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In the 2022 Long Beach mayoral election, Rex Richardson won the election against Suzie Price to succeed Robert Garcia, [48] [49] and is set to become the city's first Black mayor. [50] In the 2022 Oakland mayoral election, incumbent Democrat Libby Schaaf was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits, [51] and was succeeded by Sheng Thao.
The date when primary elections for federal, state, and local races occur are also at the discretion of the individual state and local governments; presidential primaries in particular have historically been staggered between the states, beginning sometime in January or February, and ending about mid-June before the November general election.
Local governments across the US consist of hundreds of thousands of elected officials. Local elections are often marked by "abysmally low" voter turnout, as these elections are de-synchronized from state and federal elections. A 2009 study found that less than 40% of registered voters participate in local elections for mayor and city council. [32]
Editor’s note: This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and ...
Who is running in Durham County’s local races? All five seats on the Board of County Commissioners are up for election and 11 people have filed to run.
Issues such as Prairie Village’s zoning ordinances and the mayor-City Council conflict in Shawnee have become highly partisan. Here’s how voters can cut through the noise. | Opinion
As of February 2024, RCV is used for local elections in 45 US cities including Salt Lake City and Seattle. [2] It has also been used by some state political parties in party-run primaries and nominating conventions. [3] [4] [5] As a contingency in the case of a runoff election, ranked ballots are used by overseas voters in six states. [2]
In Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, local elections have proven to be easier to achieve than larger scale ones that affect the national or federal government.By giving voice to people on the smaller scales of government, over such issues as water supply, power, and sewer systems, confidence is thought to be built to eventually reform higher levels of government.