorting out results from a primary with just over 11 percent turnout in Broward, what's going to happen come Election Day? This wasn't a good beginning at all for the new paper ballot system. Things went...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Election Day, Referenda, Broward County, Political Candidates
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Three Hispanic judges trail in their Broward County races
South Florida Sun-SentinelWinning election in Broward County with a Spanish-sounding surname is nearly impossible, minority lawyers said Wednesday, pointing to all-but-complete election returns that show three incumbent judges – all Hispanics – ousted from the bench....Tags: National Government, Lawyers, Broward County, Political Candidates, Florida
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