Category: Local
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School board elections happening amidst uncertainty in Houston, Texas
Four out of nine seats on the Houston Independent School District (HISD) board of education are up for general election on November 5, 2019. Heading into the election, the HISD school board faces the possibility of being replaced by a state-appointed board of managers. If the state appoints a board of managers, elected school board…
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Three open-seat Boston City Council races in November
Primaries took place for four at-large seats and four district seats on the 13-seat Boston City Council on September 24, 2019, in Massachusetts. The council’s other five seats are also on the ballot this year, but they did not hold primaries because two or fewer candidates filed per seat. The primary winners advanced to the…
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Georgia school board recall effort makes it on to December ballot
A recall election seeking to remove Doris Black from her position on the Jackson-Madison County School System school board in Tennessee is scheduled for December 10, 2019. Black currently serves as the representative for District 4, Position 1. For the recall election to be successful, at least 66% of voters must vote in favor of…
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Recall begins against three Louisiana school board members
In Louisiana, an effort to recall three of the eight members of the Vermilion Parish School District Board of Education was approved for circulation on September 9, 2019. The targeted officeholders are District A member David Dupius, board president and District C member Laura LeBeouf, and District D member Dale Stelly. Vice president and…
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El Paso officeholder running in special election to replace herself
The city of El Paso is holding a special election for the District 3 city council seat on November 5, 2019. The seat is currently represented by Cassandra Hernandez-Brown. Candidates hoping to appear on the ballot have until September 26 to file. The special election was called because Texas has a resign-to-run law that…
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One of four Des Moines school board races contested this November
Five candidates filed to run in the November 5 general election for four of the seven seats on the Des Moines Public Schools school board in Iowa. The at-large, District 1, and District 3 seats are up for election to regular four-year terms, and the District 2 seat is up for special election to a…
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Voter registration ends September 24 for Birmingham’s Oct. 8 election
Voters will be electing three city council seats and deciding three ballot measures in Birmingham’s October 8 election. The three ballot measures are all property tax measures to raise revenue for Birmingham City Schools. The taxes, which were last renewed in 1991, are set to expire on September 2021. The resolution to renew the…
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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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Primaries for 8 Boston City Council seats on Tuesday
In Massachusetts, four at-large seats and four district seats on the Boston City Council are up for primary on September 24, 2019. The council has 13 seats; the other five seats are also on the ballot this year but are not holding a primary because two or fewer candidates filed per seat. The candidate filing…
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Early voting for October 8 bond issues in Cary, North Carolina and other local elections begins Wednesday
During the 2019 election cycle, Ballotpedia is providing North Carolina voters with a comprehensive statewide sample ballot. Our coverage includes North Carolina elections in 503 cities, towns, and villages, nine school districts, and 17 special districts. Cary, North Carolina—the state’s seventh-largest town— is one of twelve municipalities in the state holding nonpartisan general elections…