Author: Abbey Smith

  • 23 candidates file for NYC Public Advocate special election

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    Twenty-three candidates filed to run for the February 26 nonpartisan special election for New York City Public Advocate, the city’s second-highest office. They include four members of the New York State Assembly and five former and current members of the City Council.   The previous public advocate, Letitia James, was elected attorney general of New York…

  • Republican mayor faces five challengers but no Democrats in re-election bid in Jacksonville, Florida

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    Sixty-four candidates filed to run for the 24 Jacksonville city offices that are up for election on March 19. The offices of mayor, supervisor of elections, property appraiser, sheriff, tax collector, and all 19 city council seats will be on the ballot. The filing deadline passed on January 11. A runoff election is scheduled for…

  • Long Beach City Council votes to change election dates to coincide with state election schedule

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    The Long Beach City Council in California unanimously voted on January 8 to change the city’s election schedule to coincide with the state’s. Rather than holding general elections in April and runoff elections in June, the city and the Long Beach Unified School District will hold general elections in March and runoff elections in November…

  • Wisconsin school board elections see more primaries, higher number of candidates compared to 2018

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    In Wisconsin, more candidates filed to run in six Madison-area school board elections this year compared to their last elections in 2018. A total of 30 candidates have filed to run for the 18 seats on the ballot, which is an average of 1.67 candidates per seat. Primaries for three of the seats will be…