Category: State
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Special election primary runoff to be held in Alabama House district
A special election primary runoff is being held on September 1 for District 49 of the Alabama House of Representatives. Russell Bedsole and Mimi Penhale are running in the Republican primary runoff. The winner of the runoff will face Cheryl Patton (D) in the special general election on November 17, 2020. The seat became vacant…
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Oklahoma holds primary runoff: Eight state legislative seats on the ballot, three incumbents defeated
The statewide primary runoff for Oklahoma was held on August 27, 2020. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3. A primary was held on June 30. In races where no candidate received a majority of the vote (50% plus one vote), the top two vote-getters advanced to the primary runoff.…
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Voters to decide Massachusetts’ congressional primaries
The statewide primary election for Massachusetts is on September 1, 2020. The filing deadline to run passed on June 2. Candidates are running in elections for the following congressional offices: • One Class II seat in the United States Senate • Nine seats in the United States House of Representatives Candidates are competing to advance…
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Massachusetts voters to decide state executive, legislative primaries on September 1
The statewide primary election for Massachusetts is on September 1, 2020. The filing deadline to run passed on June 2. Candidates are running in elections for the following state executive and state legislative offices: • Massachusetts Governor’s Council (all eight seats) • State Senate (all 40 seats) • State House (all 160 seats) Candidates are…
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Bice defeats Neese to win Republican nomination in Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District
Stephanie Bice defeated Terry Neese to win the Republican nomination in Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District on August 25. As of 9:45 p.m. Central Time on election night, Bice had 53% of the vote to Neese’s 47%. The two advanced to a runoff after no candidate won a majority of the vote in the June 30…
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Two Wyoming Supreme Court justices seek retention in November
Wyoming Supreme Court Justices Lynne Boomgaarden and Kari Gray are standing for retention election on November 3, 2020. Both Boomgaarden and Gray were appointed by former Wyoming Governor Matt Mead (R). Mead appointed all five of the justices currently on the court. The governor appoints the five justices of the Wyoming Supreme Court with the…
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Uber and Lyft to continue rideshare operations in California ahead of Proposition 22 vote
California residents still have access to Uber and Lyft. On August 20, the California First District Court of Appeal stayed a superior court judge’s decision, effectively allowing rideshare companies Uber and Lyft to continue operating in the state ahead of a vote on Proposition 22 on November 3. Prop 22 would define app-based drivers as…
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Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice to retire in January 2021
Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Coats is retiring in January 2021, when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 72. Coats joined the court in 2000 after being appointed by Gov. Bill Owens (R). Before that, he was an appellate deputy district attorney for the Colorado 2nd Judicial District from 1986 to 2000. He was the…
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Texas State Senate District 30 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 30 seat in the Texas State Senate on September 29, 2020. There is no primary, and the filing deadline is on August 28.
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Ballotpedia study shows that 46 states allow administrative agencies to choose whether to follow formal adjudication procedures
A Ballotpedia study of all 50 state constitutions and administrative procedure acts (APAs) showed that 46 state constitutions or APAs allow administrative agencies to choose whether to follow formal adjudication procedures in administrative hearings, as of August 2020. Those states allow administrative agencies to settle these cases informally with fewer procedural safeguards than the formal…