Thirty-six candidates are running for nine spots on the Lansing Charter Commission on May 7. The winners will be tasked with revising and rewriting Michigan’s state capital’s city charter over the coming years. Last November, Lansing voters approved a ballot question calling for the creation of the charter commission, with 52% voting in favor. The…
Incumbent David Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance were the top two vote-getters in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on April 2, 2024. The two advanced to a runoff that will take place on May 14, 2024, because neither received more than 45% of the vote. Although the election is nonpartisan, Bronson is…
Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for Winston-Salem City Council Northwest Ward — Regina Ford Hall (D) and Jimmy Hodson (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the question:…
Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division — Jaime Agnew (nonpartisan) and Ken Walz (nonpartisan) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses…
Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for Las Vegas Township Justice Court Department 8 — Nancy Bernstein (nonpartisan) and Amy Ferreira (nonpartisan) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to…
Voters in Irvine, California, approved Measure D on March 5, with 59.8% voting for the charter amendment. Beginning with the general election in November, Measure D will increase the size of the city council from five to seven members, including the mayor, and require the council members to be elected by district to four-year terms,…
Ballotpedia has tracked recall efforts against 78 city council members this year as of April 12, 2024, which is the most of any office type and accounts for 41.94% of the 186 officials included in recall efforts. City council members also had the highest number of recall efforts started against them from 2010 to 2020…
Incumbent Brian Epley, Alex Corrigan, and Susan Garcia Franz defeated Chari Long, Jeb Pfeifle, and Roxanne Schwandt-Knutson in the nonpartisan general election for three at-large seats on the Neenah Joint School District Board of Education on April 2, 2024. Incumbent David Williams did not seek re-election and incumbent Kristian Sahr lost in the primary, leaving…
Incumbent Andrew M. Becker and Kou Lee defeated Paul Boucher and Alex Mineau in the general election for two at-large seats on the Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education on April 2, 2024. Incumbent Nancy Welch did not run for re-election, leaving one at-large seat open. As of April 3, 2024, Becker…
Incumbent David Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance were the top two vote-getters in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on April 2, 2024. The two advanced to a runoff on May 14, 2024, because neither received more than 45% of the vote. Ten candidates ran in the April 2, 2024, general election. Four…