UPDATE: Only three candidates completed the filing. From earlier today: Four candidates have filed paperwork to be on the ballot for Saturday's firehouse primary, according to VPAP. They are: Alex Askew Rick James Terrell Kingwood Joe Lindsey Candidates have until noon today to file their declaration of candidacy and pay a $2,500 nonrefundable filing fee. … Continue reading Updated: 3 in for 90th
Details have been released for the Democratic caucus for the 90th House of Delegates district. The caucus will be held Saturday, July 5, 2014 from 10:30am to 2:30pm 2:00 pm (according to the NCDC - the VBDC has the end time as 2:30pm and neither has working links to the call). The locations for the … Continue reading Democratic caucus details: 90th HoD
With the resignation of Del. Algie Howell, the 90th House seat becomes vacant. A special election has been set for August 19, with a candidate filing deadline of next Monday, July 7 at 5pm. The short date means party nominating contests have to take place this week. Democrats have scheduled a caucus for this Saturday, … Continue reading 90th House special election
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot on May 29. (Obviously, I've been a little busy in the interim.) It was the final installment of a three-part series on why I think moving local elections to November is a bad idea. (Part 1, on money, is here. Part 2, on people, is here.) … Continue reading ICYMI: Making time for elections
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Thursday. It is the second of a three-part series on why I think the move to November for local elections is a bad idea. (Part 1 is here.) In this article, I look at another important element of successful campaigns: people. There's no doubt that … Continue reading ICYMI: Limited resources for local candidates
It's been a really, really busy week. A few things that have caught my eye in between everything: NYT: "Who Gets to Graduate?" - Income, it seems, is a pretty good predictor. VP: "Virginia GOP executive under state investigation" - This will be interesting to watch. WP: "How gerrymandered is your district?" - At 79.26, … Continue reading Quick hits 5/23/14
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. This is the first of a three-part series on why the move to November for local elections - always a topic of discussion after the low turnout of May elections - is a bad idea. After referencing how we got to May elections in the first place, … Continue reading ICYMI: The pitfalls of November elections, part 1
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. Norfolk and Chesapeake have two different systems of electing local officials. Norfolk uses the ward system while Chesapeake uses an at-large system. With both having elections Tuesday, I thought it might be useful to compare the two systems, taking into account that one had a … Continue reading ICYMI: Get with the data
... the candidates who put themselves out there and the voters who showed up yesterday. And if you aren't happy with the results, then you know what to do: run for office yourself 🙂 Winning candidates are in bold below. UPDATED 5/8/14 for change in Chesapeake PS - sorry for the pictures. WordPress.com has decided … Continue reading And the winners are ….
From The Virginian-Pilot: School funding, real estate tax rates, neighborhood improvements - they're all on the ballot today. That's the meaning of elections for mayor and City Council in Norfolk and for City Council and School Board in Chesapeake. Those elected to serve in city governments make the decisions that most affect the daily lives … Continue reading Vote today, May 6
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