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Is election process open and fair?
This is in response to Harutiun Kassakhian's May 15 letter, "Voting process did not leave anyone out," responding to my letter printed May 4. He's from New Mexico, brother to Ardy Kassakhian, city clerk. The letter was a spirited defense of the city...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Elections
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Glendale's voting process did not leave anyone out
Kenneth Landon's letter from May 3 is devoid of logic. Landon claims that the city clerk's inability to publish ballots in the Korean-language “disenfranchised” Korean-speaking voters. There is not a single documented incident of a Korean-...Tags: Politics, Polls, Local Elections, Elections
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Ballot may have marginalized voters
Were the 21.6% of registered voters who actually turned out for the municipal election last month marginalized by the city clerk? For the past two elections, all ballots were translated into English, Armenian, Spanish and Korean. For the April 2...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Elections
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Glendale Community College campus goes smoke-free
When Glendale Community College students return from spring break on Monday, they will be greeted with a new warning: It's official, the campus is going smoke-free. The ban won't go into effect until this fall, but a committee is working to spread the...
Tags: Politics, Students, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Media Industry
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Glendale City Council looks to former mayors in vacant seat
Officials plan to ask six former mayors — including John Drayman, who was indicted on embezzlement charges last year — if they would be open to filling the City Council seat left vacant by Rafi Manoukian, who was recently elected to the city...
Tags: Politics, Embezzlement, Corporate Crime, Local Elections, Elections
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Final vote count leaves outcome for Glendale election mostly unchanged
The outcome of the races for City Council, clerk and school board remained unchanged Thursday after officials counted roughly 3,500 ballots left over from the April 2 election. City Council incumbent Ara Najarian remained in first place with 10,165...
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Success of mail-in ballots lengthens campaign, candidates say
More Glendale voters used the postal service to cast their votes than a polling center ballot box for the election on Tuesday, a trend that’s been on the rise in the city — and across the state — now for years. The shift, candidates and...
Tags: Politics, Culture, Arts and Culture, Polls, Social Sciences
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News-Press Endorsement: No on Measure A in Glendale
On three occasions, Glendale voters turned down proposals that would have converted the City Treasurer from an elected position to an appointed one. They should reject it again. The treasurer oversees a $372-million investment portfolio as part of a...Tags: Politics, Elections
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Ron Kaye: Getting along to run the city
Everybody loves cops and firefighters who protect our lives and property so when you get a slate mailer in the middle of a heated election campaign that looks like these public servants are supporting candidates based on their personal merits, you...
Tags: Chicago Elections, Political Fundraising, Politics, Mike Gatto, Local Elections
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Council ponders empty seat
With a current City Councilman set to become city treasurer, that leaves an open seat on the dais that could be filled by either an appointment or special election. Both options have their drawbacks — from costs to candidate pool — and...
Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Elections
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Outstanding ballot count could have big impact on Glendale election outcomes
This post has been corrected. See details below. There are still roughly 3,500 ballots yet to be counted from the election on Tuesday, officials reported, leaving the outcome of several close races in limbo. And it could take up to two weeks before...
Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Elections
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Despite attacks, Glendale City Council, City Clerk incumbents poised for re-election
An election framed largely by how the City Council should handle employee pensions and utility revenues saw both incumbents headed for re-election early Wednesday morning, along with a city commissioner who encountered his share of controversy on the...
Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Elections
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