Author: Kate Carsella
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California statewide filing deadline is December 6
The ballot access deadline for candidates in California is December 6, 2019. The primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020, and the general election is November 3, 2020. Offices on the ballot include all 53 U.S. House seats, 20 out of 40 state Senate seats, and all 80 state House seats. California’s statewide filing deadline…
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Nardini receives commission for federal court of appeals
On November 14, 2019, Judge William Nardini received commission for the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Nardini was nominated to the court by President Donald Trump (R) on September 19, 2019, to succeed Judge Christopher Droney, who assumed senior status on June 30, 2019. Nardini was confirmed by the U.S.…
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U.S. Senate confirms Menashi for the U.S. Court of Appeals
The U.S. Senate confirmed nominee Steven Menashi to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Overall, the Senate has confirmed 162 of President Trump’s Article III judicial nominees—two Supreme Court justices, 46 appellate court judges, 112 district court judges, and two U.S. Court of International Trade judges—since January 2017. At the end…
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New SCOTUS case scheduled for argument in October 2019-2020 term
The case of Nasrallah v. Barr has been scheduled for argument before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) during the court’s October 2019-2020 term. The case came to the court on a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. A Lebanese citizen, Nidal Khalid Nasrallah, pleaded…
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New federal court vacancy after judge assumes senior status
On October 15, U.S. District Court Judge Joan Ericksen assumed senior status in the District of Minnesota, which created a vacancy on that court. Ericksen had first joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush (R). As of October 18, there were 98 Article III vacancies in the federal…
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California school board recall election does not go to vote
A recall effort seeking to remove three of the Antelope Valley Union High School District board of trustees’ five members did not go to a vote in 2019. In order for the recall to be included on the ballot, supporters were required to submit petitions with the signatures of 25,000 registered voters from the three…
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Special district spotlight: Miami-Dade County, Florida
The South Dade Soil and Water Conservation District is a special district in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Special districts are a form of municipal government created to fulfill a specific, stated purpose within a certain geographic area and are empowered to tax residents in order to fund operational expenditures. Common examples of special districts include airport,…
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At-large results certified in Nashville council runoff
Four out of five at-large seats on the Nashville Metro Council were on the ballot in a nonpartisan runoff election held on September 12. Eight of the 15 general election candidates had advanced to the runoff; after the vote totals were certified, the four seats were ultimately won by three incumbents and one challenger. …
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One school board seat up for election in West Ada, Idaho, after other two races canceled
In Idaho, the West Ada School District was originally scheduled to hold a general election for three of its five school board seats on November 5, 2019. However, elections for two of the seats were canceled after only the incumbents filed to run. Consequently, Zone 4 incumbent Phillip Neuhoff and Zone 5 incumbent Rene…
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16 Colorado school districts holding nonpartisan elections for 47 seats
Seventy candidates filed to run for 47 school board seats up for nonpartisan election across 16 Colorado school districts in 2019. Of those, 10 races for seats on five school boards were canceled due to lack of opposition. The unopposed candidates automatically won and will be sworn in after the general election on November 5.…