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VICTORIA COUNTY, Texas - The clock is ticking to find a new Victoria county elections administrator.
With the March primary and May election just around the corner, officials are feeling pressure to fill the role. Last month, the elections committee thought it had a candidate — but just a day later, the offer was rejected, sending members back to square one.
County Judge Ben Zeller, who leads the search committee, says they’re back on track and making progress in finding the right person to steer the county through the upcoming elections.
"We have a short list of candidates again, with some interviews set up for next week. our goal is to have this position filled as quickly as possible after the primary," said Zeller.
https://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/politics/local-politics/victoria-county-officials-aim-to-hire-new-elections-administrator-post-primary/article_7a066312-0284-47c1-a67e-8bb6e346beee.html
States asked the Trump admin. to affirm they, not the Feds, run elections. They were met with silence
Trump administration officials declined to affirm states’ authority to run elections during a private meeting with state election chiefs Wednesday, according to an election official who was on the call.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) said she asked Heather Honey, a senior “election integrity” official in the Department of Homeland Security, and other top Trump administration officials about recent comments from President Donald Trump urging the federal government to “take over the voting.”
“When we asked about state sovereignty and whether they could make public statements reinforcing the state’s authority over elections, there was stunned silence,” Bellows told Democracy Docket.
Honey and an official from the U.S. Department of Justice instead told Bellows that they’d be happy to follow-up with her “one on one.”
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/states-asked-the-trump-admin-to-affirm-they-not-the-feds-run-elections-they-were-met-with-silence/
TxDOT removes incorrectly placed political signs across Laredo ahead of primary elections
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Employees with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) have been removing political signs placed incorrectly across Laredo, citing violations of state right of way rules and obstructions to drivers’ visibility ahead of next week’s primary election.
Raul Leal, public information officer for TxDOT, said the removals are a recurring issue during election season.
“Of course, it happens every political season. It’s probably that people placing signs are not aware of what the parameters are. But we’re here to let them know,” Leal said.
Leal said state right of way refers to the property between the end of a highway and private property fence lines, an area where signs are not permitted under the Texas Transportation Code.
https://www.kgns.tv/2026/02/25/txdot-removes-incorrectly-placed-political-signs-across-laredo-ahead-primary-elections/
Large Greeley development halted by voters; Lawsuit calls election unconstitutional
GREELEY, Colo. — Voters in Greeley have repealed zoning for a major entertainment and housing development on the city’s western edge, halting plans for a new ice hockey arena for the Colorado Eagles, a water park, hotel and housing project near Highway 34 and prompting a lawsuit from private developers.
In Tuesday's special election, residents approved a ballot measure to overturn zoning for the Cascadia project.
City leaders said about 21,000 people voted; they said this was a higher voter turnout than most other special elections. They typically expect between 5% and 30% turnout for special elections. They saw at least 1/3 of the voting population show up.
The vote stops construction activity that had already begun along Highway 34, where drivers may have noticed early signs of work on the high-profile Cascadia development.
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/large-greeley-development-halted-by-voters-lawsuit-calls-election-unconstitutional/73-3dcdc38d-551b-4f8a-b51f-51cb7c31f752
Tarrant County seeks 200 more election clerks to man March 3 primary polls
Tarrant County is short about 200 election clerks needed to man the polls during the March 3 primaries, elections administrator Clint Ludwig told the Fort Worth Report.
It’s unusual but not unheard of to have such a shortage of poll workers. However, Tarrant County is typically “pretty close to fully staffed” a week ahead of Election Day, Ludwig said.
“We can’t figure it out,” Ludwig said Wednesday about the shortage. “We’ve been working the phones feverishly, trying to find enough clerks and judges, and it’s just been a struggle this year for some reason. I don’t know.”
In total, the county needs close to 2,000 clerks to fully staff 200 voting sites March 3. Without a full staff, some polling sites risk closure.
https://fortworthreport.org/2026/02/25/tarrant-county-seeks-200-more-election-clerks-to-man-march-3-primary-polls/
Study shows key group of Ohio voters may sit on sidelines this midterm election
Most pundits are predicting a blue wave across the country this November. But advocates for a particular group of Ohio voters suggest their voices might be missing in this midterm election.
The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (OLBCF) reports that there are more than a million registered Black voters in Ohio. Yet OLBCF Executive Director Shayla Davis said a study shows 603,000 of them don’t vote in midterm elections.
