Taylor Rehmet, the eyes of Texas are upon you.

TX-SD09: THe Republican just conceded.

It looks like we just flipped a state Senate seat in Texas.

None of the top forecaster have called it yet but some of the more aggressive people have. I'll let you know when I hear more.

Monday last day to register to vote in March 3 primary election

Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – Craighead County residents who plan to vote in the March 3 Arkansas primary election must be registered by Monday, which is the deadline under state law.

Arkansas requires voters to submit a paper Voter Registration Application no later than 30 days before an election. Applications must be received by an official voter registration agency or postmarked by Monday to be valid for the March primary.

Voter registration applications are available at the Craighead County Clerk’s Office, revenue offices, public libraries, disability agencies, and military recruitment offices. Applications can also be requested by mail through the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office or printed online in either English or Spanish.

Once an application is processed, the Craighead County Clerk’s Office will mail a personalized voter registration card. Officials caution voters not to assume they are registered until that card is received, a process that can take several weeks. Voters may also check their registration status online at www.voterview.org or by contacting the county clerk’s office directly.



https://jonesbororightnow.com/news/268862-monday-last-day-to-register-to-vote-in-march-3-primary-election/

Bill meddling with city elections stalls following pushback

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would require cities and towns in West Virginia to switch from nonpartisan municipal elections and require candidates be identified by political party affiliation appears to be stalled, with concerns raised about big government interference in local control.

House Bill 4080, on markup and discussion phase, was pulled from Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee agenda.

The bill was recommended for passage last week by the House Legal Services Subcommittee.

HB 4080 would require cities and towns to eliminate their nonpartisan races for mayor and city council by 2032, requiring candidates to be identified on the ballot by party affiliation, such as Republican, Democrat, Mountain Party, Libertarian, etc.



https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/bill-meddling-with-city-elections-stalls-following-pushback/article_3b72b568-5f77-4aee-9f2f-4c2cc73e2a5d.html

TX-18: DISTRICT 18 VOTERS HEAD TO THE POLLS IN PIVOTAL RUNOFF ELECTION AFTER WINTER STORM POLL CLOSURES

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's election day in a Houston-area Congressional district that has seen many changes.

Voters in Congressional District 18 are deciding between former Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards and former Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee to represent them in Washington, D.C.

The person elected will serve for about one year, filling the term left by former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who died in March 2025, two months after taking office. Turner replaced Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who died while in office in 2024

Saturday is the last day to cast your ballot in the race, after the winter storm closed voting centers, and two additional early voting days were added.



https://abc13.com/amp/post/houstons-cd18-voters-head-polls-pivotal-runoff-election-fill-seat-left-vacant-sylvester-turners-death/18515496/

Sedgwick County Election Office corrects inaccurate voting information

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Sedgwick County Election Office released a statement on Saturday correcting inaccurate information that was distributed to Wichita voters ahead of the upcoming March 3 Special Sales Tax Election.

Officials said a mailer distributed by Wichita Forward contained incorrect dates and times that could prevent voters from successfully casting their ballots.

The mailer incorrectly states that ballots are due by Feb. 24 and that polls open at 6 a.m. Election officials said mail ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day, March 3. Polls open at 7 a.m., March 3.

Wichita Forward also released a statement apologizing for the error, saying its intention was to encourage voters to apply early and return ballots promptly to account for delivery times.



https://www.ksn.com/news/wichita-election-office-corrects-inaccurate-voting-information/

Judge Chris Taylor (D) Brings Decades of Legal Experience to Supreme Court Race

Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Chris Taylor has entered the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She launched her candidacy last May.

Taylor will be facing off against Conservative Maria Lazar for an open seat left vacant by conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley’s decision to not run for another term.

Taylor is seeking a seat on the state’s highest court comes at a critical moment.

“It’s a very important role, particularly now, where we are unfortunately seeing other branches of government abusing their power. We’ve seen the federal government overreaching into states, so it’s never been more important to have a strong court to protect the people of Wisconsin and to protect our state,” Taylor said.



https://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2026/01/31/judge-chris-taylor-brings-decades-of-legal-experience-to-supreme-court-race/

NY-11: 16,566 Democrats have voted in special primary thus far

After one day of early voting (and plenty of time for mail-in ballots to come in), 16,566 voters have already cast their ballots in the February 5 special Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district.

According to data compiled by @umichvoter, 15,634 Democrats have returned vote-by-mail ballots, while another 941 showed up for the first day of early in-person voting yesterday.

Essex County is narrowly outvoting Morris County, 7,875 (47.5%) to 7,499 (45.2%), a smaller advantage than the approximately 51%-41% breakdown seen in recent prior elections; the remaining 1,201 votes (7.2%) are in Passaic County. The three most vote-rich towns at the moment are the liberal Essex County bastions of Montclair (1,245 votes), Maplewood (1,045 votes), and Bloomfield (1,019 votes).

When former Gov. Phil Murphy set the special primary date for a Thursday in early February, there were plenty of concerns about how many voters would turn up – or even know an election was happening. Those concerns have only been exacerbated by the harsh winter weather of the last week, with snow covering the district and the temperature on Election Day projected to reach a balmy high of 30˚.



https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/16566-democrats-have-voted-in-nj-11-special-primary-thus-far/

Two Georgia state House races take shape

House District 130:

Six candidates have qualified in the Augusta-area special election to replace former state Rep. Lynn Heffner.

Heffner, a Democrat, announced in early January that she would resign, citing damage to her home from Hurricane Helene and the state law requiring representatives to live in the districts they represent. She was elected in 2022, winning 67% of the vote against a Republican opponent, and last won reelection in 2024 unopposed.


House District 94:

A metro Atlanta district became vacant early this month after former Rep. Karen Bennett, a Stone Mountain Democrat, resigned shortly before being indicted for unemployment fraud. She has since pleaded guilty.

Four Democrats have signed up to take her place.




https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/01/31/two-georgia-state-house-races-take-shape/