Connecticut opens seven-day early voting period ahead of Aug. 11 primary
Connecticut’s statewide early-voting period for the Aug. 11 primary runs from Aug. 3 through Aug. 9, with extended hours on Aug. 4 and Aug. 6.
Politics & Government
Elections, public policy, government decisions, budgets, regulation, ethics, civil rights, and public administration.
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Charleston Design Review Board lists regular, initial-presentation agendas for Aug. 3
Charleston’s Design Review Board has two agenda documents listed for Aug. 3, 2026: a regular agenda and an initial-presentation agenda. Available records do not identify the individual projects or outcomes.
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Rhode Island law opens state courts to constitutional claims against federal officials
Rhode Island has enacted a law allowing residents to bring certain constitutional-rights lawsuits against federal officials in state court, with limits on immunity defenses.
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San Diego sets Aug. 5 ballot-order draw for November City Council election
The San Diego City Clerk will conduct a random drawing Aug. 5 to determine candidate name order for the November general municipal election ballot.
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Kansas deadline closes today for independent and judicial-retention candidates
Independent and judicial-retention candidates have until noon Central on Aug. 3 to file for Kansas’s Nov. 3 general-election ballot.
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Jackson council considers budget amendment after revenue gap, state-law warning
Jackson City Council scheduled consideration of a roughly $3.2 million budget adjustment as property-tax collections trailed projections and a memo set a July 31 deadline to revise the fiscal-year budget.
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Austin city manager presents proposed $6.6 billion budget for Council review
Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax presented a proposed $6.6 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2026–27 on July 16. The plan remains under City Council review, with discussion and adoption decisions expected during the August budget cycle.
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Bridgeport City Council meeting set for Aug. 3 as early voting opens for Aug. 11 primary
Bridgeport City Council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at City Hall, the opening day of early voting for Connecticut’s Aug. 11 primary election.
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Cheyenne-area voters face Sixth Penny tax decisions on Aug. 18 ballot
Laramie County voters will consider Sixth Penny sales and use tax propositions on Aug. 18, with proposed funding including a $3 million Cheyenne Greenway project.
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Nashua moves FY2027 budget and related spending measures through city review
Nashua’s FY2027 proposed budget remains the city’s active budget document as municipal records also identify school construction funding, state grant acceptance, labor agreements and a development agreement among related measures.
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Harrisburg City Council approves 2026 budget, denies elected-official raises
Harrisburg City Council approved the city’s 2026 budget on Dec. 29, 2025, declining raises for elected officials and defunding several top positions amid conflict with the mayor’s administration.
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Olympia City Council weighs future of waste-removal service amid privatization debate
Olympia’s City Council held meetings July 28 and July 30 as a public debate continued over whether the city’s waste-removal service should remain public or be outsourced. Available records do not establish that the council has taken a final vote.
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Connecticut officials highlight election-security steps before Aug. 11 primary
Connecticut statewide officials outlined election-security and voter-confidence measures ahead of the Aug. 11 primary, including updated recount rules, tighter absentee-ballot procedures and cameras at ballot drop boxes.
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Missouri voters face constitutional amendments and congressional-map fight in Aug. 4 primary
Missouri’s Aug. 4 primary ballot includes four certified constitutional amendments, including proposals on conservation funding, initiative petitions, county assessors and state taxes.
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Bismarck seeks applicants for two advisory-board vacancies created by June election
The City of Bismarck is accepting applications for unexpired seats on the Historic Preservation Commission and Renaissance Zone Authority after board members were elected to the City Commission in June.
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Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias launches campaign for Chicago mayor
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced his campaign for Chicago mayor on Aug. 2, entering the citywide race with nearly $22 million in campaign cash reported in July.
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Fort Smith directors weigh proposed November 2026 vote on city government change
Fort Smith directors were scheduled to consider calling a Nov. 3, 2026, special election on replacing the city-administrator form of government with a mayor-council system. Available records do not confirm final adoption of the ordinance.
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Laramie County commissioners scheduled to meet Aug. 4 in Cheyenne
The Laramie County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Laramie County Government Complex in Cheyenne.
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Texas counties enter August election-administration window for Nov. 3 general election
Texas counties with 500,000 or fewer residents are scheduled to appoint election judges and specified ballot-board officials during their commissioners courts’ August terms, under the Secretary of State’s calendar for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
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Sacramento council candidate filing window set to close Aug. 7 for November election
Candidate filing for Sacramento’s Nov. 3, 2026 general election is scheduled to run through Aug. 7 in four City Council districts, though the city’s live Clerk records should be checked for current candidate status.
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Des Moines seeks public input on projected $12 million budget gap
Des Moines opened a public-feedback process in July as officials prepare FY2028 budget options in response to a projected $12 million gap tied to new state property-tax limits.
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Minneapolis schedules public voting-system tests before Aug. 11 state primary
Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services will conduct public tests of systems used to tabulate polling-place and absentee ballots before the Aug. 11 Minnesota State Primary.