Tag: municipal elections

  • 12 candidates file for three city council seats in Lincoln, Nebraska

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    The filing deadline for candidates interested in running for three at-large seats on the city council in Lincoln, Nebraska, was March 5, 2021. The nonpartisan primary election will be held on April 6, and the general election will be held on May 4. All three seats are for four-year terms. Twelve candidates—incumbent Roy Christensen, incumbent…

  • Burlington, Vermont, voters approve a measure March 2 to use ranked-choice voting for city council elections

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    Voters in Burlington, Vermont, approved Question 4 on March 2, 64% to 36%. Question 4 will implement ranked-choice voting (RCV) for city council elections beginning in March 2022. As a charter amendment, the measure must now be approved by the Vermont General Assembly and signed by the governor to be enacted. The vote was the…

  • Filing period to close Feb. 3 for municipal elections in two Ohio cities

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    The candidate filing deadline to run for elected office in Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio, is on February 3, 2021. Prospective candidates in Columbus may file for the following municipal and school district offices: City attorney City auditor City council (3 seats) Columbus City Schools Board of Education (3 seats) In Cleveland, prospective candidates may file…

  • Candidate filing deadline in Dane County, Wisconsin, is Jan. 5, 2021

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    The filing deadline to run for elected office in Dane County, Wisconsin, is on January 5, 2021. Prospective candidates may file for county executive, two of the 37 county supervisor seats, and seven circuit court judgeships. The offices of county executive and circuit court judges are up for regular election in 2021, but the county…

  • Kevin Lincoln defeats incumbent Michael Tubbs in Stockton mayoral race

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    The general election for Stockton, California, was held on November 3, 2020. The primary election was held on March 3, 2020, and the filing deadline to run passed on December 6, 2019. In the mayoral race, Kevin Lincoln (R) defeated incumbent Michael Tubbs (D). As of November 19, Lincoln had earned 56.2% of the vote…

  • Ballotpedia to cover 2,449 local seats on November 3

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    There are 2,336 local seats on the ballot this November in America’s 100 largest cities based on population, the 200 largest school districts based on student enrollment, and Washington, D.C. Ballotpedia is also covering a cumulative 113 seats in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico. Incumbents are on the ballot for 1,869 seats…

  • Signatures submitted for recall effort in Avon, Colorado

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    An effort in Avon, Colorado, to recall Mayor Sarah Smith Hymes and Councilmembers Amy Phillips and Tamra Underwood was initiated in August 2020. Recall organizers had until October 12 to submit 496 valid signatures for each official. There were about 600 signatures submitted against Hymes and Underwood on the day of the deadline. On October…

  • Both candidates in Los Angeles’ District Attorney election complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Survey

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    Incumbent Jackie Lacey and George Gascón are running in the nonpartisan general election for Los Angeles District Attorney. Both candidates completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Survey. Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey so voters can discover what motivates them on political and personal levels. When asked what areas of public…

  • John Mina wins Democratic nomination for a full term as Orange County Sheriff

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    Orange County, Florida, Sheriff John Mina (D) defeated four challengers to win the Democratic nomination for his first full term in an August 18 primary. As of 8:00 p.m. on election night, Mina had received 44.4% of the vote, followed by Andrew Darling with 19.2% and Jose Lopez with 15.7%. Mina, a former Orlando chief…

  • Monique Worrell wins Democratic nomination for Orange County State Attorney

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    Monique Worrell won the Democratic nomination for Orange County State Attorney in a primary on August 18. As of 9:00 p.m. on election night, Worrell had received 42% of the vote to Belvin Perry Jr.’s 32% and Deborah Barra’s 20%. Worrell, an attorney and former law professor, had endorsements from vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris…