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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Texas roundup
Texas is holding elections, including for school boards and legislative offices, on Nov. 7, 2023, and March 5, 2024, respectively. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection…
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Three new candidates declare in Texas
Ballotpedia tracked three new state-level candidates in Texas between Sept. 11 and Sept. 17. This was two more candidates than the prior week. One of the candidates is a Democrat and two are Republicans. The three candidates are running for the state legislature in 2024. Details on these candidates are below: Since the beginning of…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Texas roundup
Texas is holding elections, including for state legislative offices, on March 5, 2024. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection of responses from the candidates who filled…
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Recall election roundup: Texas
Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against a local official in Texas from Sept. 4-10, bringing the yearly statewide total to nine efforts against 17 officials. The most recent effort is: Cassandra Hernandez recall, El Paso, Texas (2023): District 3 City Representative Cassandra Hernandez. Recall supporters allege that Hernandez is unapproachable and should be removed…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Texas roundup
Texas is holding elections, including for mayor of Houston, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection of responses from the candidates who filled…
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One new candidate declares in Texas
Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in Texas between Sept. 4 and Sept. 10. This was one fewer candidate than the prior week. The candidate is a Democrat and is running for state legislature in 2024. Details on the candidate are below: Karthik Soora (D) is running for Texas State Senate District 15. Soora said,…
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Two new candidates declare in Texas
Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in Texas between Aug. 28 and Sept. 3. This was equal to the number of candidates tracked last week. One of those candidates is a Democrat and one is a Republican. Both of the candidates are running for the state legislature in 2024. Details on these candidates are below: …
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Two new candidates declare in Texas
Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in Texas between Aug. 21 and Aug. 27. This was one fewer candidate than the prior week. Both of the candidates are Republicans running for the state legislature in 2024. Details on these candidates are below: Daniel Alders (R) is running for Texas House of Representatives District 6. Alders…
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Three new candidates declare in Texas
Ballotpedia tracked three new state-level candidates in Texas between Aug. 14 and Aug. 20. This was equal to the number of candidates tracked last week. The three candidates are Democrats. All three are running for legislative offices in 2024. As of this writing, Ballotpedia identified campaign materials for two of three candidates. Details are below: …
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Challenge to election law heads to Texas Supreme Court
On Aug. 15, the Texas attorney general’s office appealed a district judge’s decision blocking SB1750, a bill transferring all powers and duties of the county elections administrator to the county tax assessor-collector and county clerk in counties with a population of more than 3.5 million. District Judge Karin Crump (D) ruled that the law was…