Author: Abbey Smith

  • One of six Wisconsin school districts covered by Ballotpedia to hold primary

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    The Madison Metropolitan School District is holding a primary for Seat 6 on the school board on February 18, 2020. Three candidates filed to run for the open seat, and the two who receive the most votes will move on to the April 7 general election. That ballot will also include races for Seat 2…

  • Maryland filing deadline is January 24

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    The major-party filing deadline to run for elected office in Maryland is on January 24, 2020. In Maryland, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: U.S. House (8 seats) Maryland Court of Appeals (2 seats) Maryland Court of Special Appeals (5 seats) The primary is scheduled for April 28, and the general election is…

  • Kentucky filing deadline is January 10

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    The filing deadline to run for elected office in Kentucky is on January 10, 2020. In Kentucky, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: • U.S. Senate • U.S. House (six seats) • State Senate (19 seats) • State House (100 seats) • State Supreme Court (1 seat) Ballotpedia is also covering local elections…

  • Georgia school board recall effort makes it on to December ballot

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    A recall election seeking to remove Doris Black from her position on the Jackson-Madison County School System school board in Tennessee is scheduled for December 10, 2019. Black currently serves as the representative for District 4, Position 1. For the recall election to be successful, at least 66% of voters must vote in favor of…

  • One of four Des Moines school board races contested this November

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    Five candidates filed to run in the November 5 general election for four of the seven seats on the Des Moines Public Schools school board in Iowa. The at-large, District 1, and District 3 seats are up for election to regular four-year terms, and the District 2 seat is up for special election to a…

  • Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council recall election canceled 3 days before scheduled election date

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    A recall election seeking to remove Cedric Cromwell and Gordon Harris from their positions as chairman and treasurer of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council in Massachusetts, respectively, was scheduled to be held on September 15, 2019, but it was canceled three days prior to the election date. The tribe’s election committee canceled the recall election…

  • Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council recall election to be held September 15

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    A recall election seeking to remove Cedric Cromwell and Gordon Harris from their positions as chairman and treasurer, respectively, of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council in Massachusetts will be held on September 15.   Cromwell and Harris were targeted for recall along with vice chairwoman Jessie “Little Doe” Baird in April 2019. Recall supporters cited…

  • Eighteen file to run for four Boise city offices in November

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    In Boise, Idaho, 18 candidates filed to run for four nonpartisan city offices on the November 5 general election ballot. The position of mayor and three of the city council’s six seats are up for election. The candidate filing deadline passed on September 6, and the withdrawal deadline is September 20.   The mayoral election…

  • El Paso City Council votes 4-3 to hold November special election

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    On September 3, the El Paso City Council in Texas voted to hold a special election for the council’s District 3 seat. The election is scheduled for November 5, and the candidate filing deadline is on September 26.   The special election was called due to Texas’ resign-to-run law, which requires officeholders to resign from…

  • 13 candidates file for Birmingham City Council special elections

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    Thirteen candidates filed to run in the October 8 special election for three of the nine city council seats in Birmingham, Alabama. The District 1, 6, and 7 seats are on the ballot. The candidate filing deadline passed on August 23.   Former District 1 member Lashunda Scales and former District 6 member Sheila Tyson…