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GOP senators say Ritchie campaigns against voter ID amendment
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie uses state funds to campaign against a proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters to show photographic identification, two Republican state senators allege in a complaint filed Thursday.
Wednesday, October, 10, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

GOP senators say Ritchie campaigns against amendment
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie uses state funds to campaign against a proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters to show photographic identification, two Republican state senators allege in a complaint filed Thursday.
Thursday, October, 04, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Brandon Township elections to be held
Brandon Township elections are held in November in conjunction with the general election on November 6. The three positions on the ballot up for election in 2012 are for two supervisors and a treasurer. All are four-year terms.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Debate on voter ID to take place Thursday
Less than five weeks before Election Day, Debate Minnesota will hold the first debate on a constitutional amendment about voter ID. The debate will be streamed live and will also be taped for future broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Capitol Chatter: Does ballot ruling open a new door?
Some Minnesota politicians wonder if a Minnesota Supreme Court ballot ruling opens the door for more last-minute changes.
Monday, October, 01, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Letter - Let's have a record turnout to vote this fall
The local election in Douglas County this year has been unusual. Often we wish there were more contests and choices on the ballot. That wish has been granted this time. Almost every race is contested and there was a big ballot on primary day.
Friday, September, 28, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

News Briefs: Minnesota man made ill by peanut butter
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communications Company newspapers in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - Forum Communications Company - News

Letter - Voter fraud at the polls is an insignificant aspect of American elections
The voter ID ballot referendum is designed to prevent fraud at the polling place, or so say its advocates. What it will do, for sure, is to prevent eligible voters from voting.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Capitol Chatter: New Pawlenty job changes Minnesota politics
Scratch Tim Pawlenty’s name off the potential candidate list. At least for two years.
Sunday, September, 23, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Letter - This amendment could deny most fundamental American liberty
Voter fraud has not been a problem in Minnesota, but the voter ID amendment would make voting a problem for many people.
Friday, September, 21, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Commentary - Clerks express concerns over voter ID
We are city and township clerks representing other city and township clerks, but we are not representing city or township governments. We are non-partisan officials, who hold various personal political party convictions and are the head election officials in our various precincts.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Some things left for next Legislature to decide
That women have an extra burden to prove ID. A birth certificate won’t be enough if you have had a name change because of marriage.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

News Briefs: Four killed in collision with semi in Pine County
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communications Company newspapers in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - Forum Communications Company - News

I'm just sayin' - Why it's important that we are who we say we are
The most sacred and important right we have as U.S. citizens is the right to vote as we see fit with no outside influences, pressures or fraudulent activity. Politics has gotten so divisive and polarized that billions of dollars are spent to pressure and influence us to vote a certain way.
Wednesday, September, 12, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Court says Ritchie overstepped his authority
Legislators have the duty to write ballot titles for proposed constitutional amendments, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled recently, eliminating those that Secretary of State Mark Ritchie rewrote earlier this year.
Wednesday, September, 12, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Alexandria churches to host lecture on same-sex marriage
Cornerstone Church of Alexandria and New Testament Church of Alexandria are sponsoring a lecture by Jay Howard of Focus on the Faulty Ministries, on the dangers of legalizing same-sex marriage, on Monday, September 10 at 7 p.m. at Cornerstone Church, 7th and Hawthorne.
Friday, September, 07, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Pilot killed in ultralight crash near Bemidji
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communications newspapers in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
Wednesday, August, 29, 2012 - Forum Communications Company - News

Court says Ritchie overstepped his authority
Legislators have the duty to write ballot titles for proposed constitutional amendments, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today, eliminating those that Secretary of State Mark Ritchie rewrote earlier this year.
Monday, August, 27, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Voters encouraged to register at State Fair
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie invited Minnesotans who are attending the State Fair to stop by the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State’s booth in the Education Building to check their voter registration status and register right at the fair.
Sunday, August, 26, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

1540361 Public Notice - School District 206 Meeting July 16, 2012

Friday, August, 24, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Public Notices

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