Category: State
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A majority of Anchorage ballot measure races too close to call
Voters in Anchorage, Alaska, decided 13 ballot measures at the election on April 7, 2020. With 75% of ballots processed, 10 of the 13 were still too close to call according to the April 8 results update. Here’s a summary of four notable measures: Proposition 2, a bond issue for area-wide school capital improvements, was…
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Anchorage holds all-mail municipal elections
The city of Anchorage, Alaska, held general elections on April 7 for six city council seats, two school board seats, and 15 special district seats. The election was vote-by-mail, and all of the races were nonpartisan. Election officials will release updated results daily until they are certified on April 21. The election results below are…
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Statewide filing deadline approaches in Michigan
The major party filing deadline to run for elected office in Michigan is on April 21, 2020. In Michigan, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: • U.S. Senate (1 seat) • U.S. House (all 14 seats) • State Board of Education (2 seats) • University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats) •…
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Candidate filing period for state and local races ends in Arizona, North Dakota, and Oklahoma
The major party filing deadlines passed to run for elected offices in three states. Arizona and North Dakota’s filing deadlines were April 6, and Oklahoma’s was April 10. In Arizona, candidates filed for the following state offices: • Corporation Commission (3 seats) • State Senate (30 seats) • State House (60 seats) Ballotpedia is also…
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Candidate filing period for congressional races ends in Arizona, North Dakota, and Oklahoma
The major-party filing deadlines to run for elected office in three states have passed. The deadlines in both Arizona and North Dakota were on April 6; the deadline in Oklahoma was on April 10. In Arizona, candidates filed for the following congressional offices: • One U.S. Senate seat. A special election is being held to…
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Coronavirus daily update: April 9, 2020
As part of Ballotpedia’s coverage on the coronavirus pandemic, we are compiling a daily summary of major changes in the world of politics, government, and elections happening each day. Here is the summary of changes for April 9, 2020. Election changes Read more: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus…
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Rhode Island closes courts to non-emergency matters through May 17
On April 8, 2020, the Rhode Island state judiciary ordered that all courts would close to non-emergency matters through May 17, due to the on-going coronavirus pandemic. The order also extends to eviction proceedings, and precludes new filings or hearings from being heard before May 17. Ballotpedia is tracking how state courts are responding to…
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Georgia postpones primary a second time, to June 9, 2020
Today, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) announced the postponement of Georgia’s statewide and presidential primary elections to June 9, 2020. The primary runoff has been postponed to August 11, 2020. The state had previously postponed its presidential primary to May 19, 2020, the original date of its statewide primary. To date, 20 states have postponed…
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Oregon ends its school year
On Wednesday afternoon, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) ordered schools to remain closed for the rest of the academic year. Before the announcement, schools were scheduled to be closed through April 28. So far, 16 states have closed schools through the remainder of the academic year: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska,…
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5,608 major party candidates filed for 2020 state legislative elections
Compared to this point in 2018, state legislative elections in 2020 are less competitive with fewer open seats, fewer incumbents facing primary challenges, and fewer primaries, overall. Every week, we compile the latest numbers on state legislative candidates across the country. As of April 8, we’ve collected post-filing deadline data in 20 states. In 2020,…