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City of Lincoln: Mayoral and Council Elections Sample Ballot and Information

Click to view a larger version of sample ballot on GiN's Scribd account

 

There is an election today, Tuesday, May 3, for a number of offices within Lincoln government including Mayor, several city council seats, Airport Authority, and Board of Education.

For those looking for some additional information about the election, I’ve put together some links here that may be helpful.

The Lancaster County Election Commissioner’s website includes helpful information in general about the election, including a polling place look-up.  Visitors to the site will also find that a results page has been prepared so that citizens may check the site once the polls are closed for incoming results.

If you’re unsure of your voter registration status, click HERE to check on the Secretary of State’s website.

You can view a larger view of a sample ballot provided by the Election Commissioner by clicking on the image above or you can view it (or download it, depending upon your brower’s settings) directly on the Commissioner’s website at the link provided, above.

Mayor’s Race:

While we have not published all of the information we have collected regarding the leadership and decisions of Lincoln’s current Mayor, Chris Beutler, the articles we have published don’t mince words. We don’t agree with Chris Beutler’s policies.

Click HERE to see a list of some of the articles on our site mentioning the Mayor.

While Mayor Beutler has a campaign website, I believe that the more informative site is the Mayor’s page on the City of Lincoln website, which can be viewed by clicking here.

It’s important for voters to know that there is another choice for Mayor – Tammy Buffington.

Reportedly Buffington was motivated to run primarily out of concerns about spending and growth of government. Further, she opposed the new arena and has worked to become informed about other particular issues affecting the City of Lincoln, including the Mayor’s embrace of Sustainable Development.

I have provided a link to Tammy Buffington’s website and Facebook page, below:

Tammy Buffington

Website

Facebook formerly/http://www.facebook.com/votetammy2011

City Council

While the majority of our City of Lincoln articles have focused on the Mayor, the information we have available indicates that the current composition of our City Council leaves much to be desired, to say the least.

I cannot provide additional information about candidates, but can offer links to the Facebook pages for a couple of candidates who are running in opposition to an incumbent and who I understand, generally, are running out of a desire to see a more limited government.

Melissa Hilty formerly/http://www.facebook.com/pages/Melissa-Hilty-for-Lincoln-City-Council/180261175339116

Travis Nelson formerly/http://www.facebook.com/TravisNelsonForCityCouncil

The website, Voter Information Packet, appears to have a good deal of information about this election. They have worked to collect answers from candidates in all of the seats up for election. They have reported answers provided by candidates who have chosen to participate and noted candidates who have not responded as of yet.

Click here to visit the page with links for this election.

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Shelli Dawdy is first and foremost the mother of three children whom she has taught at home via the classical method since removing her children from school in 2001. During her early years as a homeschool mother, she worked part-time as a freelance writer. Born and raised in the Iowa, Shelli and her husband moved to the state of South Dakota in 1997, attracted to its more limited government and friendly tax environment. In 2006, Shelli and her family relocated to Lincoln, Nebraska, when her husband’s employer offered a new position. She took a break from work and politics for a time, recognizing the need to focus solely on her childrens’ schooling with two now of high school age. Distressed by many things she was witnessing on the national political scene and disillusioned about the Republican Party, she decided to start writing again, this time online. Motivated to get involved with others at the grassroots level, she networked with activists on the social media tool, Twitter. She was involved in organizing the first tea party rallies inspired by Rick Santelli’s “rant” on CNBC in February 2009. Recognizing that activism should generate on the local level, she founded Grassroots in Nebraska in March of 2009. The group’s mission is a return to Constitutional, limited government, according to its original meaning. While the group has held several tea party rallies, it’s focus is to take effective action. Among its many projects, GiN successfully coordinated testimony for the hearing of the Nebraska Sovereignty Resolution, networked with other groups to ensure a large show of public support at the hearing, and coordinated follow up support to ensure its passage in April 2010. While working to build up GiN throughout 2009, she was asked to work as writer and producer of the documentary film, A New America, which lays out how Progressivism is responsible for how America has moved away from its Constitutional roots. You can see more of her work on Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN) and StubbornFacts