Category: Local

  • What’s happening with recalls so far in 2022?

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    So far in 2022, Ballotpedia has tracked 103 recall efforts against 177 officials. School board members saw the most recall efforts started against them in 2022, continuing a trend that started in 2021. A total of 67 school board members have been included in recall efforts this year. City council members saw the second-most with…

  • Voters approve all 15 ballot measures at the town meeting election in Montpelier, Vermont

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    Ballotpedia covered 15 local ballot measure in Montpelier, Vermont, on March 1, 2022. Voters approved all 15 measures at the city’s town meeting election. The voter-approved ballot measures were designed to do the following: *authorize $30,000 to fund the 2022-2023 operating budget of the Central Vermont Public Safety Authority (CVPSA) and the CVPSA’s Telecommunications Improvement…

  • State and Local Tap: Early voting begins in Texas

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    Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights the start of Texas’ early voting and an update on redistricting. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap. Today’s edition is the final version of the State & Local Tap. We are so grateful for your readership over the…

  • Voters in California and Nebraska approve school board recall elections

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    The San Francisco Unified School District in California and the Giltner school district in Nebraska held recall elections against a total of four school board members on Feb. 15. Voters in both school districts approved the recalls, removing the board members from office. In San Francisco, three school board members were on the ballot: Gabriela…

  • One incumbent defeated in Beloit School District primary election

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    Eleven candidates for the Beloit School District school board in Wisconsin competed in a primary election on Feb. 15, 2022. The top eight finishers advanced to the April 5 general election. Four of those general election candidates will win seats: the three with the most votes will serve full three-year terms, and the candidate with…

  • Union Station: Ninth Circuit panel upholds California law prohibiting public employers from discouraging union membership or dues authorizations

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    On Feb. 7, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a California law prohibiting public employers from discouraging union membership or dues deduction authorizations.  About the ruling On Feb. 21, 2020, seven plaintiffs—”elected members of various local California government bodies, including city councils, school boards, and community college…

  • Incumbent David Holt wins Oklahoma City mayoral election

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    The nonpartisan mayoral election for Oklahoma City, Okla., was held on Feb. 8. The candidate filing deadline was Dec. 8. Incumbent David Holt defeated Frank Urbanic, Carol Hefner, and Jimmy Lawson. Holt received 59.8% of the votes. Though the office is nonpartisan, Holt has identified as a Republican. The runoff election, scheduled for April 5, was…

  • Seven Oklahoma school districts hold primaries on February 8

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    Eight school board seats in seven Oklahoma school districts covered by Ballotpedia were up for nonpartisan primary elections on Feb. 8, 2022. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for Apr. 5. The districts holding primaries included Broken Arrow, Catoosa, Edmond, Mustang, Piedmont, Tulsa, and Union Public Schools.  Three candidates won the election…

  • Disclosure Digest: Virginia General Assembly blocks contribution limit bills

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022. Virginia General Assembly blocks bills limiting contributions, moves forward with disclosure bills A Virginia Senate committee voted to block three bills prohibiting certain campaign contributions, while the House and Senate each passed bills focused on increasing donor…

  • Special election to be held for Connecticut House District 5 on March 1

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    The special general election for the District 5 seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives is on March 1. Maryam Khan (D), Charles Jackson (R, Independent Party), Dean Jones (independent), and Lawrence Jaggon (independent) are competing in the special election. The deadline for parties to nominate candidates passed on Jan. 24. The write-in candidate filing…