Hospital bond measure headed to ballot in Newport, Washington
A hospital bond measure serving the Newport-area community is headed to voters, but the available report does not yet identify the amount, tax structure or election date.
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Alaska voters can cast ballots early in the Aug. 18 primary. Here are the deadlines
Early voting and absentee options are open statewide for Alaska’s Aug. 18 primary. The mail-ballot request deadline is Aug. 8, and eligible voters seeking electronic transmission have until 5 p.m. Alaska time Aug. 17.
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Missouri voters face four amendments and congressional map questions on Aug. 4
Missouri voters will decide four constitutional amendments and party nominees in congressional districts using the 2025 map on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
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Mesa voters face August 5 deadline on arguments for four November ballot measures
Mesa residents and organizations have until 6 p.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2026, to file 300-word arguments for or against four measures scheduled for the November 3 ballot.
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Alaska begins early voting as Anchorage ballot-measure hearings continue
The Alaska Division of Elections began early and absentee-related voting Aug. 3 for the Aug. 18 primary, while Anchorage hearings address three proposed statewide ballot measures.
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Phoenix ballot-measure argument deadline is Aug. 5 ahead of November council election
Phoenix’s deadline for pro and con ballot-measure arguments is Aug. 5, part of the city’s election calendar for the Nov. 3, 2026 City Council election.
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Colorado Supreme Court blocks congressional-redistricting measures from November ballot
The Colorado Supreme Court rejected ballot measures seeking to replace the state’s congressional districts, finding they violated the Colorado Constitution’s single-subject requirement.
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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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Phoenix ballot-measure argument deadline arrives Wednesday
Phoenix’s 2026 election calendar sets Wednesday, Aug. 5, as the deadline for submitting pro and con arguments on city ballot measures to the City Clerk.
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Alaska Legislature enters fourth special session called by Gov. Dunleavy
Gov. Mike Dunleavy called the 34th Alaska Legislature into its fourth special session of 2026, which began July 27 and is listed as ongoing on the Legislature’s website.
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Oregon Animal-Cruelty Initiative Fails to Qualify for 2026 Ballot
Oregon election officials found Initiative Petition 28 lacked enough valid signatures for the November 3, 2026, ballot. A state estimate outlined potentially large fiscal effects if the measure had passed.
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Missouri Amendment 4 Would Make Citizen-Led Constitutional Changes Harder
Missouri voters will decide Aug. 4 whether citizen-led constitutional amendments must win majorities in all eight congressional districts.
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Wayne County transit millage on the Aug. 4 ballot: what changes for Detroit-area riders
Wayne County voters vote Aug. 4 on a transit millage that would renew and expand SMART-linked service: YES/NO, the 0.9831-mill rate, and ballot tips.
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Baltimore voters will weigh Question H: new Dept. of Water and Wastewater
Baltimore voters will weigh Question H on Nov. 3, 2026, creating a standalone Dept. of Water and Wastewater and shifting oversight from DPW—if approved.
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Miami Safe & Ready Bond to Nov. 3 Vote: $450M and 0.5935 Mill
Voters decide Nov. 3, 2026 on up to $450M for Miami police and fire facilities, repaid through ad valorem taxes capped at 0.5935 mills.
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Santa Clara City Council schedules Nov. 3 ballot measures on charter update process
Santa Clara CA voters will see two charter measures on Nov. 3, 2026, including public-works procurement changes. Arguments due July 28; rebuttals Aug. 7.
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Tacoma riders: Pierce Transit 3¢/$10 sales-tax measure on Nov. 3 ballot
Tacoma riders face a Nov. 3 ballot: Pierce Transit voted July 13 to raise its transit sales tax from 0.6% to 0.9%—3 cents per $10. Free cooling rides run July 19–21.
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Kansas City sends five bond and tax measures to Aug. 4 ballot—what to know
Kansas City voters face five bond/tax measures on Aug. 4, 2026—and how each one is repaid: utility revenues, property taxes, or a CCED sales tax.
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Orion Township police & fire millage presentation tees up Aug. 4 ballot
Orion Township MI – A July 6 “Police & Fire Millage Presentation” leads into Aug. 4 ballot wording for two public-safety millage questions.
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Aurora sends Build Up Aurora bond and tax measures to Nov. 3, 2026 ballot
Aurora City Council referred three Build Up Aurora bond/tax questions to Nov. 3, 2026 voters, including a 0.064% public safety tax.