Absentee votes put liberals in control of Palmer City Council
Liberals now enjoy a majority on the seven-member Palmer City Council as the election night lead of longtime Council Member Linda Combs evaporated after absentee ballots were tallied. Linda Combs was narrowly ahead on Oct. 6 but wound up losing a razor close
Liberals losing on election night in Palmer, but many ballots still left to count
Palmer City Council Member Linda Combs earned the most votes on election day and held a narrow lead in her effort to keep a key seat on the city council. With more than 450 absentee, early, questioned and special needs ballots still left to count, however,
‘Progressive’ Palmer City Council candidate complains of ‘divisive’ conservatives
Sabrena Combs, a self-described “progressive” running for re-election on the Palmer City Council, is frustrated by her conservative colleagues and hopes the Oct. 6 election will swing leadership of the small town to the left. In a recent interview, which
Palmer City Council candidate Linda Combs reflects on key social issues
Editor’s note: We sent survey questions to all three candidates running for two seats on the Palmer City Council. Every candidate (including Sabrena Combs who is running for re-election, and newcomer Brian Daniels) confirmed receipt of the survey, but only
Palmer City Council could shift left in upcoming election
Alaskans in cities holding Oct. 6 elections have until Sept. 6 to register to vote. Palmer’s upcoming election will determine two of the six city council seats in the historic Mat-Su town. These are three-year terms. The election features three
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