Author: Abbey Smith
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12 candidates file to run in Tucson mayor and city council races
Four mayoral candidates and eight city council candidates filed to run in the 2019 city elections in Tucson, Arizona. A primary is scheduled for August 27, and the general election is on November 5. The filing deadline was May 29. Three of the four mayoral candidates—Randi Dorman, Steve Farley, and Regina Romero—will compete in…
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Seventy candidates file to run for Seattle City Council and school board seats
Seventy candidates filed to run for the November 5 general election in Seattle, Washington. Seven of the nine city council seats and four of the city’s seven school board seats are on the ballot. A primary is scheduled for August 6. The filing deadline for this election was May 17. Three of the…
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May 17 filing deadline for Fresno special election
The city of Fresno, California, is holding a nonpartisan special election for the District 2 seat on the city council on August 13. A runoff election is scheduled for November 5. The filing deadline for this election is May 17. The District 2 city council seat was previously held by Steve Brandau. He was…
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Seven of 16 Denver races head to June 4 runoff; others decided outright in general election
Nearly half of the city offices that were on the ballot in Denver’s May 7 general election are heading to a runoff election on June 4. The District 1, 3, 5, 9, and 10 seats on the city council as well as the offices of mayor and clerk and recorder will be decided in the…
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Five running in California school board special election next week
The Trustee Area 5 seat on the Moreno Valley Unified School District Board of Education in California is up for special election on May 7. Five candidates are running for the seat. The filing deadline was February 8. None of the other four seats on the board are scheduled to hold an election in 2019.…
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School board recall effort begins in California
An effort to recall three of the five members of the Antelope Valley Union High School District Board of Trustees in California started in April. Board President Robert Davis, Vice President Victoria Ruffin, and Clerk Amanda Parrell were targeted for recall due to allegations of excessive, unnecessary, and duplicative expenditures, troubling contracts with friends and…
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Colorado school board recall moves forward
An effort to recall three of the five members of the Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1 school board in Colorado was approved to move forward on April 17. Board President Timothy Braun, Treasurer Dennis Jones, and Secretary Tonya Martin were targeted for recall due to “multiple violations of Colorado state statutes, school board policies and…
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Three state executives ineligible to run for re-election in 2019 due to term limits
Ten of the 23 state executive positions up for election in 2019 are subject to term limits. That includes all seven of Kentucky’s state executive offices on the ballot, as well as Louisiana’s governorship and Mississippi’s governorship and lieutenant governorship. Of the 10 positions subject to term limits, three are held by incumbents who…
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April 16 special election to fill Connecticut House seat
A special election for the District 19 seat of the Connecticut House of Representatives is being held April 16. Candidates running for special elections in Connecticut are nominated through party conventions. The March 8 Republican nominating convention chose Robert Margolis as the party’s candidate, and the March 9 Democratic nominating convention chose Tammy Exum. …
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Five candidates in open-seat mayoral primary in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Tuesday
The city of Lincoln, Nebraska, is holding primaries for mayor, four city council districts, and one of five elected seats on the airport authority on April 9. A general election is scheduled for May 7. The filing deadline for this election was March 7. The open mayoral primary includes five candidates—Leirion Gaylor Baird, Krystal…