Category: State
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Alabama House passes constitutional amendment to allow people accused of Class A felonies to be held without bail
The Alabama House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 81 on Thursday. If passed by the Senate, the measure would appear on the 2020 ballot for voter approval or rejection. The amendment, referred to as Aniah’s Law, would allow people accused of Class A felonies to be held without bail “if no conditions of release…
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Two primaries will take place for California’s 25th Congressional District on March 3
Two top-two primaries will take place on Mar. 3, 2020, in elections to represent California’s 25th Congressional District. The seat is currently vacant following the resignation of Katie Hill (D) on Nov. 1, 2019. The top two finishers in the primary for the regularly scheduled House election will advance to the Nov. 3, 2020, general…
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149 congressional primaries on the ballot on March 3
Five states are scheduled to hold statewide primaries on March 3, 2020: Alabama, Arkansas, California, North Carolina, and Texas. Arkansas’ congressional primaries were canceled for each of five seats after one or fewer Democratic or Republican party candidates filed for the primary. The remaining four states have 149 primaries on the ballot for a combined…
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248 contested state legislative primaries to be held across four states on Super Tuesday
Four states are holding state legislative primaries on March 3, 2020: Arkansas, California, North Carolina, and Texas. A total of 248 primaries featuring two or more candidates are on the ballot. The general election for these races is scheduled for November 3, 2020. Arkansas, North Carolina, and Texas hold partisan primaries, while California holds top-two…
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Three states to hold state executive elections on Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday is on March 3, and 10 states are holding statewide primaries. Of those 10 states, three—Alabama, North Carolina, and Texas—are conducting primaries for state executive offices. The state executive offices up for primary include: Alabama • Public Service Commissioner • State Board of Education: Four seats on the board are up for election…
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Five Massachusetts state legislative special elections scheduled for Tuesday
One special election and four special primaries are scheduled for March 3 for five vacant seats in the Massachusetts Legislature. Voters will have until 8 p.m. local time to cast their vote. The special general elections for the four races with primaries is March 31. Two of the special primaries are for seats in the…
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Seven seats up for election on Texas’ two courts of last resort
On March 3, 2020, Texans will have the opportunity to vote in primaries for six of the seven seats on Texas’ two courts of last resort holding elections this year. Texas is unique in that it is one of two states in the nation with two courts of last resort: a Supreme Court and a…
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Prax appointed to Alaska House of Representatives
Glenn “Mike” Prax (R) was sworn in to the Alaska House of Representatives on Feb. 24 after Republicans in the state House confirmed him to the District 3 seat on Feb. 21. Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) appointed Prax from a field of three candidates on Feb. 18 to fill the seat left vacant when former…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court primary turnout at highest level in decades
Last week’s Wisconsin Supreme Court primary featured the highest turnout in at least 20 years, with just under 704,000 voters participating. The next-highest primary turnout during this period was in 2016 when 566,000 voters participated in the primary. Since 2000, there have been 15 other elections for state Supreme Court, six of which had primaries…
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A state-by-state comparison of state legislative election and session dates in 2020
In 2020, 44 states will hold legislative elections and 46 states will hold regularly-scheduled legislative sessions. In 19 of the states holding legislative elections in 2020, filing deadlines were scheduled to occur after the end of the state legislative session. Candidates in the remaining 25 states have to file either during or before their legislative…