Category: Local
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Eight Democratic mayoral candidates debate on June 2—three weeks before NYC primary
Eight Democratic candidates for mayor of New York City participated in their first in-person debate on June 2, 2021: Eric Adams, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire, Dianne Morales, Scott Stringer, Maya Wiley, and Andrew Yang. They discussed gun violence, hate crimes, policing, the city budget, public education, and the economy. Heading into the debate, Garcia…
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Virginia municipal primaries to be held June 8
The municipal primary elections in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Richmond in Virginia are scheduled for June 8. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 2. The filing deadline to run for major party candidates passed on March 25. For minor party and independent candidates, the filing deadline is Aug.…
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Eleven incumbents file to run for re-election to offices in King County, Wash.
The filing deadline passed on May 21 to run for elected office in King County, Wash. Candidates filed for the following positions: • Mayor of Seattle • Seattle City Attorney • Seattle City Council Position 8 At-Large • Seattle City Council Position 9 At-Large • Port of Seattle Commission Position 1 • Port of Seattle…
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Recall effort against supervisors in Shasta County, California, approved to circulate petitions
An effort to recall three of the five members of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors in California has been approved to circulate petitions. District 1 representative Joe Chimenti, District 2 representative Leonard Moty, and District 3 representative Mary Rickert were named in the notices of intent to recall. Recall supporters have until Sept. 29…
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Voters to decide mayoral, city council races on June 8 in Jackson, Miss.
The city of Jackson, Miss., will hold a partisan general election for mayor and city council on June 8. The primary was held on April 6, and the filing deadline was February 6. If no candidate received at least 50% of the vote in the primary, a primary runoff was held on April 27 between…
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Voters to decide municipal runoff elections on June 5 in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington, Texas
Nonpartisan runoff elections for Dallas City Council, Fort Worth Mayor, and Arlington Mayor in Texas will take place on June 5. The general elections took place on May 1. In Arlington, Michael Glaspie and Jim Ross advanced to the mayoral runoff from a field of seven candidates with 21.3% and 47.9% of the vote, respectively.…
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Recall election for Sonoma County district attorney scheduled for Sept. 14
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors in California voted on May 25 to schedule the recall election against District Attorney Jill Ravitch for Sept. 14. The candidate filing deadline is July 1. The recall effort began in October 2020. Recall supporters said Ravitch had ignored issues of inequality, injustice, and fire safety; failed to hold…
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Two candidates file to run in special election for Dane County Board of Supervisors seat
Two candidates have filed to run in the July 13 special election for District 19 on the Dane County Board of Supervisors. The filing deadline for the special election was May 21. A primary election was scheduled for June 15 but is not needed as only two candidates filed. Kristen M. Morris and Timothy Rockwell…
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Recall effort against Los Angeles District Attorney approved to circulate petitions
An effort to recall George Gascón from his position as the Los Angeles County District Attorney in California has been approved to circulate petitions. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect 579,062 signatures from registered voters in the county by October 27. The notice of intent to recall said Gascón had abandoned…