Don't forget to Vote today in Cedar Rapids or around the State of Iowa

Click the link below to find your polling location in Iowa, so you can vote in either the Democrat or Republican primary. http://sos.state.ia.us/elections/VoterReg/PollingPlace/search.aspx

Further, if you are not registered, you can still vote, by registering at your polling place. You will need proof of identity and show proof of residence, but you can vote.

There are contested races that will be determined in today's statewide primary. The polls are open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Our favorites are http://millermeeks.com/ in the 2Nd Congressional District race. We believe Branstad will likely defeat Roberts and Vander Plaats in the Republican Governor's Race.

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State and Federal Candidate papers have been filed in the State of Iowa

The article mentions the Federal and State wide races in the State of Iowa as well as local legislative races for State Senate and State Representative in Eastern Iowa ...

Highlights of June 2010 primaries in the State of Iowa:

• Governor Terry Branstad is seeking his party nomination for the opportunity to face Governor Chet Culver in November 2010


• Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is seeking her party nomination again to face 2Nd Congressional Representative David Loebsack in November 2010


• Council Bluffs attorney and city council member Matt Schultz is seeking his party nomination to run against current Secretary of State Michael A. Mauro in November 2010

Who’s running for election - The Gazette
These candidates filed nomination petitions by 5 p.m. Friday with the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office and will be on the June 8 primary election ballot. Note that (i) indicates incumbent, D indicates Democrat, and R indicates Republican. Incumbents, regardless of party, are listed first ...

The primaries will be very interesting for both Republican and Democrat party races in June 2010. Do you need to register to vote in Iowa? Link

Interesting billboard in Cedar Rapids on 3rd Avenue SW near the Sled Shed highlighted by Facebook user Doug Wagner. The billboard asks "How's that 'Hope and Change' working for You?"

We the People are the voice of America.

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P.S. - Linn County and other county races will be determined on March 31, 2010 and primaries and the general election for county races in Iowa will be in June and November as well.

Primary Candidate Forum on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Mt. Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for U.S. House 2Nd District

From the Linn County Republican Central Committee by e-mail ...

One can only regret to notice that the local GOP official web site at the time of this post on this blog has this Forum and this weekend's gun show missing as events for February 2010. Here's the e-mail on today's forum from the LCRCC. Both events are scheduled ...

It's Election Year Already! Yes it's true. Come and hear the candidates for the Second Congressional District Primary in June.

Our Candidates include:
Steve Rathje, Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Chris Reed.

Saturday, February 6,
Time: 1:30-3:30
Betty Cherry Heritage Hall - Mount Mercy College

Brought to you by Linn Area Pro Life United and the Mount Mercy Political Science Club.

The Republican and Democrat primaries in the State of Iowa will be conducted on June 8, 2010. The map at the top shows the county layout for the 2Nd Congressional District of Iowa.

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City of Cedar Rapids will swear in second Mayor, Ron Corbett, to serve under Community's Local Home Rule Charter

"It's been a long path for me to get here, but it has been an even longer path
for all those who were so dramatically affected by the flood. I plan to hit the
ground running just as soon as I get sworn in." - Ron Corbett

Corbett Campaign: Corbett set to be sworn in Saturday - IowaPolictics.com (press release)
Cedar Rapids- Mayor-elect, Ron Corbett is set to be sworn in along with other new city council members this Saturday, January 2nd, at the Veterans Memorial ...

The voters in June 2005 in Cedar Rapids adopted the Council-Manager form of government when they over whelming approved the City's Local Home Rule Charter with over 69% support. The transition to the new form of government has been extremely rocky.

The leadership style of the outgoing mayor contributed greatly to the rocky transition. Further, the hiring of a proponent to the Carver Governance Model may have contributed greatly, especially, with the City Council's inaction establishing the board's pre-stated standards of prudence and ethics and implementing policy to assist in the transition from the Commission form of government to the Council-Manager form of government. The Council dropped the ball on the Ethics section of the City Charter.

The first two and half years were extremely rocky and the expected building blocks were lacking in the transition. Then, the worse natural disaster in the State of Iowa's history occurs in June 2008, with the Flood of 2008.

It will be a challenge for the new Mayor, the third City Council and the community to move forward. Embracing our City Charter and the culture, governance and leadership styles that make the City of Cedar Rapids who we are will be extremely important.

Best wishes to our new Mayor and our other leaders in our community in the New Year. There will be plenty of work ahead for all in our community.

Further, in 2010, we will see Republicans and Democrats conduct a Caucus statewide in each county for each precinct on January 23Rd at 1 p.m. Our State will have a primary in June and a general election in November, as well.

We encourage everyone to get involved and engage in the political process of caucusing, voting and discussing the public policy that our elected leaders will engage in at the local, state and Federal levels.

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