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Hamby challenges use of IID facilities for IVSJC forum

Hamby challenges use of IID facilities for IVSJC forum

  • By CHRIS McDANIEL Special to This Newspaper
  • May 11, 2022
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IMPERIAL — Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Division 2 Director JB Hamby is seeking a rule change to disallow the Imperial Valley Social Justice Committee (IVSJC) from hosting candidate forums at IID facilities in the future.

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Hanks elected IID president in contentious meeting
Hanks elected IID president in contentious meeting

Hanks elected IID president in contentious meeting

  • By MICHAEL MARESH, Staff Writer
  • Dec 16, 2020
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EL CENTRO — In a highly contentious meeting Tuesday afternoon, the Imperial Irrigation District board of directors bypassed its traditional succession order and voted 3-2 to elect James Hanks as its new president.

Pacheco, Ward and Anderson take their Holtville council seats

Pacheco, Ward and Anderson take their Holtville council seats

  • By VINCENT OSUNA, Staff Writer
  • Dec 16, 2020
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HOLTVILLE — Two incumbents and one newcomer were sworn in as City Council members during a reorganization ceremony Monday evening at City Hall.

Gonzalez-Buttner plans to finish term ICOE board

Gonzalez-Buttner plans to finish term ICOE board

  • STAFF REPORT
  • Dec 15, 2020
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EL CENTRO — Newly elected Imperial Valley College Area 1 Trustee Annette Gonzalez-Buttner said she intends to finish out her term on the Imperial County Office of Education board while she serves in her new position.

Supervisors want to step up qualifications for elections chief

Supervisors want to step up qualifications for elections chief

  • By MICHAEL MARESH, Staff Writer
  • Updated Nov 26, 2020
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EL CENTRO — Following Debbie Porter’s announcement that she was resigning as Imperial County’s elections supervisor more than a month ago, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday discussed the new qualifications it seeks to replace her.

Roughly 19K votes still to be counted

Roughly 19K votes still to be counted

  • STAFF REPORT
  • Nov 10, 2020
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EL CENTRO — Although the winners seem apparent in most of the local election races, none of those results are official yet.

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Newsom’s pick? Here’s who might fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat
Newsom’s pick? Here’s who might fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat

Newsom’s pick? Here’s who might fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat

  • By BEN CHRISTOPHER, CalMatters
  • Nov 10, 2020
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SACRAMENTO — The victory of Joe Biden and California’s junior senator, Kamala Harris in the 2020 presidential race brings to a close one of the most protracted post-Election Day waiting games in modern political history. It also opens up a relatively rare thing in the Golden State: the prosp…

Election may shift the balance of power on IID board

Election may shift the balance of power on IID board

  • By MICHAEL MARESH, Staff Writer
  • Updated Nov 6, 2020
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IMPERIAL COUNTY — The Imperial Irrigation District and others are closely watching the election numbers trickle in that could result in a major shift in the makeup and the sensibilities of its Board of Directors.

2020 Election yielding surprises locally

2020 Election yielding surprises locally

  • By TOM BODUS, Editor in Chief
  • Updated Nov 5, 2020
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IMPERIAL COUNTY — It could be some time yet before the dust settles from Election Day 2020, but it has already yielded several surprises.

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Local voters turn out in expected record numbers
Local voters turn out in expected record numbers

Local voters turn out in expected record numbers

  • By VINCENT OSUNA, Staff Writer
  • Updated Nov 4, 2020
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Tuesday’s general election was among the most unusual Imperial County has ever seen, with the COVID-19 pandemic prompting a shift in how voting was conducted and a fiercely partisan presidential race casting skepticism over the entire process.

Early ballot results portend considerable turnover in key leadership roles

Early ballot results portend considerable turnover in key leadership roles

  • By TOM BODUS, Editor in Chief
  • Updated Nov 4, 2020
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IMPERIAL COUNTY — Early returns from Tuesday’s general election indicate there were be a major shakeup at the Imperial Irrigation District, as well as several other key positions of leadership throughout the county.

Imperial County has 45 polling locations open today

Imperial County has 45 polling locations open today

  • By MICHAEL MARESH, Staff Writer
  • Nov 3, 2020
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EL CENTRO — As of Monday morning the Imperial County Elections Department received more than 25,000 ballots from registered voters leading up to today’s General Election.

Debra Porter to retire after Election Day

Debra Porter to retire after Election Day

  • By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF
  • Updated Oct 21, 2020
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EL CENTRO — An emotional Debra Porter, the Imperial County registrar of voters, told the supervisors at its meeting Tuesday that her last day will be Nov. 3, the day of the general election.

U.S. Attorney appoints district election officer

U.S. Attorney appoints district election officer

  • STAFF REPORT
  • Oct 20, 2020
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SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California has announced who will be running point for reports of voter rights abuses and election fraud in Imperial and San Diego counties.

Elections office notes error on school board ballot

Elections office notes error on school board ballot

  • By MICHAEL MARESH, Staff Writer
  • Updated Oct 15, 2020
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EL CENTRO — For the second time this week, some county voters received notice of an error on their mail-in ballots.

Ballot error affects ICCD Area 4 race

Ballot error affects ICCD Area 4 race

  • By TOM BODUS, Editor in Chief
  • Oct 13, 2020
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EL CENTRO — An error in the mail-in ballots distributed in one voting precinct in Brawley will result in a do-over for some voters.

Election Month: Balloting for Nov. 3 underway

Election Month: Balloting for Nov. 3 underway

  • By MICHAEL MARESH, Staff Writer
  • Updated Oct 9, 2020
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EL CENTRO — By Election Day most of the votes will already have been cast, as most voters will have voted by mail.

