Author: Abbey Smith
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Recall effort begins in California school district
An effort to recall Marnie Glickman from her position on the Dixie School District Board of Trustees in California began on March 5 in the midst of a debate over changing the school district’s name. Glickman is a supporter of the name-change effort. Supporters of the name change said the name Dixie is connected…
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Recall effort begins in one of two NC school districts that allow school board recalls
An effort to recall three of the seven members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education in North Carolina began on February 28. Board Chairwoman Margaret Samuels and members James Barrett and Pat Heinrich were targeted for recall after the board voted 4-3 to turn Glenwood Elementary School into a Mandarin dual-language magnet…
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Eleven file to run for three Newark Board of Education seats
Eleven candidates filed paperwork to run in the April 16 general election for three of the nine at-large seats on the Newark Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. The filing deadline was February 25. The withdrawal deadline is March 4. Two of the three incumbents whose seats are on the ballot—Leah Owens…
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Candidate filing deadline coming soon in Riverside, California
The filing deadline for the Riverside City Council in California is March 8. The Ward 1, 3, 5, and 7 seats are on the ballot on June 4. When city council elections were last held in 2017, the Ward 2, 4, and 6 seats were on the ballot. All three incumbents who held those…
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Democrat wins special election for Virginia House seat
Democrat Ibraheem Samirah won the February 19 special election for the District 86 seat in the Virginia House of Delegates with 59.5 percent of the vote, according to unofficial election night results. He defeated Republican Gregg Nelson and independent candidate Connie Haines Hutchinson. The candidates were selected through firehouse primaries administered by each political party.…
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Wisconsin cities and school boards hold primaries
Cities and school districts across Wisconsin held primaries on February 19 for any office that attracted more than two candidates per seat. The winners advanced to the general election on April 2. In Madison, primaries were held for mayor, four common council seats, and three school board seats. Out of those races, only the…
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Wisconsin school board recall to be held February 19
A recall election seeking to remove two of the seven members of the Flambeau School District Board of Education in Wisconsin will be held on February 19, 2019. The process to recall board President Sam Stewart and board clerk Danielle Zimmer started in December 2018. The two members were targeted for recall due to allegedly…
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Five file to run in California school board special election
Five candidates filed to run in the May 7 special election for the Area 5 seat on the Moreno Valley Unified School District Board of Education. The filing deadline was February 8. The seat was originally vacated in August 2018 when Evan Morgan resigned his position following criminal charges that Morgan said he feared would…
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Eight candidates for Tulsa school board seat in Tuesday’s Oklahoma primary
School districts in Oklahoma are holding primaries on February 12 for school board elections that attracted more than two candidates per seat. Of the 26 school districts Ballotpedia covers in the state, three had enough candidates file to hold primaries in 2019. The top two vote recipients in those primaries will advance to the general…
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Candidate filing deadline is February 8 in California special election
Candidates seeking to run in the special election for an open seat on the Moreno Valley Unified School District in California must file by February 8. The election to fill the vacant Area 5 seat on the board of education will be held on May 7. The seat was originally vacated in August 2018.…