precinct

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There are decisions that need to be made if we want to move away from the traditional neighborhood precinct model that we have now.

POLITICS REPORT: SCHOOL OF FAULCONERSCOTT LEWISFEBRUARY 6, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

Whether or not America believes in rising sea levels pivots based on a few precincts in Pittsburgh.

REBRANDING AMERICA IS VERY ON-BRANDPHILIP ELLIOTTJANUARY 29, 2021TIME

Navalny’s suffering combined with his relentless exposure of corruption—something Putin’s own lieutenants have described as a pathology eating away at the nation—have won him admirers in the unlikeliest precincts of Russia’s vast demography.

ALEXEY NAVALNY IS SUCCEEDING WHERE PUTIN'S OTHER OPPONENTS HAVE FAILED. WHY?MICHAEL WEISSJANUARY 27, 2021TIME

Until August 2019, Sacramento had been categorizing certain complaints as mere “inquiries” to be resolved informally at the precinct or watch level.

WHY COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ARE SURGINGJESSE MARXDECEMBER 22, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

In interviews, current and former officers said overtime pay was a significant driver of their arrests, which are made by vice and by neighborhood precincts.

NEW YORK LAWMAKERS DEMAND NYPD HALT UNDERCOVER SEX TRADE STINGSBY JOAQUIN SAPIEN AND JOSHUA KAPLANDECEMBER 16, 2020PROPUBLICA

Using that data, we can examine the median household income, the fraction of voters with a bachelor’s degree or higher, and racial composition for each precinct.

WHY DEMOCRATS FACE AN UPHILL BATTLE IN GEORGIA’S SENATE RUNOFFSLENNY BRONNERNOVEMBER 23, 2020WASHINGTON POST

Just months earlier, during the August primary, even more precincts had come in out of balance.

FOR THREE HOURS, AN OBSCURE COUNTY BOARD IN MICHIGAN WAS AT THE CENTER OF U.S. POLITICSKAYLA RUBLE, TOM HAMBURGER, DAVID FAHRENTHOLDNOVEMBER 19, 2020WASHINGTON POST

Ocean Beach was the only precinct with less than 50 percent support, at 45 percent voting yes.

ENVIRONMENT REPORT: COASTAL NEIGHBORHOODS SUPPORTED MEASURE E LEASTMACKENZIE ELMERNOVEMBER 9, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

The measure was holding support with 99 percent of precincts reporting at least partial results, according to the California secretary of state.

CALIFORNIA VOTERS SIDED WITH UBER, DENYING DRIVERS BENEFITS BY CLASSIFYING THEM AS CONTRACTORSFAIZ SIDDIQUI, NITASHA TIKUNOVEMBER 4, 2020WASHINGTON POST

With 86% of precincts reporting, the proposal has so far won over three-quarters of voters.

MASSACHUSETTS EXPANDS ‘RIGHT TO REPAIR’ LAW FOR AUTOMAKERSRHHACKETTFORTUNENOVEMBER 4, 2020FORTUNE

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