Year: 2021

  • Special election results for Louisiana state education board, appeals court

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    Louisiana held special state-level primary elections on March 20. A general election is scheduled for April 24. Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate wins outright, the top two vote…

  • Special election primaries to be held in Alabama state legislative districts

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    Special election primaries are being held on March 30 for District 14 of the Alabama State Senate and District 73 of the Alabama House of Representatives. Democratic primaries were canceled in both elections because a single candidate filed for each. Primary runoffs will take place on April 27 if no candidate earns more than 50%…

  • Deborah Kerr, Jill Underly running in Wisconsin State Superintendent race

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    Deborah Kerr and Jill Underly are running in the nonpartisan election for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction on April 6, 2021.  The candidates advanced as the top-two finishers from the February 16, 2021 primary. Kerr, a former school district superintendent, received 26.5% of the primary vote, and Underly, a current school district superintendent, received 27.3%.…

  • John Formella confirmed as New Hampshire attorney general

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    John Formella was confirmed as New Hampshire’s next attorney general by the Executive Council of New Hampshire on March 24 by a vote of 4 to 1. Gov. Chris Sununu (R) nominated Formella to the position on March 3. Formella has served as legal counsel in Gov. Sununu’s office since 2017.  WMUR reported that Sununu…

  • Biden names Harris point person to reduce migration at southern border

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    March 25, 2021: President Joe Biden (D) announced on Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris (D) would oversee the White House’s efforts to address an increase in migrants at the southern border.  Every weekday, Ballotpedia is tracking key presidential appointments, executive actions, and policy developments from the Biden administration. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security…

  • Massachusetts voters to decide state House special election on March 30

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    A special election is being held on March 30 for the 19th Suffolk District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Jeffrey Turco (D), Paul Caruccio (R), and Richard Fucillo (ind.) are running in the general election. Turco advanced to the general election after defeating Juan Jaramillo, Alicia DelVento, and Valentino Capobianco in the March 2…

  • The Daily Brew: Where things stand with the recall effort against Newsom

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 25, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Some updates on the recall effort against Gov. Gavin Newsom  New Mexico voters to decide early childhood education funding measure What’s the Tea? Some updates on the recall effort against Gov. Gavin Newsom  On March 17, the…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: March 24, 2021

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    The next 24 hours What is changing in the next 24 hours? Georgia (Republican trifecta): On Tuesday, March 23, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) announced that all residents 16 and older will become eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, March 25.  Vermont (divided government):  Residents 60 and older will become eligible for a coronavirus…

  • SCOTUS grants review in two cases for its 2021-2022 term

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    On March 22, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted two cases for review during its 2021-2022 term. With the addition of these two cases, the court had agreed to hear 10 cases during the term, which is scheduled to begin on October 4, 2021.  • United States v. Tsarnaev concerns the death penalty conviction of Dzhokhar…

  • Dori Hauck sworn in to North Dakota House of Representatives

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    Dori Hauck (R) was sworn in to the North Dakota House of Representatives to replace former Representative Luke Simons (R) on March 16. Simons, who had represented District 36 since 2016 and was reelected in 2020, was expelled from the House on March 4 following multiple misconduct allegations.  Simons was the first lawmaker in state…