Category: State
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Ohio statewide filing deadline is December 18
The statewide filing deadline to run for elected office in Ohio is on December 18, 2019. The deadline for independent candidates is March 16, 2020. The primary is scheduled for March 17, and the general election is scheduled for November 3, 2020. In Ohio, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: • U.S. House…
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Texas filing deadline passed December 9
On December 9, the major-party filing deadline passed to run for elected office in Texas. Candidates filed for the following offices: • U.S. Senate: incumbent John Cornyn (R) filed for re-election. • U.S. House of Representatives – 36 seats: the incumbent did not file to run for re-election in House districts 11, 13, 17, 22,…
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North Carolina statewide filing deadline is December 20
The statewide filing deadline to run for elected office in North Carolina is on December 20, 2019. In North Carolina, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: • U.S. Senate • U.S. House • Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Attorney General • Secretary of State • Treasurer • Superintendent of Public Instruction • Auditor…
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Governor Brad Little says Idaho is the least-regulated state in the nation
Idaho Governor Brad Little says that Idaho became “the least-regulated state in the country by cutting and simplifying 75 percent of regulatory rules in one year,” according to a press release from the governor’s office. In April of 2019, the Idaho State Legislature failed to pass legislation that would have reauthorized administrative rules in the state—essentially repealing…
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Georgia House of Representatives District 171 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 171 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives on January 28, 2020. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a general runoff will be held on February 25 for the top two vote recipients.…
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Connecticut House of Representatives District 151 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 151 seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives on January 21, 2020. There is no primary or filing deadline; the candidates will be nominated directly by political parties.
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Georgia Supreme Court justice announces retirement, impacts May 2020 election
On December 5, 2019, Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham announced his plans to retire on March 1, 2020. Benham became an associate justice of the nine-member Georgia Supreme Court in 1989. He was appointed to the court in December of that year by Governor Joe Frank Harris (D). Benham served as chief justice of…
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Washington governor announces supreme court appointment
Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) appointed Judge Raquel Montoya-Lewis to succeed Chief Justice Mary Fairhurst on the Washington Supreme Court. Fairhurst is retiring on January 5, 2020, for health reasons. Montoya-Lewis is Inslee’s second nominee to the nine-member supreme court. At the time of her appointment to the state supreme court, Montoya-Lewis was a judge…
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Vermont governor announces supreme court nomination
Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) nominated Judge William “Bill” Cohen to succeed Marilyn Skoglund as a justice on the Vermont Supreme Court. Skoglund retired on September 1, 2019. Cohen was Gov. Phil Scott’s (R) second nominee to the five-member supreme court. At the time of his state supreme court appointment, Cohen was a superior court…
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California statewide filing deadline is December 6
The filing deadline to run for elected office in California is on December 6, 2019. In California, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: ? U.S. House ? State Senate ? State Assembly ? Ballotpedia is also covering local elections in the following areas: 12 counties 17 cities 94 school districts The…