Category: Local
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Do you have an election coming up? Check out our election calendar!
Check out Ballotpedia’s election calendar to see the dates of every election we’ll cover in the next month. If you want to run for office, Ballotpedia also has a calendar with every 2021 filing deadline for election we cover. Interested in only statewide or local election dates in 2021? We have calendars for that, too!…
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Filing deadline to run for Albuquerque City Council was on July 5
The filing deadline to run for city council in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was on July 5, 2021. The seats in districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 are up for election on November 2. As of July 2, 19 candidates have filed across the five districts. In addition to the city council seats, the mayor…
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Filing deadline to run for elected office is July 10 in Birmingham, Alabama
The filing deadline to run for elected office in Birmingham, Alabama, is on July 10, 2021. Prospective candidates may file for the following nonpartisan offices: • Mayor • All nine seats on the city council • Nine of the 10 seats on the Birmingham City Schools school board The general election is scheduled for August…
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Special election on Aug. 10 for Dane County Board of Supervisors seat will be write-in only after no candidates file to run
No candidates have filed to run in the special election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 20 in Wisconsin. The filing deadline passed on June 18. The special general election will still be held on Aug. 10. Voters will be able to vote for write-in candidates only, according to the Dane County Clerk’s Office.…
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Voters to decide mayoral, city council primaries on Aug. 3 in Topeka, Kan.
The city of Topeka, Kan., will hold a nonpartisan primary election on Aug. 3 for mayor and city council. The top two vote-getters in the races will advance to the general election on November 2, 2021. Daniel Brown, Leo Cangiani, Patrick Klick, John Lauer, and District 5 city council member Mike Padilla are running for…
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Lander leads Johnson, 52% to 48%, in unofficial ranked-choice voting results for New York’s Democratic comptroller primary
The New York City Board of Elections released its first unofficial round of ranked-choice voting tabulations for the June 22 primary on Wednesday. In the Democratic primary for comptroller, Brad Lander had 51.9% of the vote after 10 rounds of tabulation, followed by Cory Johnson at 48.1%. Around 21,000 votes separated Lander and Johnson. Results…
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An update on NYC comptroller election results
Voters in New York City may be waiting at least a couple weeks to find out who the Democratic nominee for city comptroller is—along with nominees for other offices on the ballot, including mayor and city council. The city Board of Elections is scheduled to begin running ranked-choice voting tabulations on June 29—the day it…
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India Walton defeats four-term incumbent Byron Brown in Buffalo Democratic mayoral primary
India Walton (D), a nurse and community activist, defeated four-term incumbent Byron Brown (D) and Le’Candice Durham (D) in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Buffalo, New York, on June 22, 2021. According to unofficial results, Walton received 52% of the vote followed by Brown and Durham with 45% and 3%, respectively. The New York…
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Candidate filing deadline for municipal offices in Annapolis, Maryland, is June 26
The filing deadline to run for elected office in Annapolis, Maryland, is on June 26. Prospective candidates may file for mayor and for all eight seats on the city council. The primary is scheduled for Sept. 21, and the general election is scheduled for Nov. 2. Ballotpedia comprehensively covers the 100 largest cities in the…