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NYC's biggest union picks de Blasio in mayor race

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:07:15 -0400

NEW YORK - The biggest labor union in New York City endorsed Public Advocate Bill de Blasio for mayor Friday, providing him a prized endorsement heading into the highly competitive Democratic primary.

Requests for pretrial ruling on elections denied

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:01:04 -0400

PHOENIX - A lawsuit challenging a 2012 state law that would require Arizona's local governments to move their elections to even-numbered years is now on track to go to trial.

Carroll County sheriff retiring in 2014

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:53:11 -0400

WESTMINSTER, Maryland - Carroll County Sheriff Ken Tregoning says he will not seek re-election to a fifth term next year.

Richland County names new elections director

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:03:04 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - The elections director in Orangeburg has been selected to take over elections in Richland County.

Coin tossing breaks tie in Philippine mayoral race

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:07:03 -0400

MANILA, Philippines - What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin.

Fulop wins mayor's race in Jersey City

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:33:50 -0400

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - It remains to be seen whether the new mayor of New Jersey's second-largest city will have an easy time governing when he takes office on July 1.

Longtime Albany mayor says he won't seek 6th term

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:45:19 -0400

ALBANY, New York - Longtime Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings won't seek a sixth term in November, ending months of speculation that he was preparing to end his nearly 20-year run in office.

Greenwood deputy elected sheriff in Abbeville

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:32:25 -0400

ABBEVILLE, South Carolina - A Greenwood County sheriff's captain has been elected sheriff in Abbeville County.

Sebastian County voters easily pass tax extension

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:29:32 -0400

FORT SMITH, Arkansas - Sebastian County voters easily approved a 10-year extension of a 1-cent sales tax to pay for public safety and other services.

Stothert elected as first female mayor of Omaha

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:04:03 -0400

OMAHA, Nebraska - Omaha voters have elected the city's first female mayor.

Md. city lowers voting age for its elections to 16

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:43:05 -0400

TAKOMA PARK, Maryland - A small Maryland city just outside the Washington, D.C., city limits has voted to lower the voting age for city elections to 16.

NYC mayoral candidate reveals bulimia struggles

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:31:25 -0400

NEW YORK - New Yorkers might have felt they knew about the personal life of Christine Quinn, the veteran politician seeking to become the city's first gay and first female mayor.

Wayne County recall election targets commissioner

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:16:05 -0400

WAYNE, Nebraska - Polls have opened in Wayne County so voters can decide whether to recall District 1 Commissioner Kelvin Wurdeman from office.

Tangipahoa moves ahead with plan for jail tax vote

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:13:44 -0400

AMITE, Louisiana - The Tangipahoa Parish Council is moving forward with plans to put a half-cent sales tax on the ballot later this year to support the construction of a new parish jail.

Election set to fill vacant Marked Tree mayor spot

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:07:04 -0400

MARKED TREE, Arkansas - A special election has been scheduled for voters in Marked Tree to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Wayne Nichols, who died earlier this month.

24 show interest in running for Boston mayor

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:53:51 -0400

BOSTON - Two dozen potential candidates to succeed longtime Boston Mayor Thomas Menino have taken out nomination papers.

NYC schools chancellor blasts mayoral candidates

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:58:23 -0400

NEW YORK - New York City's schools chancellor says he doesn't believe any of the Democratic mayoral candidates have a compelling vision to lead the school system.

Ex-Philippine president elected mayor of Manila

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:38:36 -0400

MANILA, Philippines - Former President Joseph Estrada was declared the winner of Manila's mayoral election on Tuesday, his first ballot victory since his ouster in a 2001 anti-corruption revolt and a possible prelude to a return to higher office.

Bing to reveal re-election plans at noon event

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:35:06 -0400

DETROIT - Dave Bing has scheduled an announcement on his political future Tuesday, the deadline to file for a second 4-year term as Detroit's mayor.

DC Councilmember Tommy Wells to launch mayoral bid

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:41:19 -0400

WASHINGTON - D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells is set to formally kick off his campaign for mayor.

Weirton considers dropping city primary election

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:48:32 -0400

WEIRTON, West Virginia - Weirton officials are considering eliminating the city's primary election.

San Antonio mayor re-elected among Texas elections

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:57:29 -0400

SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will stay on the job for at least another two years after sweeping to an easy victory over six challengers.

NYC mayoral candidates woo teachers' union

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:08:36 -0400

NEW YORK - Six mayoral candidates courting the city's teachers union all criticized Mayor Michael Bloomberg's education policies on Saturday but differed over how much they would change them.

GOP legislators use power to control local affairs

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:48:32 -0400

ATLANTA - Even with Republicans holding unprecedented political power across the South, Democrats remain mostly in charge of urban centers in otherwise conservative states. Yet increasingly that control is threatened, not at the ballot box, but by Republican-led legislatures reaching into local governing decisions, often over objections.

Correction: Immigrant Voting story

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:20:26 -0400

NEW YORK - In a story May 9 about a proposal to allow some non-citizens to vote in New York City local elections, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Chicago allows immigrants to vote in school board elections. Members of the Chicago Board of Education are appointed, not elected.