Election day was Nov. 4, and Park had its general election that included the candidates for school board on the ballot. Eight candidates ran for three seats, with the top three candidates winning the race....
As the election approaches on Nov. 5, both major candidates are looking to gain as many votes as they can. In the past few months, many different celebrities and public figures have come out and publicly...
A new bill was introduced this year allowing MN students who are 16 and 17 to be able to pre-register to vote. This allows them to be automatically registered to vote when they turn 18.
There are a...
For the past couple of years, Park’s high school has been a voting precinct for the community to use. This year the polls opened Nov. 7 in the activity center. With the construction, Park voters had...
Ranked choice voting is a system where voters get to rank the candidates from the same office in the order that they like best. The last time this method of voting was used in Park was in 2021, since ranked...
In June 2023, the Minnesota State Legislature passed a bill that allows for teenagers aged 16 and 17 to pre-register for voting. While this bill does not allow them to partake in voting at elections, it...
The city of St. Louis Park held local elections Nov. 2. The races for Wards 1, 2 and 4 seats were uncontested, and Sue Budd got 43 percent of votes for Ward 3. However, since Budd didn’t reach 50 percent...
After discovering former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the projected winner of the 2020 election, junior Semona Robel said she felt an overwhelming sense of relief, as she believes Biden will work...
In my final days of volunteering for the Biden-Harris campaign, I had a rather frustrating conversation with a first-time voter. This voter was feeling very discouraged by the vile partisanship of this...
While absentee and early voting are viable voting methods during the pandemic, in-person voting remains an option for Park residents. As a result of the recent court ruling on absentee ballots, officials...
