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Who’s in, who’s out for March primary
January 03, 2010
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Now that the candidates are set for the March 2 primary, forget everything you knew about who was running for what. Or at least some of it.
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Election day: El Paso Times endorsements
May 09, 2009
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| Saturday is election day, your final chance to vote for such important positions in El Paso as mayor, city representatives in four of the eight districts, several school-boards and some judge positions. |
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Petition for vote to recall O'Rourke not submitted
July 25, 2006
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By David Crowder / El Paso Times
A petition to force an election for the recall of South-West city Rep. Beto O'Rourke, which South Side activist Carmen Felix said would be filed Monday, never arrived.
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Ideas submitted for new congressional map
July 14, 2006
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| AUSTIN (AP) - Texas Republicans proposed Friday a congressional map that puts Laredo back into the same district, creating a new, vast West Texas district. |
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El Paso Demo files complaint against Bonilla
July 13, 2006
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By Diana Washington Valdez / El Paso Times
Rick Bolaños, El Paso Democratic contender for U.S. Congressional District 23, is asking the Congressional Ethics Committee to investigate the activities of U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla's political action committee, known as the American Dream PAC. |
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Rushdie to speak Nov. 9, 2006
June 30, 2006
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| Rushdie appears in person November 9, 2006 at 7 pm at the El Paso Convention Center. Tickets available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling: 915-544-8444. |
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Early voting begins today for school board races
May 01, 2006
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| Early voting for this year's school-board races -- which drew few candidates and very little interest so far -- will start today in the four El Paso County districts having elections May 13. |
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Experts hope Hispanic activism produces voters
April 12, 2006
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Politicians, political experts and Hispanic activists are hoping this month's protesters will turn into future voters. The protests that drew millions of immigrants and their sympathizers into the streets around the nation and in El Paso in the past few weeks appear to have reawakened the famed "sleeping giant" and positioned Hispanics as a stronger political force, experts say.
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Demographics show immediate boost in Latino voting unlikely
April 09, 2006
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AUSTIN - The masses of young Hispanics who have been turning out for protests against immigration legislation pending before Congress once again have raised the prospect that Latino voting power finally will erupt, although demographic realities still appear to trump the demonstrators' passion.
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Leaders' lack of consensus threatens Perry tax plan
April 09, 2006
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AUSTIN - Backed by 58 businesspeople on the front steps of the Governor's Mansion at lunchtime last week, Gov. Rick Perry said the strong show of support for his tax plan sends a clear message to the Legislature.
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Early voting turnout for runoffs is 'slow'
April 04, 2006
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El Paso County Elections Administrator Helen Jamison said she expects a turnout of about 10,000 people for the April 11 Democratic and GOP primary election runoffs.
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Early voting for primary runoffs to begin Monday
April 02, 2006
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Early voting in 15 Democratic runoff races, including for El Paso County judge, will begin Monday with candidates and experts unsure of who will benefit from an expected low voter turnout.
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EPISD bond vote likely Nov. 7
March 29, 2006
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| The El Paso Independent School District administration should start gearing up for a Nov. 7 multimillion-dollar bond election, the Board of Trustees decided Tuesday. On a unanimous vote, the board agreed on a very preliminary bond timeline, which would have voters going to the polls this fall, instead of May 2007. |
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EPISD bond vote likely Nov. 7
March 29, 2006
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The El Paso Independent School District administration should start gearing up for a Nov. 7 multimillion-dollar bond election, the Board of Trustees decided Tuesday. On a unanimous vote, the board agreed on a very preliminary bond timeline, which would have voters going to the polls this fall, instead of May 2007.
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EP turnout topped rest of state
March 13, 2006
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In her heart, just as in the hearts of the other get-out-the-vote volunteers, Summer Luciano really expected a larger-than-ever voter turnout Tuesday. In their estimation, the to get-out-the-vote plan was well thought out and properly executed over seven weekends.
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Clint ISD tries to pass bond
March 13, 2006
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The $90 million the Clint Independent School District wants voters to approve in May would build one new high school, one middle school and one elementary to cope with the growth in the booming areas around Horizon High School.
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Mail votes to be tallied by March 20
March 10, 2006
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| El Paso County Elections Administrator Helen Jamison said all votes cast in Tuesday's primary are counted electronically, except for provisional and absentee paper ballots. "We have until March 20, on a statewide basis, to count the absentee ballots that come in by that date," she said. "Rather than count them one or two at a time as they come in, we are going to count them all in time for the March 20 deadline. The 78th District that the (Lorraine) O'Donnell and (Pat) Haggerty race is in has 287 absentee ballots out. |
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Thousands of El Pasoans are expected to fill polls today
March 07, 2006
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| Of those who voted early, 15,030 were Democrats and 4,013 were Republican. And El Paso County had the second highest percentage of votes in early voting with 6.3 percent. Hidalgo County in South Texas was first with 9.6 percent of its voters casting early votes. |
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City to decide on new campaign-finance measures
March 06, 2006
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| Limits on campaign contributions apparently will not make their way back into an ethics proposal going to the City Council on Tuesday, but other restrictions on fund-raising and lobbyists will. |
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Early voting for primary ends today
March 03, 2006
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| Unless something changes in the next four days, Tuesday's March 7 primary may go down as one of the most disappointing elections ever in El Paso County. |
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Clint school board calls $90 million bond election
February 23, 2006
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The Clint Independent School District Board of Trustees has called a $90 million bond election for May 13 that district officials say is necessary to keep pace with rapid growth in and around Horizon City.
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El Paso Times Endorsements
February 22, 2006
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| The El Paso Times Editorial Board has been interviewing candidates and today will present endorsements in a number of local races in both Democratic and Republican primaries. |
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Mobile voting
February 21, 2006
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Today: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., South El Paso Senior Center, 600 S. Ochoa; Hilos De Plata Senior Center, 4451 Delta; Royal Estates Retirement, 435 S. Mesa Hills.
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Adelante con Ganas, You Vote, We Win
February 20, 2006
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As opening acts go, Carla Alvarez, 18, mildly approved of the gauntlet of political candidates she waded through Sunday before she was able to take in local ska band Fixed Idea at the El Paso County Coliseum.
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