Des Moines, Iowa – Six of the major presidential candidates made a stop to the Family Leaders Thanksgiving Family Forum Saturday evening. A glaring absence from much of Iowa and these presidential candidate gatherings around Iowa has been Mitt Romney. The sanctuary of First Federated Church in Des Moines played host to nearly 3,000 people, […]
Absentee ballots for the December 6, 2011 City Runoff Election in Beacon, Rose Hill, and University Park are available in the Mahaska County Auditor’s Office or by mail. Absentee ballots may be cast in the Auditor’s Office, 1st Floor of the Court House, during office hours, from 8:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors canvased the results of Tuesday’s election officially certifying the winners. The board convened at 2:00 PM to hand-count the ballots from all communities in Mahaska County. Due to the amount of write in candidates, the task was lengthened. Supervisors had to examine each write in candidate to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Oskaloosans elected Joe Caligiuri to the at large spot on the city council Tuesday. Caligiuri defeated former City Councilman Jimmy Carter receiving 445 votes to Carter’s 324. Caligiuri won in all of the city’s wards as well as in absentee votes. Over 700 people cast a ballot in the At-Large race. In other […]
New Sharon, Iowa- State Senate Candidate Mark Doland was on hand at a small, private gathering last Thursday for a question and answer session. The candidate was questioned over a wide variety of issues for about 90 minutes. Doland’s first question was specifically what role his faith played in his decision to run for the […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Five of the GOP Presidential hopefuls took the stage at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines for a series of speeches to the state GOP supporters. While at the Reagan Dinner, the candidates took to attacking President Obama and not each other. The dinner gave candidates a chance to speak in front […]
Des Moines, Iowa – “This is a national conversation. It’s an opportunity for the American people to talk about where we are, who we are, what we value and what we’re trying to accomplish.” Starting out by complimenting Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn and his leadership “on some very key elections,” Gingrich then went on […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann took to the stage as the middle speaker in the field of five candidates at the Reagan Dinner held at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines Friday night. Bachmann, who won the Iowa Straw Poll in August of this year, has been on a free fall in the […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum was the fourth speaker at the Reagan Dinner held at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines Friday night. Santorum has spent a large amount of his campaign time in the State of Iowa since announcing his run for the Presidency. “It is great I would say to […]
What if I go to the polls and they tell me I can’t vote because I requested an absentee ballot? You will be asked to fill out a form saying that you did not receive an absentee ballot. You can then vote a provisional ballot, which will be put into an envelope. On Wednesday, November […]
