The secretary of state of California is the chief clerk of the U.S. state of California,overseeing a department of 500 people. The secretary of state is elected for four year terms,like the state's other constitutional officers;the officeholder is restricted by term limits to two terms. The current secretary of state is Shirley Weber,who assumed the role following the resignation of Alex Padilla,who was appointed to become the U.S. Senator for California following Kamala Harris' resignation to become the Vice President of the United States.
The secretary of state of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. State of Minnesota. Twenty-two individuals have held the office of secretary of state since statehood. The incumbent is Steve Simon,a DFLer.
The 2006 Illinois elections were held on November 7,2006. On that date,registered voters in the State of Illinois elected officeholders for U.S. Congress,to six statewide offices,as well as to the Illinois Senate and Illinois House.
Ruth Johnson is an American businesswoman and politician currently serving as a member of the Michigan Senate since 2019. She was the 42nd Secretary of State of Michigan from 2011 to 2019 and a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005. She is a Republican.
Voter registration in the United States is required for voting in federal,state and local elections in the United States. The only exception is North Dakota,although cities in North Dakota may register voters for city elections. Voter registration takes place at the county level in many states and at the municipal level in several states. Most states set cutoff dates for voter registration and to update details,ranging from 2 to 4 weeks before an election;while a third of states have Election Day or "same-day" voter registration which enables eligible citizens to register or update their registration when they vote before or on election day.
Katherine Brown is an American politician and attorney who served as the 38th governor of Oregon from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she served three terms as the state representative from the 13th district of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997,three terms as the state senator from the 21st district of the Oregon Senate from 1997 to 2009,three terms as majority leader of the Oregon Senate from 2003 to 2009,and two terms as Oregon Secretary of State from 2009 to 2015. She assumed the governorship upon the resignation of John Kitzhaber in 2015. She was elected to serve out the remainder of his gubernatorial term in the special election in 2016 and was reelected to a full term in 2018.
The Independent Party of Oregon (IPO) is a centrist political party in the U.S. state of Oregon with more than 140,000 registrants since its inception in January 2007. The IPO is Oregon's third-largest political party and the first political party other than the Democratic Party and Republican Party to be recognized by the state of Oregon as a major political party.
Elections in Oregon are all held using a Vote by Mail (VBM) system. This means that all registered voters receive their ballots via postal delivery and can vote from their homes. A state Voters’Pamphlet is mailed to every household in Oregon about three weeks before each statewide election. It includes information about each measure and candidate in the upcoming election.
The Secretary of State of Montana is one of the elected constitutional officers of executive branch of the U.S. state of Montana.
The secretary of state of New Mexico is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of New Mexico. Twenty-six individuals have held the office of secretary of state since statehood. Since 1923,every elected New Mexican secretary of state has been a woman. The incumbent is Maggie Toulouse Oliver,a Democrat. Toulouse Oliver's election was forced early due to the resignation of former secretary of state Dianna Duran in October 2015,after criminal charges were filed by the Attorney General's Office alleging Duran converted campaign funds to personal gambling debt.
Kathleen Williams is an American politician from Montana. A member of the Democratic Party,she served in the nonpartisan Environmental Quality Council of the Montana Legislature and the Montana Department of Fish,Wildlife and Parks. In 2010,she was elected to the Montana House of Representatives and served three two-year terms before retiring. In 2018 and 2020,Williams ran,unsuccessfully,as the Democratic nominee for Montana's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives.
Nellie M. Gorbea is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she had served as the Secretary of State of Rhode Island from 2015 to 2023. Gorbea became the first Hispanic to win statewide office in New England.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 6,2018. The elections for Illinois's 18 congressional districts,Governor,statewide constitutional officers,Illinois Senate,and Illinois House were held on this date.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver is an American politician from the state of New Mexico. She is the 26th Secretary of State of New Mexico and a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to serving as Secretary of State,Toulouse Oliver was the county clerk for Bernalillo County. On April 24,2019,Toulouse Oliver declared her candidacy for the 2020 U.S. Senate election,but she later withdrew.
The 2020 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the next governor of Montana,concurrently with the U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives and various state and local elections. It resulted in voters selecting Greg Gianforte over Mike Cooney. Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Bullock,who was term-limited and could not seek reelection to a third consecutive term in office,ran unsuccessfully for Montana's Class II Senate seat.
Sharon Greef is an American politician. She is a Republican representing the 88th district in the Montana House of Representatives.
Christi Jacobsen is an American politician from the state of Montana. A Republican,she is the Secretary of State of Montana.
Following the 2020 United States presidential election and the unsuccessful attempts by Donald Trump and various other Republican officials to overturn it,Republican lawmakers initiated a sweeping effort to make voting laws more restrictive within several states across the country. According to the Brennan Center for Justice,as of October 4,2021,more than 425 bills that would restrict voting access have been introduced in 49 states—with 33 of these bills enacted across 19 states so far. The bills are largely centered around limiting mail-in voting,strengthening voter ID laws,shortening early voting,eliminating automatic and same-day voter registration,curbing the use of ballot drop boxes,and allowing for increased purging of voter rolls. Republicans in at least eight states have also introduced bills that would give lawmakers greater power over election administration after they were unsuccessful in their attempts to overturn election results in swing states won by Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 election. The efforts garnered press attention and public outrage from Democrats,and by 2023 Republicans had adopted a more "under the radar" approach to achieve their goals.
As of 2022,Montana ranked 22nd out of 50 American states in terms of percentage of state legislators who are women. Within the Montana State Legislature,32.7 percent of all members were women in 2022. From statehood in 1889 to 2021,the state of Montana had only one female governor,Judy Martz. Although the first woman to be elected to the United States Congress was from Montana in 1916,the state had not elected another woman to Congress as of 2021.
An election was held on November 8,2016 to elect 25 members to Montana's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including the Presidency,U.S. House of Representatives,Governorship,and state house. The primary election was held on June 7,2016.
