Introduction The municipal elections were yesterday, November 7, 2023. There were a few items on the ballot: a Sigourney Physical Plant & Equipment Levy (PPEL), the Ward 1 and Ward 2 City Council seats, and an At Large City Council seat which had no candidates running, and several members won School Board seats. You can…
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Keokuk County Redistricting
Introduction Every 10 years we complete the US Census. After that, the various Statehouses (and Congress) redraw their district maps with the goal of keeping approximately the same number of people in each district. Depending on who you listen to, they may also try to gerrymander in favor of themselves or against their opponent. In…
2020 Election Results, Keokuk County Iowa
Introduction November 3, 2020 was the General Election in the United States. Most attention was on the Presidential and Federal races, but there were also thousands of state and local races going on at the same time. The Keokuk County Auditor has provided unofficial results, which will be certified in the next week. A short…
Social Workers as Elected Officials
Introduction Social workers play a lot of roles. As advocates, change agents, case managers, educators, facilitators and organizers social workers play an important part in helping people and communities make positive changes in their lives. Despite this, social workers are themselves sharply underrepresented among elected officials. Currently, while there are 682,000 Social Workers in the…
The Importance of Vote By Mail
Introduction With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening elections across the United States and the rest of the world, it’s been more important than ever to be able to vote at home and not risk being exposed. One way to do this is through widespread adoption of voting by mail. In most systems like this (adopted years…