Category: State
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New special election for Iowa House District 46
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 46 seat in the Iowa House of Representatives on August 6, 2019. There is no primary because major-party candidates will be nominated directly by the parties instead, and the filing deadline for independent and third-party candidates…
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New special election for California Assembly District 1
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 1 seat in the California State Assembly on November 5, 2019. The primary is on August 27, and the filing deadline is on July 3.
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New special election for New Hampshire House Rockingham 9
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for one of the two Rockingham 9 seats in the New Hampshire House of Representatives on October 8, 2019. The primary is on August 20, unless a primary is not required because only one candidate from each party filed…
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Early TV ads released in Louisiana governor’s race
The group Rebuild Louisiana began airing a 30-second TV ad Monday praising Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) for “work[ing] with Republicans and Democrats to pass Louisiana’s first teacher pay raise in a decade.” On June 13, the group released a 1-minute ad featuring Edwards speaking in support of a revenue plan that fell six votes…
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Voters in New Jersey will decide ballot measure to expand veterans’ property tax deduction to those living in retirement centers
At the election on November 5, 2019, voters in New Jersey will decide a constitutional amendment to expand the state’s veterans’ property tax deduction to eligible veterans living in continuing care retirement centers. In New Jersey, veterans who were honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active duty are eligible to receive a…
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Voters in Pennsylvania to decide Marsy’s Law, a type of constitutional bill of rights for crime victims, in November 2019
Voters in Pennsylvania will decide Marsy’s Law, a type of constitutional bill of rights for crime victims, on November 5, 2019. The constitutional amendment was referred to the ballot on June 19, 2019, after a two-session legislative process. The ballot measure would provide crime victims with specific constitutional rights, including a right to be…
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No party control flips in Florida state legislative special elections
Two seats in the Florida House of Representatives, District 7 and District 38, were up for special general election on Tuesday. The primary was held on April 9, and the filing deadline was on February 14. A third seat, District 97, was originally scheduled to be on the ballot as well, but the election was…
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Six Republicans, zero Democrats file in South Carolina special election
The candidate filing deadline passed on June 15 for a special election to fill the vacant District 84 seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives. A primary is scheduled for July 30 and the general election is on October 1. If necessary, a primary runoff has been scheduled for August 13. The seat…
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SCOTUS finds Virginia lawmakers lack standing to challenge newly adopted state legislative district plan
On June 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, finding that the state House, controlled by Republicans, lacked standing to appeal a lower court order striking down the original legislative district plan as a racial gerrymander. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4, with Associate…
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Republican Party selects nominee for special Pennsylvania House race; Democrats to make selection on June 20
A special election for District 85 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has been called for August 20. The seat became vacant after Fred Keller (R) resigned the seat on May 24. He was elected to Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District in a special election on May 21. Candidates running for special elections in Pennsylvania…