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Dallas is shifting local elections to November to align with state and federal cycles. It means fewer trips to the ballot box, but you'll be voting on city issues at the same time as the big national races.
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Declining — being discussed less frequently. 0 mentions in the last 30 days, 1 the 60 before.
Consolidating these dates should save the city a significant chunk of change by cutting down on the number of standalone election days.
Local voters win because it's way more convenient to cast all your votes in one go.
Local issues might get buried or overlooked when they're competing for attention with high-profile presidential or congressional races.
City of Dallas, Dallas College, and Dallas ISD have voted to move their elections from May to November of odd-numbered years, in order to increase voter turnout and participation. The post Voter turnout expected to rise as Dallas elections move to No...
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