Leading from the statehouse is a more attractive political option than being 1 of 100 in gridlocked Washington.

The petition to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio was certified. A special District 4 election is slated to take place on September 16.

Only 4 signatures in a sample of 549 submitted by the Recall Engardio campaign were deemed invalid, meaning this is likely headed to a vote.

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It may not be just the law that stops President Donald Trump from attempting a third-term run. History shows that voters grow weary of presidents, executives, and one-party rule.

The United States of America, which only allows recalls at the state and local level, had almost 100 officials forced to an early ballot last year.

The clock is ticking for backers of an effort to recall Contra Costa County's District Attorney to rally enough support to get the proposal before voters.

Taylor adopted a playbook to take down a much bigger rival, while Lee focused on a few key messages. Who will come up on top?

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The governor’s power to fill vacant seats in the state Legislature has been used at least 82 times. Some appointees then launched big political careers.

Experts say that getting the signatures necessary to qualify for the ballot will be extremely difficult.

North Slope Borough Mayor Josiah Aullaqsruaq Patkotak is facing petitions over complaints over allegedly misusing funds for travel expenses...

On April 23, townspeople will determine Heather Donahue's future on the Freedom Select Board.

A presidential run is almost always a long shot. Would running and winning a statewide race two years before make a positive difference in the odds?

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Nicole Shanahan, who pumped millions into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign last year and joined him on the ticket, is now backing an effort to remove Mayor Bass of Los Angeles.

Federal policy is being established via executive order from President Donald Trump, which has left Congress as a legislative body on the sidelines.

Even under rosiest projections, a recall election wouldn’t be scheduled until September, about a year until California Gov. Gavin Newsom leaves office for good.

The other hope may be that the GOP plan on using this as a political talking point for 2026 elections, and the recall efforts keep the story alive.

Red Willow County Clerk Penelope Cooper has released preliminary results of the Bartley recall election, indicating that both targeted officials have been removed by a decisive margin. With 115 of the...

Donald Trump’s early administration moves are accelerating the concentration of executive power at the expense of Congress.

The recall effort against Yakima County Coroner  Jim Curtice  (R) has been approved by a judge.  Curtice is facing the recall effort (and ...

The vote to fill the vacant position following the decisive recall of Pamela Price in November came after hours of public comment.

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors selected Superior Court Judge Ursula Jones Dickson as the county's new district attorney at the end of a nearly four-hour special meeting Tuesday.

Two appointed senators, with the significant failure rate of those appointees, might be the helping hand that Senate Democrats need to climb back into power.

At least 108 recalls went to the ballot in 2024, with 77 resulting in removal and 31 officials surviving the vote.

GRANTS PASS, Ore.- Preliminary results for the recall election of Josephine County Commissioner John West are in. So far, it’s looking like county residents are ready for West to step down. After bein...

The threatened recall of the Sunset supervisor is an infantile political moment. And one that he helped to nurture and make possible.

The GOP’s stunning election triumph is the latest sign that 21st century elections, with rapid reversals of fortune and small victory margins, are quite different than the 20th century, where we sa…

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The Cabinet has long been a graveyard for presidential contenders.