Category: State
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NY Gov. Cuomo signs extreme risk protection order bill
On February 25, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed SB 2451, a firearms-related bill. The New York State Legislature approved the bill along party lines in January. According to the New York State Senate website, SB 2451 “establishes extreme risk protection orders as a court-issued order of protection prohibiting a person from purchasing, possessing or attempting…
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Texas governor appoints former court of appeals judge to state supreme court
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) nominated Brett Busby on Friday to replace retired Justice Phil Johnson (R) on the Texas Supreme Court. Busby is Abbott’s second nominee to the nine-member court. His nomination is subject to confirmation by the Texas State Senate. If confirmed, Busby will serve until 2020. He must run for election that…
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Three races advance to general election, no seats flipped in Louisiana state legislative specials
Seven seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for special election on February 23, 2019. In Louisiana, all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, face off in the same primary election. If one candidate receives a simple majority of the vote (more than 50 percent) in the primary election, he or she wins outright.…
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Twenty-one state executive officials left office early in 2018
Twenty-one state executive officials left office early in 2018, the third-highest number since Ballotpedia began tracking the figure in 2012. They included one Democrat, 13 Republicans, and seven nonpartisan officials. Nine resignations occurred for personal reasons, seven for political reasons, and two for professional reasons. Three officials did not specify their reasons for…
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Mississippi Gov. Bryant endorses Lt. Gov. Reeves as his successor
On February 20, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) endorsed Lieutenant Gov. Tate Reeves (R) to replace him as the state’s top executive. “If a governor and a lieutenant governor cannot work closely together if I cannot be loyal to him as well as he has been loyal to me — then we’re on the wrong…
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Governor calls special election for Wisconsin Assembly district
On February 14, Gov. Tony Evers (D) called a special election for District 64 in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The primary is scheduled for April 2, and the general election is on April 30. The filing deadline for candidates to run is March 5. The District 64 seat has been vacant since January 2019.…
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One Democrat and six Republicans file for Minnesota House special election
The candidate filing deadline for the special election in District 11B of the Minnesota House of Representatives passed on February 19. Tim Burkhardt was the only Democratic candidate to file, but Michael Cummins, Ayrlahn Johnson, Traci LeBrun, Nathan Nelson, Carl Pederson, and Joe Wolf will face off in the Republican primary on March 5. The…
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Nevada Governor appoints Bulla to fill Court of Appeals vacancy
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) has appointed Bonnie Bulla to serve on the Nevada Court of Appeals. She was appointed to replace Justice Abbi Silver, who was elected to the Nevada Supreme Court in 2018. Bulla will serve the remaining two years of Silver’s term. When she is sworn in on March 4, 2019, she…
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Three candidates qualify for Florida special election
Two Republicans and one Democrat qualified to run in an upcoming special election for the District 38 seat of the Florida House of Representatives. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) ordered the special election on January 25, 2019, after he appointed state Rep. Danny Burgess (R) as executive director of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.…
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Seven Louisiana special elections could result in up to three flipped State House seats
Seven seats on the Louisiana House of Representatives are up for special election on February 23, 2019. In Louisiana, all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, face off in the primary election. If a candidate receives at least 50 percent of the vote in the primary election, he or she wins outright. If no candidate reaches…