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Candidates face possible penalty for late reports
Candidates face possible penalty for late reports

Candidates face possible penalty for late reports

  • By MICHAEL MARESH, Staff Writer
  • Oct 6, 2020
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IMPERIAL — Two of the four Imperial City Council candidates running for two seats potentially could be fined for filing their campaign finance reports late.

Candidates make their pitches at meet-and-greet event

  • By VINCENT OSUNA, Staff Writer
  • Updated Oct 4, 2020
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CALEXICO — Five Calexico-based candidates running in the Nov. 3 general election participated in a meet-and-greet event Thursday evening.

Candidates share their visions for Imperial

Candidates share their visions for Imperial

  • By VINCENT OSUNA, Staff Writer
  • Updated Oct 1, 2020
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IMPERIAL — The four candidates running for City Council here took turns in the hot seat Wednesday during a candidate forum.

Childers leads IID candidates in funding and spending

Childers leads IID candidates in funding and spending

  • By MICHAEL MARESH, Staff Writer
  • Updated Sep 30, 2020
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EL CENTRO — While the candidates running for the director’s seat in Division 4 for the Imperial Irrigation District have been relatively frugal in their campaigns, the two candidates running for the IID director seat for Division 2 have been far more aggressive in promoting themselves.

Candidates report sabotage and theft of signage

Candidates report sabotage and theft of signage

  • By MICHAEL MARESH, Staff Writer
  • Updated Sep 18, 2020
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CALEXICO — With less than 50 days left until Election Day, there is some question whether candidates’ signage will survive unmolested until the ballots are cast Nov. 3.

High school project resurfaces as a political weapon

High school project resurfaces as a political weapon

  • By TOM BODUS, Editor in Chief
  • Updated Sep 16, 2020
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EL CENTRO — A video made for a Brawley Union High School English class nine years ago has become a talking point in the race for the Imperial Irrigation District Area 2 director’s seat.

El Centro backs off some enforcement of election signage rule

El Centro backs off some enforcement of election signage rule

  • By MICHAEL MARESH, Staff Writer
  • Aug 11, 2020
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EL CENTRO — Imperial County and municipal candidates running for office this year do not have to wait to put up their election signs in El Centro and will not have to take them down before the November election.

Candidacy declarations for Nov. 3 election open soon

  • STAFF REPORT
  • Jun 23, 2020
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EL CENTRO — Declarations of candidacy for the Nov. 3 general election will open July 13, the Imperial County Registrar of Voters has announced.

IID Division 2 race still too close to call

  • By MICHAEL MARESH, Staff Writer
  • Updated Mar 19, 2020
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EL CENTRO — With less than two weeks remaining until the March 3 primary election results are due to be certified, one race is way too close to call.

Much counting, but little drama left in Tuesday’s election results

  • By TOM BODUS, Editor in Chief
  • Updated Mar 5, 2020
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EL CENTRO — Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins is holding the lead in Imperial County’s primary election by one-vote margins over rivals David Rolde and Dario Hunter. Hawkins had four local votes as of 4:53 p.m. Wednesday vs. three apiece for Rolde and Hunter.

Steyer campaign hosts climate discussion

Steyer campaign hosts climate discussion

  • By JULIO MORALES, Staff Writer
  • Updated Mar 3, 2020
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IMPERIAL – With the primary election mere days away, Brawley resident Carlos Flores said he is still undecided about which Democratic presidential candidate he plans to vote for.

Mexicali Briefs: ELECTIONS: Electoral justices rule on elections

  • By ARTURO BOJORQUEZ, Adelante Valle Editor
  • Updated Oct 4, 2019
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Mexican justices with the Electoral Court certified the results of the June 1 election that declared Jaime Bonilla winner in the governor’s race.

New air monitor represents early fruit of AB 617

New air monitor represents early fruit of AB 617

  • By TOM BODUS Editor in Chief
  • Updated Jul 19, 2019
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EL CENTRO — Tangible fruits from the efforts of Imperial Valley’s AB 617 Community Steering Committee were seen June 28, when the first IVAN air quality community monitor within the Calexico-Heber-El Centro corridor was deployed at the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District office here.

Mexicali Briefs: POLITICS: Mexican lawmaker asks for impeachments

  • By ARTURO BOJORQUEZ, Adelante Valle Editor
  • Updated Jul 12, 2019
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A Mexican lawmaker introduced a resolution in Congress in order to reprimand Baja California Assembly members who voted in favor of extending the next gubernatorial term to five years.

Congressional candidate Aeiramique Glass-Blake visits Valley

Congressional candidate Aeiramique Glass-Blake visits Valley

  • By JULIO MORALES, Staff Writer
  • Updated Apr 18, 2019
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EL CENTRO — Aeiramique Glass-Blake, an El Cajon resident and candidate for the state’s 51st District congressional seat, visited the Valley on Tuesday and Wednesday to gauge the concerns of community members.

Mexicali Briefs: ELECTIONS: April 5 deadline set for referendum petition

  • By ARTURO BOJORQUEZ, Adelante Valle Editor
  • Updated Mar 17, 2019
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Petitioners seeking a referendum to determine the fate of Constellation Brands’ new brewery have until April 5 to collect the signatures necessary to move forward.

Mexicali Briefs: Party launches selecting process

  • By ARTURO BOJORQUEZ, Adelante Valle Editor
  • Updated Jan 10, 2019
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The locally governing party announced Tuesday the opening of its process to elect candidates for governor, mayors, assembly members and council members.

Escobar and fellow county officials sworn in
Ready for work

Escobar and fellow county officials sworn in

  • By RICHARD MONTENEGRO BROWN, Staff Writer
  • Updated Jan 11, 2019
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EL CENTRO — After a hard-fought win against two-term incumbent Supervisor John Renison, Jesus Eduardo Escobar is ready to roll up his sleeves and get to work.

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