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RandySF's JournalMI-SD35: Midland begins mailing absentee ballots for May special election
MIDLAND, MI – The Midland City Clerk’s Office began distributing absentee ballots Friday for the May 5 special election, reaching registered voters who have requested them.
Ballots went out to voters on the Permanent Absent Ballot Mailing list and those who submitted absentee ballot applications. Voters can track their ballot status at www.Michigan.gov/vote.
The ballots arrive in white envelopes marked with a blue stripe on the left side and labeled “Official Election Mail.” Each package includes the ballot, a secrecy sleeve, instructions, and a postage-paid return envelope in white and purple that requires a signature.
Midland voters have three options for returning completed ballots. They can mail the signed and sealed return envelope through the United States Postal Service, use one of three official ballot drop boxes available around the clock, or deliver their ballot to their polling location on election day.
https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2026/03/midland-begins-mailing-absentee-ballots-for-may-special-election.html?outputType=amp
Nevada County moves forward with June 2, 2026 consolidated election
NEVADA CITY, Calif. – On March 23, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution consolidating several local measures and elections with the Statewide Direct Primary Election set for Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
The consolidation brings together the Nevada City School District bond measure, the Union Hill School District bond measure, the Town of Truckee sales tax measure, and the City of Nevada City General Municipal Elections. All participating jurisdictions requested election services from the Nevada County Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters to streamline the process and align with the statewide election date.
https://www.sierrasun.com/news/nevada-county-moves-forward-with-june-2-2026-consolidated-election/
WY-TREAS: Curt Meier (R) Announces Re-Election Campaign for Wyoming State Treasurer
Wyoming State Treasurer Curt Meier announced today that he will seek re-election, highlighting his record of conservative fiscal management and steady leadership while pledging to continue protecting and growing the state’s financial resources for future generations.
A constitutional conservative, longtime ag producer and veteran public servant, Meier said Wyoming needs experienced leadership in the Treasurer’s Office as the state navigates political and economic uncertainty.
“In uncertain times, Wyoming deserves steady leadership that understands both the responsibility and the opportunity that comes with managing the people’s money,” Meier said. “It is vitally important for Wyoming to have somebody in the treasurer’s office who understands the work that is done there and values the people who are doing that work so well.”
Under Meier’s leadership, Wyoming’s investment portfolio has continued to expand and deliver strong returns for taxpayers. In the most recent fiscal year, earnings from state investments became Wyoming’s largest source of revenue for the first time in state history. That performance speaks to the quality of the team built by Meier, and demonstrates the importance of his experience and knowledge in guiding the state’s financial stewardship.
https://sheridanmedia.com/news/224957/curt-meier-announces-re-election-campaign-for-wyoming-state-treasurer/
Utility district election, annual meeting right around the corner
Town Meeting Day may be over, but Waterbury’s other municipality is prepping for its annual meeting coming up on Wednesday, May 13.
With it comes an election for three spots on the Board of Commissioners of the Edward Farrar Utility District, “EFUD” for short.
The district is responsible for Waterbury’s Water and Wastewater Departments. It also oversees a revolving business loan fund.
As usual, the district board’s two one-year seats are up for election, and one of its three-year seats will be on the ballot. Commissioners Natalie Sherman and Rick Weston hold the one-year positions. Commissioner Robert Finucane has the three-year term ending in May.
https://www.waterburyroundabout.org/news-archive/utility-district-election-annual-meeting-right-around-the-corner
VA: Redistricting election draws heavy voter interest so far
Voters in eastern Virginia, and particularly the Historic Triangle and nearby localities, are turning out in droves in an election that will determine the immediate future of the state’s congressional districts.
Early voting is underway for the April 21 referendum that could amend the Constitution of Virginia to allow the redrawing of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts until 2030. Early voting started March 6 and local election offices already are receiving and counting mail-in ballots.
The election has received intense national attention as well. Virginia’s redistricting effort began after Texas and other GOP-led states began theirs in an attempt to elect more Republicans to Congress, and some advertising has explicitly portrayed Virginia as a counter to that movement.
As of Friday, the highest number of early and mail-in voters in Virginia is in House of Delegates District 71, in which more than 11,500 ballots have been cast, according to data compiled by political analyst Tim Stewart of PolitiMetrics. House District 69 has the second-highest total, with more than 9,500 votes cast. The two districts encompass Williamsburg and part or all of surrounding localities including James City, York, New Kent and Gloucester counties and Newport News.
https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/03/27/redistricting-election-drawing-heavy-voter-interest-so-far/
Former Green Bay School Board member (D) pleads not guilty to election fraud
Former Green Bay School Board member Kou Lee pleaded not guilty to election fraud and false swearing charges at his March 27 arraignment.
