Category: Local
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All candidates answer Ballotpedia’s survey in Minneapolis City Council Ward 11 race
All five candidates in the race for Minneapolis City Council Ward 11—incumbent Jeremy Schroeder (D), Dillon Gherna (D), Emily Koski (D), Albert T. Ross (D), and Kurt Michael Anderson (I)—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. This survey allows candidates to speak directly to Ballotpedia readers, describing who they are, why they are running, and what they…
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All candidates for Academy School District 20 school board in Colorado complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
All 10 candidates for three at-large seats on the Academy School District 20 school board in Colorado have completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. The survey asks candidates questions aimed to help voters learn why candidates are running and what they hope to achieve in office. Each of the candidates running in the Nov. 2 nonpartisan…
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All candidates for Colorado Springs School District 11 school board complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
All nine candidates for four at-large seats on the Colorado Springs School District 11 school board have completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. The survey asks candidates questions aimed to help voters learn why candidates are running and what they hope to achieve in office. Seven candidates are running in the Nov. 2 regular election for…
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All candidates for Houston Independent School District school board District I seat complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
All three candidates running for the District I seat on the Houston Independent School District board of education have completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. The survey asks candidates questions aimed to help voters learn why candidates are running and what they hope to achieve in office. Three candidates—incumbent Elizabeth Santos, Matias Kopinsky, and Janette Garza…
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School board recall elections in Kansas and Wisconsin on ballot Nov. 2
One Kansas school board member and four Wisconsin school board members are facing recall elections on Nov. 2. Supporters of both efforts listed the school board’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as one of the reasons for recall. In the Nemaha USD 115 in Kansas, District 1 representative Amy Sudbeck is facing a yes/no recall…
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Filing deadline approaches for special city council election in Dover, Del.
Candidates interested in running in the special election for the District 1 seat of the Dover City Council in Delaware have until Nov. 1 to file. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 16. No primary election was scheduled. The special election was called after Matthew Lindell resigned from his seat on the nine-seat city…
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Seattle’s mayoral and city council races, by the numbers
Seattle holds city elections on Nov. 2 for mayor, two at-large city council seats, and other local offices. Recent polling, campaign finance data, and satellite spending provide insight into these races just over one week out. Polls City Council President Lorena González and former City Council President Bruce Harrell face each other in the mayoral…
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San Francisco school board recall elections scheduled for Feb. 15
Recall elections against three of the seven members of the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education in California have been scheduled for Feb. 15, 2022. Petitions to recall board members Gabriela López, Alison Collins, and Faauuga Moliga were certified in October 2021. Recall supporters said they were frustrated that schools in the district…
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Meet the 2021 Forks mayoral candidates
The city of Forks, in Clallam County, Wash., is holding municipal elections on Nov. 2, 2021. The mayor’s office is one of those seats up for election. The mayor serves a four-year term alongside five city council members. Candidates submitted statements to the Washington Secretary of State when they filed a Declaration of Candidacy for…