0 View Comments WOODLAND PARK —Mayor Neil Levy won re-election Tuesday night over City Councilman Val Carr, marking the end of a contentious campaign. Realtor Hilary LaBarre and former city Finance Director Kellie Case were elected to the City Council, receiving 1,058 and 1,201 votes, respectively, according to unofficial preliminary results released by City Clerk Suzanne Leclerq. Related: Don Wilson appears to win Monument mayoral race But the fate of the third open council seat was too close to call as of 9 p.m. Incumbents Noel Sawyer and John Schafer got 994 and 996 votes, respectively, while challenger Mark Maruszak had 982 and George Jones had 884. Of the 2,205 ballots cast, 25 had not been counted. Levy, who was appointed mayor in 2014 and elected in 2016, won 1,183 votes, besting his opponent by 176 votes. Dozens of Levy supporters crowded his Swiss Chalet restaurant, and cheered and applauded with glasses in hand as the first round of results was revealed. … [Read more...] about Woodland Park mayor wins re-election
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A blue wave in El Paso County? Democrats have big plans in next election
0 View Gallery View Comments For the first time, according to party officials, Democrats will have a candidate challenging Republicans for every El Paso County office up for election in November. After Saturday's county assembly in Colorado Springs, El Paso County Democratic Party Chairwoman Electra Johnson said there will be three June 26 primary races. Two Democrats each are vying for clerk and recorder and in House districts 15 and 18, she said. Democrats will also be in the races for county commissioner districts 1 and 5, sheriff, assessor, coroner, surveyor and treasurer. "There's no better way to send a message to El Paso County that the blue wave is coming than to have Democrats listed on these ballot lines," Johnson said. "This is what democracy looks like." Despite optimism among Democrats nationwide that opposition to President Donald Trump and his policies will enable them to pick up seats in the U.S. House and Senate in the 2018 midterms, Democrats running for … [Read more...] about A blue wave in El Paso County? Democrats have big plans in next election
Word leaders congratulate Egypt’s President on re-election
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (Source: Reuters)The White House said in a statement that President Donald Trump congratulated the Egyptian president and “the two leaders affirmed the strategic partnership between the US and Egypt.” During their telephone conversation, Russian Vladimir Putin "reaffirmed Russia’s intention to further develop mutually beneficial cooperation in many areas, including energy, industry and transport," the Kremlin said on its official website. The crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, called Mr. El-Sisi on April 2nd to congratulate him, highlighting "special ties" between the Governments and the people of the UAE and Egypt, El-Sisi's office said in a statement. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also congratulated on April 2nd President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on his re-election for a second term. Earlier, Mr. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won his second term as Egypt’s President, winning roughly 90% … [Read more...] about Word leaders congratulate Egypt’s President on re-election
A word in favor of judicial elections
Home Daily News A word in favor of judicial elections Defending Justice By Robert H. Edmunds Jr. Posted April 5, 2018, 8:00 am CDT Robert H. Edmunds Jr. Though I understand that the policy of the American Bar Association has long been to favor some form of merit selection, I would like to speak in favor of elections. While the faults of such elections have been catalogued, I have seen their strengths. A word of background. Years ago, I was privileged to serve as a presidentially appointed U.S. attorney. Many of my colleagues hoped, as did I, to move on to a judicial career at some point in the future. Though a lifetime appointment to the federal bench was usually the hoped-for goal, we all knew that particular lightning struck infrequently and haphazardly. So we often spoke of the path to the bench in our different states. It struck me that no matter what method a state used—gubernatorial selection, panel merit selection, legislative selection, partisan and nonpartisan … [Read more...] about A word in favor of judicial elections
Make Process Of Nomination And Election Of Devaswom Board Members Open And Transparent, Kerala HC Tells Govt
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Ashok KM April 5, 2018 9:00 am Change Font Size Time has now come for the Executive and the Legislature to act and cause framing of appropriate Rules/ Procedure/Mechanism to make the process of nomination and election of members to the Boards open and transparent, the bench said. The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment, has highlighted the necessity to make the process of nomination and election of members to the Devaswom Board open and transparent. The division bench of Justice PR Ramachandra Menon and Justice Devan Ramachandran also asked the government to frame rules so as to allow the citizens to offer themselves as candidates or to suggest eminent persons of their choice, who may be supported by a fixed number of nominations, to be considered for being nominated or elected to the board. These observations were made by the high court on a writ plea filed by TG Mohan Das wherein he challenged the vires of … [Read more...] about Make Process Of Nomination And Election Of Devaswom Board Members Open And Transparent, Kerala HC Tells Govt