Primary elections today If general election turnouts have been a bit disappointing in recent years, put-upon poll watchers may be well advised to bring along some board games and a paperback book to fill the lulls between the number of voters likely to travel to the polls for today's municipal primaries. Yet several important races are likely to be settled today, with the primary winner almost certainly coasting into office unopposed come June. In Las Vegas, Mark Solomon and Louie Helton are challenging incumbents Louise Boggs McDonald and Michael Mack in City Council Wards 2 and 6, respectively . Primary elections today If general election turnouts have been a bit disappointing in recent years, put-upon poll watchers may be well advised to bring along some board games and a paperback book to fill the lulls between the number of voters likely to travel to the polls for today's municipal primaries. Green' power mandates Lawmakers and bureaucrats sometimes have difficulty distinguishing between giving people a gentle nudge and holding a gun to their heads.
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