“We see that these organizations that are being led by Black people – they’re doing the work. But it doesn’t necessarily translate back to the community," Davis said.
Davis said Black lawmakers are doing good work and proposing policies that could help Black Ohioans. But she said voters don't often realize that: "That's why this fight is so critical. The community doesn't realize what the fight is for the Black legislators."
https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2026-02-25/study-shows-key-group-of-ohio-voters-may-sit-on-sidelines-this-midterm-election
Most Frederick County state legislature races will be contested
When the filing period for the 2026 election cycle closed on Tuesday, all but one Maryland General Assembly race connected to Frederick County had at least one Democratic and one Republican candidate.
The exception was in District 5, where Republican incumbent Justin Ready is the only candidate for the state Senate race. There are no Democrats running.
Incumbent Karen Lewis Young is the only Democrat in the District 3 state Senate race. She will face the winner of the Republican primary, either Shelley Aloi or Angela McIntosh.
Aloi is a former city of Frederick alderman. McIntosh was the 2022 Republican nominee for the District 3 Senate seat and lost to Lewis Young.
https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/election_coverage/most-frederick-county-state-legislature-races-will-be-contested/article_e5e4649c-19b4-507f-a35b-2dbe31d325ba.html
Riverside County Sheriff's Office Investigating Alleged Election Irregularities
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office (RSO) has launched an investigation into “alleged irregularities in our elections,” the department confirmed in a Wednesday statement to The Riverside Record.
“The sheriff’s office and county officials are committed to safe and secure elections,” the statement said. “The board of supervisors, county executive office and the registrar of voters are fully cooperating in the investigation to ensure Riverside County residents are confident their elections are safe and secure.”
The department declined to comment on the specifics or the extent of the investigation in an effort to ensure there was “no miscommunication or conjecture,” prior to the investigation’s completion. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters (ROV) directed all inquiries to the county.
Confirmation of the investigation came less than a month after a group of local residents, calling themselves the Riverside Election Integrity Team (REIT), reported a discrepancy between the number of ballots cast and the number of ballots counted in last November’s special statewide election.
https://riversiderecord.org/riverside-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-alleged-election-irregularities/
Election board allows Schaetzle to stay on ballot, drops two others
SOUTH BEND — Lawyers volleyed arguments at each other and even questioned Election Clerk Kim Riskovich about her filing conduct as the St. Joseph County Election Board voted Wednesday, Feb. 25 to remove two candidates from the primary election ballot but allowed a third challenged candidate to remain.
The board voted to allow St. Joseph County Council member Dan Schaetzle to remain on the ballot despite two individuals challenging his candidacy. County Council member Amy Drake will not be allowed to run for state convention delegate, and Tim Lindewald was removed from the Walkerton Town Council race.
St. Joseph County Republican Party Chair Jackie Horvath challenged Republican Tim Lindewald’s filing for Walkerton Town Council. The last two primary elections Lindewald voted in, he voted in the Democratic primary. The last two Indiana primary elections he voted in were 2002 and 2003.
Indiana law says a candidate must have voted within the party they are running for in the last two Indiana Primary elections they voted in, or run with the permission of the party chair. This does not mean the candidate had to vote in two primary elections consecutively.
https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/25/election-board-keeps-schaetzle-on-ballot-drops-drake-and-lindewald/88869358007/
7 Open Seats on Peninsula Planning Board -- Candidate Forum March 12, Upcoming Election March 19
The Peninsula Community Planning Board (PCPB) will be holding elections in March 2026 to fill seven (7) seats. Five (5) seats have 5 year terms and two (2) seats have a 1 year term and will go to the 7 candidates with the most votes in rank order.
- Candidates must be 18 years of age.
- Candidates must reside, own property, or operate a business within the PCPB boundaries (boundaries map provided at www.pcpb.net).
- Candidates must attend a PCPB meeting or the candidates’ forum scheduled for March 12th.
The election will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2026 from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, at the Point Loma / Hervey Branch Library located at 3701 Voltaire Street, San Diego, CA 92107.
Each voter must appear in person with proof of residence, business operation, or property ownership within the PCPB boundaries to vote.
https://obrag.org/2026/02/7-open-seats-on-peninsula-planning-board-candidate-forum-march-12-upcoming-election-march-19/
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