SAMPLE BALLOTS SHOW STANCES GLENDALE FORM OUTLINES CANDIDATES' PLATFORMS.Byline: Nicholas Grudin Staff Writer GLENDALE - Sample ballots for the April 1 city election were released Friday, outlining the platforms of 16 candidates for seats on the City Council, Glendale Unified School Board, and Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
Two seats are open on the City Council, three on the school board and three on the college board, with all incumbents running for re-election. One school board member and one college board member died during their terms. Their open seats are for two-year terms, said City Clerk In the United States, a City Clerk is an elected or appointed official who is responsible as the official keeper of the municipal records. In some places, the Clerk may be known as the "Village Clerk" or "Town Clerk". Doris Twedt. The third-place candidates in those races receive the two-year terms. The board members who were appointed following the deaths are both seeking election this year. For City Council, there are seven candidates for two seats: John Robert Christopher, who does video post-production; Dave Wallis, 66, a businessman and registered engineer; incumbent and former Mayor Gus Gomez, a state prosecutor; Rick Dinger Dinger can refer to:
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For Glendale Unified School Board, there are four candidates for three seats; incumbent Pam Ellis; appointed incumbent Mary Boger, 57; incumbent Lina Harper, a certified public accountant; and Odalis Suarez, 41, an attorney. For the Glendale College Board of Trustees, there are five candidates for three open seats; appointed incumbent Anita Quinonez Gabrielian, 44, a telecommunications executive; incumbent Martin Pilgreen, a retired school administrator; Kathleen Burke-Kelly, 49, a community college teacher; Ara James Najarian, 42, an attorney for the city of Glendale; and incumbent Robert Holmes Robert Holmes may refer to: Politicians:
Twedt said the election has drawn a moderate number of candidates. ``I would not predict an unusually high or low turnout - I don't see anything that would bring out an inordinate number of voters so far,'' Twedt said. Twedt has been city clerk for three years and has worked on Glendale elections since 1996. Former Mayor Ginger Bremberg, 77, who served four terms as mayor between 1981 and 2001, said she hopes recent tensions at City Hall will not play a role in the City Council race. The council has been at odds recently over news leaks Noun 1. news leak - unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information leak disclosure, revealing, revelation - the speech act of making something evident from closed-session meetings and criticism of City Manager Jim Starbird. ``I am afraid that what is going to happen is that people are going to vote against something (or someone) rather than for something, and that is not a good way to determine your future,'' Bremberg said. ``The real issues in Glendale are budgets for street repair and libraries - we need to focus on real municipal issues.'' Sample ballots are in the process of being sent out to registered voters, and are available at City Hall, Twedt said. There will be a candidates forum at Glendale City Hall at 7:30 p.m. March 13. |
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