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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Ventura County Star Stories: Elections</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/elections/</link><atom:link href="http://venturacountystar.com/news/elections/" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self"></atom:link><description>Ventura County Star Stories: Elections</description><language>en-us</language><category>elections</category><item><title>Registration forms to be available online
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/17/nxxecoakpark17/</link><description><![CDATA[The Oak Park Unified School District is offering registration and other forms online that parents can fill out and print from home.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/17/nxxecoakpark17/</guid><category>education/k-12</category></item><item><title>Filing period for November elections starts today
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/14/filing-period-for-november-elections-starts/</link><description><![CDATA[The nominating period for all elected city, school board and special district seats in Ventura County for the Nov. 4 election starts today and runs through Aug. 8. All cities except Ventura have City Council or other municipal positions up for election.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/14/filing-period-for-november-elections-starts/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Jorgensen volunteers to meet Tuesday
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/13/jorgensen-volunteers-meet-tuesday/</link><description><![CDATA[The campaign for Marta Jorgensen, the Democratic candidate in the 24th District Congressional race, will hold a meeting for prospective volunteers at the E.P. Foster Library on Tuesday.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/13/jorgensen-volunteers-meet-tuesday/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Holden announces run for third mayoral term
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/11/holden-announces-run-third-mayoral-term/</link><description><![CDATA[Oxnard Mayor Tom Holden announced Thursday that he will run for a third term in the Nov. 4 election.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/11/holden-announces-run-third-mayoral-term/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Voters will be asked to OK sales tax raise
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/04/voters-will-be-asked-ok-sales-tax-raise/</link><description><![CDATA[The Port Hueneme City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to put a half-cent sales tax increase on the Nov. 4 ballot.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/04/voters-will-be-asked-ok-sales-tax-raise/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Measure on term limits makes ballot
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/25/measure-on-term-limits-makes-ballot/</link><description><![CDATA[Ventura County voters will decide in November whether to limit county supervisors to three terms, after the board took the final step Tuesday to put the matter on the ballot.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/25/measure-on-term-limits-makes-ballot/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Parvin to run for mayor of Moorpark
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/parvin-to-run-for-mayor-of-moorpark/</link><description><![CDATA[Moorpark Councilwoman Janice Parvin announced Thursday she is running for mayor in November's election.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/parvin-to-run-for-mayor-of-moorpark/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Strickland aide put on leave after fracas at fundraising event
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/strickland-aide-put-on-leave-after-fracas-at/</link><description><![CDATA[Assemblywoman Audra Strickland placed a top aide on leave Thursday following his involvement earlier this week in altercations during a demonstration outside a fundraiser for her husband, state Senate candidate Tony Strickland.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/strickland-aide-put-on-leave-after-fracas-at/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Mayor of Moorpark won't seek re-election
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/17/mayor-of-moorpark-wont-seek-re-election/</link><description><![CDATA[Patrick Hunter, Moorpark's mayor for 12 years, announced Monday that he is not seeking re-election in November.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/17/mayor-of-moorpark-wont-seek-re-election/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Tuesday's election results
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/tuesdays-election-results/</link><description><![CDATA[final results from election   ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/tuesdays-election-results/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>McCain must speak plainly on immigration reform
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/articulating-his-position/</link><description><![CDATA[Presidential candidates who seem to change positions as they change audiences should avoid accusing others of flip-flopping. It makes them look silly.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/articulating-his-position/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Unimaginable presidential election
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/unimaginable-presidential-election/</link><description><![CDATA[I was a kid when World War II started. There were days when the sky over Detroit would become very dark. It was full of warplanes — B17 bombers moving south. They would head east toward the Jersey coast and on to the European theater.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/unimaginable-presidential-election/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Government still broken
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/30/government-still-broken/</link><description><![CDATA[Every day there is another example of how our government is broken. The presidential candidates are so busy assuring us that they have good values, love their country and will give us cheaper energy that they have no time to talk about broken government.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/30/government-still-broken/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Your letters: McCain
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/29/no-headline---ob14mccain29/</link><description><![CDATA[   ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/29/no-headline---ob14mccain29/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Your letters: Obama
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/29/no-headline---ob14obama29/</link><description><![CDATA[   ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/29/no-headline---ob14obama29/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Editorial: Passing up public funds 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/23/passing-up-public-funds/</link><description><![CDATA[Into each idealistic young politician's life reality must one day intrude and it happened to Barack Obama. Looking at the harsh arithmetic of campaign finance, Sen. Obama swallowed his embarrassment and announced he would not participate in the public financing system in the presidential general election.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/23/passing-up-public-funds/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>McCain's idea of justice sounds more like tyranny
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/23/mccains-idea-of-justice-sounds-more-like-tyranny/</link><description><![CDATA[We are just one president away from being this kind of country: One whose president can pretty much on his own hook declare any fight we are in a war and then, as commander in chief, order the capture or kidnapping of adversaries and imprison them indefinitely, even for life, with no chance ever to dispute their fate before an impartial court. John McCain wants to be that president.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/23/mccains-idea-of-justice-sounds-more-like-tyranny/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Paulson: McCain has the strength to ensure nation's safety
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/23/choosing-a-commander/</link><description><![CDATA[In endorsing Barack Obama, Al Gore listed problems ending with the same mantra: "Elections matter!" Yes, elections do matter, and clarity on key issues is critical.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/23/choosing-a-commander/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Paulson: Voters need to understand candidates' positions
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/09/now-its-time-for-clarity/</link><description><![CDATA[Barack Obama appears now to have earned enough delegates to ensure his eventual selection as the November standard bearer for the Democrats. Obama has harnessed his rhetorical abilities and populist message to position himself as a new kind of politician. He's selling himself as an inspirational uniter who promises to take our country beyond the partisan bickering that dominates Washington.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/09/now-its-time-for-clarity/</guid><category>elections/national</category></item><item><title>Your letters: elections
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/02/no-headline---ob7electlets02-wc/</link><description><![CDATA[   ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/02/no-headline---ob7electlets02-wc/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item></channel></rss>