Category: Local
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All candidates for Falcon School District 49 school board complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election for Falcon School District 49 school board District 2 — Candace Lehmann (nonpartisan) and Debra Schmidt (nonpartisan) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Colorado roundup
Colorado is holding elections, including for municipal offices and school boards, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection of responses from the candidates…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Colorado roundup
Colorado is holding elections, including for school boards, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection of responses from the candidates who filled out…
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O’Connell defeats Rolli in Nashville’s mayoral election
Freddie O’Connell defeated Alice Rolli in the Sept. 14 runoff election for mayor of Nashville, Tennessee. Incumbent Mayor John Cooper (D) did not seek re-election, making him the first Nashville mayor who served a full term in office to not seek re-election since 1991. Although municipal elections in Nashville are officially nonpartisan, both candidates had…
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Atlanta city officials not processing petitions submitted for police training facility referendum
Atlanta city officials are not processing signatures for a referendum petition regarding the construction of a police training facility, saying they were legally barred from processing the submitted signatures following a stay on a federal court injunction. On Sep. 11, 2023, the Vote to Stop Cop City Coalition submitted more than 116,000 signatures in support…
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Recall election roundup: Florida
Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against a local official in Florida from Sept. 4-10, bringing the yearly statewide total to six efforts against five officials. The most recent effort is: Henry Rosenthal recall, Islamorada, Florida (2023): Seat 4 Village Councilman Henry Rosenthal. Recall organizers accused Rosenthal of malfeasance, alleging that he asked the village’s…
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Recall election roundup: Texas
Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against a local official in Texas from Sept. 4-10, bringing the yearly statewide total to nine efforts against 17 officials. The most recent effort is: Cassandra Hernandez recall, El Paso, Texas (2023): District 3 City Representative Cassandra Hernandez. Recall supporters allege that Hernandez is unapproachable and should be removed…
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O’Connell, Rolli running in Sept. 14 runoff election for mayor of Nashville
Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli are running in the Sept. 14 runoff election for mayor of Nashville, Tennessee. O’Connell finished first and Rolli finished second from a field of 12 candidates in the city’s nonpartisan general election on Aug. 3. Although municipal elections in Nashville are officially nonpartisan, both candidates have political affiliations. O’Connell, who…
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Eleventh Circuit Court issues order in favor of city in Atlanta police facility referendum case
On Sep. 1, 2023, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the City of Atlanta in a lawsuit regarding the constitutionality of non-Atlanta residents collecting signatures for a referendum petition regarding the construction of a police training facility. The court issued a stay on a federal district court’s preliminary injunction that provided…
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Philadelphia voters to decide measure on making Office for People with Disabilities a permanent part of the city charter
The Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a charter amendment in June, referring it to the Nov. 2023 ballot, that would make the Office for People with Disabilities a permanent part of city government by making it a part of the city charter. Philadelphia currently has a Mayor’s Office on People with Disabilities, which was established…