Lee, 48, of Hobart, was elected to the Green Bay School Board in April 2024 and resigned in May 2025 after a Green Bay Press-Gazette investigation raised questions about his eligibility for office. Brown County District Attorney David Lasee opened an investigation into Lee's residency after Brown County Republican Party Chairman Doug Reich submitted a complaint requesting one.
The Press-Gazette investigation showed Lee did not live at the Green Bay address he listed on his declaration of candidacy and campaign finance registration statement. Also, court, property and tax records showed Lee owning a home in Hobart that he claimed on tax records as his primary residence.
Lee was charged Sept. 19 with two felonies: election fraud and false swearing. Election fraud is punishable by up to 3½ years in prison and fines of up to $10,000; false swearing is punishable by up to six years in prison and fines of up to $10,000.
https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/crime/2026/03/27/kou-lee-pleads-not-guilty-to-election-fraud-in-school-board-election/88148811007/
Elections coming up for Orange Park and Green Cove Springs
Florida’s high-profile 2026 elections are still a few months away, but this spring, some Clay County voters will be heading to the polls to elect local officials.
The city of Green Cove Springs and the town of Orange Park will both hold local elections on April 14, on what the Clay County supervisor of elections calls “Municipal Super Tuesday.”
For both municipalities, voters must live within the city or town limits and be registered to vote by March 16 in order to be eligible to cast a ballot. Mail-in ballots must be requested by April 2 and can be requested at ClayElections.gov.
https://jaxtoday.org/2026/03/27/election-orange-park-green-cove-springs/
Kansas Legislature passes package of elections bills that alter voting processes
TOPEKA — Kansas Republicans passed a package of legislation that purports to bolster election integrity but evoked warnings from Democrats of potential voter suppression.
Despite pleas Wednesday from the top Democrat on the House Elections Committee to let the legislation die, most Republicans supported House Bills 2569 and 2437.
HB 2569 could eliminate no-excuse mail-in voting if any judge in the state deems the state’s ballot signature verification law to be invalid. It also mandates all voting rights challenges in Kansas be heard in Shawnee County, where a judge who handles civil cases has leaned to the right.
HB 2437 deputizes the Secretary of State to twice a year cross-reference driver’s license records and state voter rolls against the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, database. It also restricts voter registration websites to .gov domains or state-approved sites and requires county elections officials to remove people from their voter rolls when a funeral home publishes a person’s obituary.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/27/kansas-legislature-passes-package-of-elections-bills-that-alter-voting-processes/
Common Cause Maryland Slams "Poison Pill" Amendment in Special Elections Bill
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Common Cause is calling on the Maryland House of Delegates to immediately pass HB 50, the ‘clean’, amendment-free version of SB 5, which would amend the state Constitution to require special elections when a seat is vacated by a member of the Maryland General Assembly.
Despite overwhelming public momentum for special elections, the House secretly attached a redistricting provision to SB 5 — a move widely viewed as a “poison pill” designed to stall the bill in the Senate. This maneuver threatens to kill the effort to finally end the practice of hand-picking legislative successors behind closed doors.
“For too long, legislative vacancies have been filled behind closed doors, leaving voters on the sidelines,” said Joanne Antoine, Common Cause’s Maryland Executive Director. “We have led a nearly 20-year effort to improve this process because Maryland residents have sent a clear message: they want the right to choose their representatives through special elections. The House of Delegates should remedy their mistake by immediately passing a clean special elections bill.”
Twenty-three percent of current legislators serving in the Maryland General Assembly were not originally elected to their seats. In polling released by Common Cause Maryland and Maryland PIRG, 85% of Marylanders favored having a special election to fill legislative vacancies.
https://www.commoncause.org/maryland/press/common-cause-maryland-slams-poison-pill-amendment-in-special-elections-bill/
Champaign County Board of Elections deputy director faces child porn charges
The Champaign County Board of Elections deputy director faces two federal child pornography-related charges.
Chris J. Creamer, a Democrat, was booked into the Butler County Jail March 10 and is still listed as being in custody.
Creamer faces one charge of distribution of child pornography and one charge of possession of child pornography of a prepubescent minor.
Case documents were under seal but prosecutors on Wednesday filed a motion to unseal the case. Specific details on the charges were not immediately available.
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/champaign-county-board-of-elections-deputy-director-faces-child-porn-charges/XAMEI5SUNFCLNDULUXVIO5HLXU/
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