Category: Local
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Indoor mask requirement reinstated in Nevada, several cities and D.C.
On July 27, the CDC updated its guidance to recommend that fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear masks indoors in locations with substantial or high coronavirus transmission. According to the CDC, 69.3% of counties in the United States were experiencing what CDC defines as high or substantial levels of transmission as of July 29. Since…
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Voters in Wichita, Kan., to decide city council primaries on Aug. 3
The city of Wichita, Kan., is holding a nonpartisan primary election on Aug. 3 for two seats on the city council. The top two candidates will advance to the general election on Nov. 2. In the District 3 race, incumbent Jared Cerullo is facing opposition from six candidates. Jason Carmichael, Jerome Crawford, Ian Demory, Mike…
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Voters to decide mayor, city council primaries in Seattle on Aug. 3
Seattle holds top-two, nonpartisan primaries for mayor, two at-large city council seats, and city attorney on Aug. 3. Races for the mayor’s office and one city council seat are open. Incumbent City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda and City Attorney Pete Holmes are seeking re-election. Mayoral primary Fifteen candidates are on the mayoral primary ballot, with six…
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Primary election set for Aug. 3 in Tucson, Arizona
The municipal primary in Tucson, Arizona, is scheduled for Aug. 3, 2021. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 2. The filing deadline to run passed on April 5. Candidates filed for three seats on the six-seat city council. In Ward 3, Kevin Dahl will face Juan Padres in the…
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29 candidates file for 14 school board seats in Manchester, New Hampshire
On July 23, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office in the Manchester School District in New Hampshire. The primary is scheduled for September 21, and the general election is scheduled for November 2, 2021. Candidates filed for all 14 of the school district’s Board of School Committee seats–two at-large seats and 12…
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Candidate filing deadline for school board positions in Ohio is Aug. 4
Candidates interested in running for their local school board in Ohio have until Aug. 4 to file, unless the district held a primary earlier in the year. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 2, and new board members will take office on Jan. 1, 2022. Ballotpedia is covering elections in 20 Ohio school districts…
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Recall effort to move forward in Avon, Colorado
A recall election against Avon Mayor Sarah Smith Hymes and Councilwoman Tamra Underwood is expected to be on the ballot in November 2021. The recall effort was initiated in August 2020 in response to the Avon Town Council deciding to leave in place a 2% real estate transfer tax, which collects $2.5 million annually. Recall…
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Recent polls, satellite spending in Seattle’s mayoral and council races
Seattle voters have just over one week to cast their ballots in the Aug. 3 top-two primaries. A poll released July 16 showed a plurality of voters unsure who they’d choose for mayor and the two at-large city council seats. The Northwest Progressive Institute poll, conducted by Change Research, showed 32% undecided for the mayoral…
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Seattle city attorney primary to take place August 3, 2021
Incumbent Pete Holmes, Ann Davison, and Nicole Thomas-Kennedy are running in a nonpartisan primary election for city attorney of Seattle, Washington, on August 3, 2021. The top two candidates will advance to the general election on November 2, 2021. According to a survey conducted by Crosscut, a nonprofit news site, the top issues for voters…
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71 candidates file for 13 municipal offices in New Orleans
The filing deadline to run for office in New Orleans passed on July 16. The city is holding general elections for mayor, sheriff, assessor, coroner, civil district court clerk, criminal district court clerk, and seven city council seats on Nov. 13. A primary is scheduled for Oct. 9. A total of 71 candidates filed to…