Gulfport Ward 2 special election set to fill unexpired City Council term
Gulfport scheduled a June 9 special election to fill the vacant Ward 2 City Council seat after officials tested voting equipment at City Hall.
Politics & Government
Elections, public policy, government decisions, budgets, regulation, ethics, civil rights, and public administration.
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Grand Rapids-area voters face Aug. 4 primary with local millage decisions on the ballot
Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary will nominate candidates for major state and federal offices while Kent County voters consider listed local public-service and millage proposals.
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Worcester City Council committee schedules Aug. 17 public charter review
Worcester’s Municipal and Legislative Operations Standing Committee will review the city charter and invite resident input at a public meeting Aug. 17.
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Maryland attorney general identifies officers in Baltimore fatal police shooting investigation
Maryland’s Independent Investigations Division has identified Maurice Daniels and six Baltimore Police Department officers involved in a July 5 fatal police-involved shooting. The state investigation remains active.
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Baton Rouge council to consider special election for 10-year police-tax renewal
The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council is scheduled to consider ordering a Dec. 12, 2026, special election on a 10-year renewal of a 0.87-mill property-tax levy for the Police Department’s three-platoon system.
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Final advance-voting hours set before Aug. 4 Kansas primary
Johnson County’s final advance-voting session before the Aug. 4, 2026, Kansas primary is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 3, with two listed sites in Overland Park.
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Iowa schedules layoffs for 192 state-government workers tied to data migration
Iowa Workforce Development reported that 192 state-government workers were scheduled for layoffs Aug. 3, 2026, in connection with a data-migration project.
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Allen County sets Aug. 3 filing deadline for qualifying Libertarian town candidates
Allen County’s 2026 candidate guide lists Aug. 3 as the filing or withdrawal deadline for eligible Libertarian candidates seeking nomination for certain small-town offices.
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Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias launches Chicago mayoral campaign
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced his campaign for Chicago mayor on Aug. 2, 2026, entering the developing 2027 race with nearly $22 million in campaign cash reported as of July.
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East Honolulu council race heads to Aug. 8 nonpartisan primary
Four candidates are on the ballot for Honolulu City Council District 4’s Aug. 8 nonpartisan primary, with a Nov. 3 second election possible if no candidate wins a majority.
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Miami-Dade commission races take shape as Nov. 3 salary panel vote approaches
Five Miami-Dade County Commission candidates have been reported elected without opposition, while three contests have August challengers. County voters are also scheduled to decide Nov. 3 whether to create an independent body to set commissioners’ compensation.
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Tallahassee-Leon Planning Commission schedules Aug. 4 land-use hearing
The Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public land-use planning hearing at 6 p.m. Aug. 4 in Tallahassee.
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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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Denver City Council postpones final vote on entertainment-licensing overhaul after nightclub shooting
Denver City Council postponed final action on Council Bill 26-0921, a proposed overhaul of entertainment and cabaret licensing that could allow eligible nightlife venues to stay open until 4 a.m. The item was rescheduled for Aug. 3.
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Fort Smith makes 2026 candidate packets available for mayor, three at-large director seats
Fort Smith has made candidate packets available for the 2026 mayoral election and Director-at-Large Positions 5, 6 and 7. The city says candidates must file during a seven-day period in August, but its election page does not list the exact filing dates.
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Phoenix ballot-measure argument deadline is Aug. 5 for Nov. 3 council election
Phoenix’s City Clerk has set Aug. 5, 2026, as the deadline to submit arguments supporting or opposing ballot measures for the city’s Nov. 3 regular council election.
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Fairbanks municipal candidates face Aug. 5 withdrawal deadline
Candidates who filed for the City of Fairbanks or Fairbanks North Star Borough municipal election have until 5 p.m. Aug. 5 to withdraw before the Oct. 6 election.
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Wyoming reaches Aug. 3 election deadlines ahead of primary
Wyoming’s 2026 election calendar sets Aug. 3 as the end of the declaration-of-intent period for specified judicial candidates and a voter-registration deadline before the Aug. 18 primary.
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Washington reaches final day before August primary as ballot deadlines close
Washington’s Aug. 4, 2026, primary is approaching its final voting day, with write-in candidate filings and in-person voter registration or updates due Tuesday. County certification follows Aug. 18.
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Virginia voters head to polls Tuesday in delayed 2026 primary
Virginia’s 2026 primary is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 4, after House Bill 29 moved the election from June. Early voting ended Aug. 1, and the general election is scheduled for Nov. 3.
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Vermont independent candidates face Aug. 6 filing deadline before Aug. 11 primary
Independent candidates seeking Vermont statewide office or General Assembly seats must file by 5 p.m. Aug. 6, according to the state’s 2026 election calendar. Vermont’s statewide primary is scheduled for Aug. 11.
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Pennsylvania nomination-paper filing deadline arrives for the 2026 general election
Aug. 3 is Pennsylvania’s final day to circulate and file nomination papers for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Objections and certain candidate withdrawals are due Aug. 10.