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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The search warrants in last month’s FBI raid at the Fulton County Elections Hub have been ordered to be unsealed.
Earlier this week, Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts and the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections filed a motion to have the records unsealed.
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/fulton-county/federal-judge-orders-search-warrants-be-unsealed-fulton-county-election-raid/UK3OKLGZL5CZVJTKIASAYNV3RU/?outputType=amp
Hendersonville adds transportation bond referendum on ballot for primary election
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The City of Hendersonville has announced that voters will vote on a Transportation General Obligation Bond referendum during the primary election.
According to a news release, if the referendum is approved, it would authorize the city to issue up to $10 million in General Obligation bonds to help fund transportation infrastructure improvements.
Bond proceeds would be supplemented by around $900,000 in existing transportation funding annually for five years, equaling up to a total of $14.5 million for transportation projects.
The City of Hendersonville says the funding would go to three primary areas: street repaving, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility improvements, and complete streets and connectivity projects.
https://wlos.com/news/local/hendersonville-transportation-bond-referendum-ballot-primary-election-infrastructure-funding-americans-disability-act-ada-improvements-accessibility-ramps-streets-projects-repaving-impact-upgrades
State auditor announces new commission to help modernize NC's election management system
RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — The North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek has announced the creation of the Modernization of Election Data Systems (MEDS) commission that is to help provide assistance and practical advice in modernizing North Carolina's election management system.
According to a news release, Boliek's office and the North Carolina State Board of Elections are working on a three-phase plan to modernize that Statewide Elections Information Management System.
The State Board manages the system, and Bolieks' office will direct and supervise all budgeting functions of the board.
The release says Boliek's office and the board have recently issued a request for approval on the second phase of the plan.
https://wlos.com/news/local/state-auditor-dave-boliek-modernization-election-data-systems-commission-state-board-citizens-vendors-phase-plan-bipartisan-voters-user-friendly-administrators-candidates-campaign-finance-reporting-rules-regulations
"Tolerance for criminality": Why top Republicans are turning on Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller
It was a few weeks before the 2016 election, and Sid Miller’s political star was on the rise.
At a rally in Michigan, then-first-time presidential candidate Donald Trump interrupted his stump speech to give Texas’s top agriculture official a shout-out.
“Great guy. Big white cowboy hat,” Trump said, noting Miller’s signature accessory and praising him as one of his most vocal and loyal allies in the Lone Star State.
After winning the White House the first time, Trump endorsed Miller twice for his reelections in 2018 and 2022 — in primaries where Miller cruised to victory. Trump called the Stephenville Republican his “man in Texas,” and when he won his second presidential term in 2024, there were reports that Miller was being considered for agriculture secretary in the presidential cabinet.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/06/texas-agriculture-commissioner-sid-miller-nate-sheets-2026-gop-primary/
NJ-04: Monmouth Dems endorse Rachel Peace for at 2026's first county convention
Monmouth County Democrats met for the first county convention of 2026 today, awarding their endorsement to Rachel Peace for the Democratic nomination against Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester).
Peace, a small business owner and single mother who became a prominent local advocate against Medicaid cuts in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill, got 40 votes to professor Julie Flynn’s 32, union electrician John Blake’s 31, and local activist Bob English’s 13.
The 4th congressional district is the state’s most Republican district, voting for Donald Trump by 30 percentage points in 2024; Smith has represented the district in one form or another since 1981. Around 40% of the district’s Democrats live in Monmouth County, while the rest live in Ocean County, which will hold its Democratic convention on March 15.
Earning the Monmouth Democratic endorsement unopposed today were Senator Cory Booker, 3rd district Rep. Herb Conaway (D-Delran), and 6th district Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch). Booker and Pallone both have declared primary challengers; Booker’s opponent, Chris Fields, took issue with the county party’s December filing deadline and attempted to put his name into contention at the convention, but was unsuccessful.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/monmouth/monmouth-dems-endorse-rachel-peace-for-nj-4-at-2026s-first-county-convention/
NJ-12: Union County Democrats back Mapp for Watson Coleman's House seat
Union County Democrats today endorsed Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th district, a move that allows Mapp to use the county organization slogan on the ballot in the June primary.
