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Nearly $1 Million Raised In 21st Senate District Race In Third Quarter

Nearly $1 million was raised in the 21st Senate District race in the third quarter for the 2020 election. State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, took in $431,903.95 with challenger Democratic candidate Kipp Mueller taking in $455,130.45 from July 1, through the final reporting date on Sept.19, according to filings with the California Secretary of State’s office. Over that same ...

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Proposition Would Allow 17-Year-Olds To Vote In Primary If Turning 18 By General Election

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Proposition 18 is one of twelve propositions on the ballot this November in the state of California and one of two having to do with voting rights. Prop 18 would amend the California state constitution to allow 17-year-olds who will be 18 at the time of the next general election to vote in primary and special elections, according to the ...

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L.A. County Launches ‘Make A Plan To Vote’ Tool For Voter Registration Day

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In honor of National Voter Registration Day, Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the County’s new “Make a Plan to Vote” tool Tuesday. “National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy. First observed in 2012, it has quickly gained momentum ever since. Nearly 3 million voters have registered to vote on the ...

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SCV Chamber Hosts Candidates For Santa Clarita Representatives

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The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted candidates for the 21st Senate District, 38th Assembly District and six of the nine City Council candidates. On Tuesday, during the Chamber’s regularly scheduled Government Affairs Council, we hosted Senator Scott Wilk, Senate Candidate Kipp Mueller and Assembly Candidate Suzette Valladares. The SCV Chamber has been at the forefront to advocate for ...

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2020 Election Candidates For Santa Clarita Valley School Boards

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The candidates for the various openings across all of the Santa Clarita Valley’s five K-12 school district governing boards have been finalized, with 16 candidates across 11 races expected to be on the ballot in November. Across the 11 races, only four are expected to be contested, each of the two open seats on the William S. Hart Union School ...

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Common Ground – SCV Candidacy Talk – August 17, 2020

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Host: Jason Downs Guests: Dr. Aakash Ahuja and Jason Gibbs Topic: SCV Candidacy Talk Common Ground – SCV Candidacy Talk – August 17, 2020 On this episode of Common Ground, our host Jason Downs talks with his guests Dr. Aakash Ahuja and Jason Gibbs to talk about Santa Clarita City Council.  Jason starts off his show by talking with Dr. Ahuja ...

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Common Ground – Talks With Kim Wehle – June 22, 2020

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Host: Jason Downs Guests: Kim Wehle Topic: Talks With Kim Wehle Common Ground – Talks With Kim Wehle – June 22, 2020 On this episode of Common Ground, our host Jason Downs talks with his guest Kim Wehle about politics and the upcoming 2020 presidential election. Jason starts off the show by talking with Kim about the aftermath and outcomes ...

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College Of The Canyons Board Of Trustees President Announces Bid For Re-Election

With an aim to efficiently navigate coursework and provide necessary resources to students under the circumstances caused by Los Angeles County’s Safer-At-Home order, Michelle Jenkins, the current president of the Board of Trustees at the College of the Canyons, announced her bid for re-election Thursday. Jenkins is running for the Area No. 4 trustee position for the Santa Clarita Community ...

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‘Unnecessarily’ Long Wait Times During L.A. County Primary Election Prompts Independent Review 

A range of software, staffing and vendor-management issues resulted in “unnecessarily” long wait times for some Los Angeles County voters in the March 3rd primary, according to an independent review of the county’s new Voting Solutions for All People election system. The report noted that the county’s new system, which was 10 years in the making, was a “highly ambitious ...

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