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NEWS ABOUT: local election

local election stories: 4 news summaries

Fugitive Dog Wins Most Write-Ins in Iowa Election

Condemned Jake gets 62 votes in Sioux City contest

Nov 5, 09 12:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Were he not a dog, Jake Rochester would have made a fine politician. The fugitive Labrador Retriever earned the most write-in votes in a City Council election in Sioux City, thanks to a concerted “Vote Jake” campaign on his behalf. Jake’s story is a strange one. The dog... More »

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dog • local election • local government

Islamists Lose Ground in Turkish Election

Government suffers setback as voters turn to secular parties

Mar 30, 09 4:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turkey's Islamist-leaning AK Party won local elections yesterday, but fell short of the overwhelming victory leaders had hoped for, reports the Los Angeles Times. With most of the votes counted, the party of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan won 39% of the vote, but lost ground to secularists in Istanbul and... More »

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Turkey • secularism • Recep Tayyip Erdogan • AK Party • Islamism • local election

Tiny Town's Move May Redefine Voting Rights Act

Provision in 1965 act prevents moving polling station

Mar 28, 09 9:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Supreme Court case may soon bring about a momentous change in the nation's voting laws, all because a Texas town of 3,500 moved a polling station three blocks, the Wall Street Journal reports. A local official made the switch to a more convenient location, galled that he needed... More »

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Texas • Voting Rights Act • voting rights • 1960s • US Supreme Court • local election

 This Time, Iraq Gets 
 Politics With Its Elections 

Stability gives candidates chance to compete more in Western democratic style

Jan 22, 09 10:55 AM CST
(Newser) - If Iraq’s tumultuous 2005 elections were a trial run at democracy, the current provincial race has main-event flavor, the Washington Post reports. Greater stability has allowed town-hall gatherings, where voters grill some 14,000 candidates running for 440 seats on everything from housing to militarization. And campaign posters, T-shirts... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • democracy • political party • Iraq government • candidate • election • local election • political campaign

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