The endorsement came as no surprise, since Plainfield is the lone municipality in Union County in the 12th district, and Mapp is the Democratic municipal chairman. Plainfield gets to award the slogan – the line no longer exists – for the primary. Mapp did not participate in the vote and sent an ally, Maureen Muganda, to vote in his place.
The 12th district has been represented by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) since 2014; she is not seeking re-election.
Plainfield made up 6% of the total vote cast in the 12th district Democratic primary in 2024.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/union-county-democrats-back-mapp-for-watson-coleman/
NJ-11: Analilia Mejia lead grows to 868 over Malinowski
Analilia Mejia’s lead in the special Democratic primary for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district has increased from 676 votes to 868 after more votes were counted in Essex County.
Mejia now leads former Rep. Tom Malinowski, 18,512 to 17,644. Former Lt. Governor Tahesha Way is in third place with 11,032 votes, followed by Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill with 9,116.
A former labor leader and New Jersey Working Families state director, Mejia served as national political director of Bernie Sanders’ 2024 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
More votes are expected to be counted on Monday.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/analilia-mejia-lead-grows-to-868-over-malinowski/
Musk jumps back into political fray with big midterm donations
Billionaire Elon Musk is back in the political fray, giving Republicans a boost in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections.
The Tesla CEO had injected hundreds of millions into the 2024 election but announced plans last spring to step back from political spending, a potential blow for the GOP ahead of the high-stakes midterms.
Less than a year later, Musk had already given $20 million to two top Republican groups by the end of 2025, according to federal filings, and dropped $10 million into the Kentucky Senate race last month — signaling the tech mogul could again play a pivotal role in the fight for Congress this fall.
“Musk as a donor is important [because] money in politics is important, but Musk himself is a politically polarizing figure,” said Cayce Myers, a Virginia Tech public relations professor who has focused on political campaigns.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5727198-musk-political-fray-big-2026-midterm-donations/
Los Angeles Voters Are Moving Ever Leftward, Shifting Election Politics in America's Second-Largest City
How liberal is Los Angeles?
That question is very much on the minds of political insiders and observers these days as the city turns to its municipal elections and makes important decisions about its future: how much to invest in public safety, how much to tax its wealthiest residents, how to treat those who live here but without formal immigration documents.
One trend is clear: Los Angeles leans ever further to the left, a phenomenon that has implications for this year’s elections, which include a mayor’s race along with campaigns for two other citywide offices and eight seats on the 15-member council that governs America’s second-largest city.
Once the bulwark of conservative politics under the protection of a Republican business leadership and a Republican newspaper, LA has moved steadily leftward in recent decades. The days when Richard Riordan, a moderate Republican, could win the support of the electorate are far behind today’s Los Angeles.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12072603/los-angeles-voters-are-moving-ever-leftward-shifting-election-politics-in-americas-second-largest-city
Special election decides 3 seats in Louisiana Legislature; 2 need March runoffs
A special election was held Saturday in six parishes to fill five vacancies in the Louisiana Legislature, including three seats representing New Orleans.
Two of the contests will be decided in a runoff next month, but the outcomes won’t alter the overall party makeup of the state house where Republicans continue to hold a super majority in both chambers.
Senate District 3
The March 14 runoff in Senate District 3 will pit the son of a former New Orleans mayor (D) against an attorney (D) with a background in the public sector.
House District 100
Attorneys Kenya Rounds (D) and Dana Henry (D) also advanced to the March runoff for a seat representing eastern New Orleans. They earned 33% and 30% of the vote, respectively.
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/special-election-decides-3-seats-louisiana-legislature-2-need-march-runoffs
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