Early voting down from 2012 in Linn and Johnson Counties
With under two weeks to election day November 8 Linn and Johnson counties report lower absentee ballot requests and ballots received than in 2012. Linn counts show about 20 900 ballots received by Thursday 6 500 fewer than 2012 and about 33 000 absentee requests versus over 38 000 four years ago. Johnson County ballots total near 29 000 between 2008 and 2012 figures. The piece lists multiple early voting sites with open hours through November 5 and 6 including county auditor offices Hy Vee stores libraries and campuses. Calls for details to Mitchell Schmidt at thegazette.com.
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Capitol Digest 2017 Iowa Teacher of the Year Named
Shelly Vroegh, 43, fifth grade teacher and coach in Norwalk since 1997, is Iowa’s 2017 Teacher of the Year announced by Gov. Branstad at Lakewood Elementary. Finalists include Kristie Kuhse, Amanda Schiller, Laura Tracy, and Andrew Troxel. Vroegh emphasizes partnership with students and aims to serve as an education ambassador across the state.
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Grassley Holds Massive Lead In Iowa Senate Poll
Quinnipiac finds Senator Chuck Grassley leading Democratic challenger Patty Judge 56 to 38 percent among 791 likely Iowa voters surveyed Oct 20-26. Grassley draws 95 percent of GOP support and 26-point edge with independents, with 13 percent of Democratic voters backing Grassley. Margin of error is 3.5 points.
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Test finds political courage lacking in candidate responses
Vote Smart reports a 24 percent 2016 response rate from Iowa congressional candidates on the Political Courage Test down from 72 percent in 1996. Only 1/3 of Iowa candidates answered. four show courage, seven lack it. The group provides positions via interactive apps and urges voters to check VoteSmart.org.
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