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2011 Elections

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop on Saturday, March 17, 2012, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. At left is Puerto Rican Gov. Luis Fortuno, and at right is Ann Romney. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Romney wins Puerto Rico, GOP campaign continues

Ben Fox, Phil Elliott The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, March 18, 2012 - 5:51pm

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Mitt Romney scored an overwhelming win Sunday in Puerto Rico’s Republican presidential primary, trouncing chief rival Rick Santorum on the Caribbean island even as the two rivals looked ahead to more competitive contests this week in Illinois and Louisiana.

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North Ogden’s new communications policy to be tested

Dave Greiling Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 9, 2012 - 11:20pm

Email is a wonderful tool, making communications faster and broadening the universe to which you can easily send information. Facebook and Twitter take it several steps further, but email still has its niche.

But whether that niche is an effective tool as city officials’ only way of communicating with the media — well, we’re about to find out how well that works.

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Bountiful man returns to council after spending more than other candidates

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 23, 2011 - 1:13am

BOUNTIFUL -- A former city councilman's successful bid to regain a seat he lost four years ago proved to be the most costly in the race, financial disclosures show.

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Canvass confirms Plain City council

Terrie Stephenson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 12:19am

PLAIN CITY — A canvass of the 2011 municipal election results has confirmed the city’s new council members.

They are incumbent LaFray Kelley with 468 votes, Joel Maw with 375 votes and Mark Lowther with 371 votes, said City Recorder Diane Hirschi, who said about 22 percent of registered voters participated in the election.

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Recount in Syracuse reaffirms Peterson as the winner

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 12:55am

SYRACUSE -- A recount has upheld the razor-slim margin Councilman Doug Peterson garnered to win a re-election bid.

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Claims of ballot defacing mar Davis water district election

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 11:16pm

FARMINGTON — Complaints of a campaign flier "defacing" the Benchland Water District’s Nov. 8 sample ballot are being investigated by Davis County law enforcement agencies at the request of the county attorney’s office.

Defacing an election sample ballot is a class C misdemeanor

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Peterson wins by a hair in Syracuse

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 12:38am

SYRACUSE -- Every single vote counts.

Incumbent Doug Peterson beat challenger Dan Schuler for the third and final seat on the city council by one vote in final results tallied Tuesday.

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Two await their election fate in Syracuse

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, November 11, 2011 - 7:22am

SYRACUSE -- Those who claim their vote doesn't count obviously don't live in Syracuse.

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Three North Ogden winners opposed public works project

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 11:49pm

NORTH OGDEN -- The fate of the city's proposed public works building hangs in the balance after voters elected three city council candidates who made opposing the facility a major issue in the campaign.

Kent Bailey, Justin Fawson and Cheryl Stoker were chosen by voters, and all say they are excited to hold a council seat.

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Members of citizens group fail to earn Kaysville seats

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 11:54pm

KAYSVILLE -- Kaysville Citizens for Responsible Government will not be heard on the city council.

After weeks of political tug of war between three incumbents and three challengers who are members of the citizens group that wants changes in the way the city is run, Kaysville voters had their say in Tuesday's election.

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(ROBERT K. YOSAY/The Associated Press) Firefighters, police officers and supporters cheer Tuesday night, Nov. 8, 2011, in Youngstown, Ohio, after Ohio voters defeated the state’s new collective bargaining law. The law would have limited the bargaining abilities of 350,000 unionized public workers.

Ohio voters reject Republican-backed union limits

Julie Carr Smyth The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 8:41am

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state’s new collective bargaining law was defeated Tuesday after an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the Republican establishment.

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(MARK DUNCAN/The Associated Press) AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, center, speaks with Columbia University students at a union hall in Cleveland Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. The students joined Trumka and local union members going door to door in the area urging a no vote on Ohio Issue 2.

Ballot issues, governors’ races dominate election

Andrew Welsh-Huggins The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 8:24am

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The questions on the ballot range from illegal immigration and union rights to President Obama’s health care law. The answers from voters could offer valuable insight into the temperament of the American public.

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Few cities expect a strong voter turnout today

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 12:33am

OGDEN -- Voter turnout is expected to be light today for most municipal elections in the Top of Utah, but those who cast a ballot will decide who will steer their communities for the next four years.

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Eight in police work running for office in Weber County

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, November 6, 2011 - 8:48am

At least eight candidates running for city councils in Weber County this year have a background in law enforcement.

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Caldwell outspends Stephenson in Ogden mayoral race

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 11:01pm

OGDEN -- Mayoral candidate Mike Caldwell continues to outpace his opponent Brandon Stephenson in campaign contributions, raising four times more money during a recent 28-day reporting period.

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