Category: State
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Georgia Supreme Court justice announces retirement, impacts May 2020 election
On December 5, 2019, Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham announced his plans to retire on March 1, 2020. Benham became an associate justice of the nine-member Georgia Supreme Court in 1989. He was appointed to the court in December of that year by Governor Joe Frank Harris (D). Benham served as chief justice of…
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Washington governor announces supreme court appointment
Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) appointed Judge Raquel Montoya-Lewis to succeed Chief Justice Mary Fairhurst on the Washington Supreme Court. Fairhurst is retiring on January 5, 2020, for health reasons. Montoya-Lewis is Inslee’s second nominee to the nine-member supreme court. At the time of her appointment to the state supreme court, Montoya-Lewis was a judge…
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Vermont governor announces supreme court nomination
Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) nominated Judge William “Bill” Cohen to succeed Marilyn Skoglund as a justice on the Vermont Supreme Court. Skoglund retired on September 1, 2019. Cohen was Gov. Phil Scott’s (R) second nominee to the five-member supreme court. At the time of his state supreme court appointment, Cohen was a superior court…
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California statewide filing deadline is December 6
The filing deadline to run for elected office in California is on December 6, 2019. In California, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: ? U.S. House ? State Senate ? State Assembly ? Ballotpedia is also covering local elections in the following areas: 12 counties 17 cities 94 school districts The…
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Texas statewide filing deadline passes on December 9
The major-party filing deadline to run for elected office in Texas is on December 9, 2019. Independent candidates must submit their declaration of intent to run on the same date, but the final filing deadline for independent candidates is June 25, 2020. In Texas, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: U.S. Senate…
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Special election runoff held in Georgia House district
A special general election runoff was held for District 152 of the Georgia House of Representatives on December 3, 2019. Bill Yearta (R) won the special election with 3,419 votes and defeated Jim Quinn (R). The general election was held on November 5, 2019. The filing deadline passed on September 18, 2019. The…
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Illinois State Senate District 11 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 11 seat in the Illinois State Senate on November 3, 2020. The primary is on March 17, and the filing deadline is on December 9, 2019.
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Michigan House recall effort rejected due to typo
The Michigan Bureau of Elections announced on November 29 that it had rejected a recall effort targeting state Rep. Larry Inman (R) due to a typo. In the original petition language approved in July 2019, the group had described one of Inman’s charges as “Attempted extortion under color of official right.” The word “right” was…
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North Carolina court allows remedial U.S. House map to stand for 2020, opens candidate filing period
On December 2, 2019, a three-judge panel of North Carolina’s state superior court ruled unanimously that U.S. House elections in 2020 will take place under a remedial map adopted last month by state lawmakers. The court had earlier ruled that the original map constituted a partisan gerrymander in violation of state law. The court also…
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Minnesota House of Representatives District 30A and 60A special elections
Two new state legislative special elections have been added to our list. The special elections are for the District 30A and 60A seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives on February 4, 2020. The primary for the District 30A seat is on January 14, and the primary for the District 60A seat is on January…