Author: Mercedes Yanora
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Eleven seats up for election in Fort Worth, Texas
The general election for Fort Worth, Texas, is on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates are competing for Fort Worth City Council Districts 2-11, as well as for mayor of Fort Worth. Incumbents Carlos Flores, Michael Crain, Gyna Bivens, Jared Williams, Chris Nettles, Elizabeth Beck, and Alan Blaylock…
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Fifteen seats up for election in Dallas, Texas
The general election for Dallas, Texas, is on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates are competing for Dallas City Council Districts 1-14, as well as for mayor of Dallas. Incumbents Chad West, Jesse Moreno, Carolyn King Arnold, Jaime Resendez, Omar Narvaez, Adam Bazaldua, Tennell Atkins, Paula Blackmon, Jaynie…
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Five seats up for election in Arlington, Texas
The general election for Arlington, Texas, is on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates are competing for Arlington City Council Districts 3, 4, 5, and 8, as well as for mayor of Arlington. Incumbents Nikkie Hunter, Andrew Piel, Rebecca Boxall, Barbara Odom-Wesley, and Jim Ross are running for…
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Three school board seats up for election in Pflugerville Independent School District
The nonpartisan general election for Pflugerville Independent School District school board in Texas is on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Three of seven school board seats are up for election. Candidates filed for Place 5, Place 6, and Place 7. Place 5 is a special election, while Places…
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Election legislation roundup: Indiana General Assembly
As of April 16, members of the Indiana General Assembly, which includes the Indiana House of Representatives and the Indiana State Senate, have passed five bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those five bills, legislators passed one during the week of April 10-16. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored…
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Governor Tony Evers (D) issues three executive orders from April 10-16
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) issued three executive orders from April 10-16. As of April 16, Evers has issued 12 executive orders in 2023 — one more than he did at this point a year ago. The orders are: EXECUTIVE ORDER #191, where the governor declared a state of emergency in response to elevated wildfire…
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Governor Kathy Hochul (D) issues one executive order from April 10-16
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued one executive order from April 10-16. As of April 16, Hochul has issued 12 executive orders in 2023 — six fewer than she did at this point a year ago. The order is: Executive Order 3.19, where the governor extended the state disaster emergency due to gun violence.…
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Governor Phil Murphy (D) issues one executive order from April 10-16
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) issued one executive order from April 10-16. As of April 16, Murphy has issued 14 executive orders in 2023 — four fewer than he did at this point a year ago. The order is: EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 327, where the governor ordered the prioritization of work experience and skills…
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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly
As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked six election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the six, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. Democrats sponsored the bill. The one bill is below: WI AB156: Entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president and vice president…
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Election legislation roundup: Iowa House of Representatives
As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked four election-related bills in the Iowa House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the four, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. No sponsors are named for this bill. The one bill is below: IA HSB183: A bill for an act allowing for the use of…