Election 2005

Campaign finance reports reveal postcard’s backer
By Chad Lawhorn
January 12, 2006
A postcard that slammed City Commissioner David Schauner’s commitment to education and children during the last campaign was almost entirely financed by an area plumber, not by a teachers’ organization as the postcard suggested.
Voting machine vendors compete for county market
By Mike Belt
November 22, 2005
No matter what voting machine Douglas Countians end up using in 2006, the paper ballot will be the most popular method for casting ballots.
Chat transcript with Paul Morrison, Democratic candidate for attorney general
November 10, 2005
Johnson County’s district attorney discusses challenging Phill Kline for the attorney general’s seat.
Filing reveals few details about political mailing
Bar owner says plumber sought donation to oppose smoking ban, not Schauner
By Chad Lawhorn
May 3, 2005
Mark Fortney says he wanted to oppose the city’s smoking ban, not to personally attack a member of the Lawrence City Commission.
Details sparse in campaign report about postcard attacking Schauner
By Chad Lawhorn
May 2, 2005
(Updated Monday at 5:26 p.m.) Thanks to a quirk in Kansas campaign finance law, area residents will have to wait until early next year to know the full story about who was behind a political mailer that targeted City Commissioner David Schauner.
Group behind Schauner postcard must disclose details
Ethics board says mailings constitute candidate advocacy
By Holly Naylor
April 22, 2005
Those responsible for a controversial campaign postcard mailed four days before the April 5 city elections will be obliged to reveal themselves and how much money they raised and spent in their failed effort to deny City Commissioner David Schauner another term.
Ethics board to hear case against group responsible for postcard
By Scott Rothschild
April 21, 2005
Fire from the Lawrence City Commission campaign continues to burn. Supporters of David Schauner say they will ask the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission today to make a secret group called Teachers for a Better Lawrence divulge who they are and who is bankrolling them.
Analysis: Defense of ‘traditional’ marriage drew voters
By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer
April 11, 2005
Opponents argued that amending the Kansas Constitution to ban gay marriage wasn’t just about preserving a sacred institution.
Canvass brings no changes for Tuesday’s election outcomes in Douglas County
By Joel Mathis
April 8, 2005
(Updated Friday at 12:58 p.m.) The results of Tuesday’s City Commission and school board elections were officially confirmed Friday morning by the Douglas County Board of Canvassers.
Vote count done; commissioners ready to work
Ballot counters took their time to ensure accuracy
By Alicia Henrikson
April 7, 2005
Counting ballots for Tuesday’s local election in Douglas County went into the early hours of Wednesday morning.
‘Progressive’ candidates win majority on City Commission
By Chad Lawhorn
April 7, 2005
Mike Amyx is still looking at the number — 10,635. That’s the number of votes he garnered as the top finisher in Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission election. The downtown barber shop owner — who was a political mainstay in the 1980s and early 1990s as a city and county commissioner — said the results were a bit overwhelming.
Cleavinger top vote-getter in Baldwin City Council race
By Alicia Henrikson
April 7, 2005
Amy Cleavinger had no expectations in her run for Baldwin City Council.
Mayoral candidate died day before election
The Associated Press
April 7, 2005
Alice Eitel, a Dighton City Council member running for mayor, died the day before Tuesday’s election.
School board race lacked turmoil of previous years
Mitchell, Grant join board, Robinson retains incumbent seat
By Dave Ranney
April 6, 2005
The predictable happened. First-time candidates John Mitchell and Craig Grant each won seats on the Lawrence school board Tuesday. One-term incumbent Linda Robinson was re-elected.
County Clerk: Turnout near 33 percent
By Joel Mathis
April 6, 2005
About a third of Douglas County voters went to the polls Tuesday, officials said. They were lured mostly by ballot questions about marriage and school bonds.

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