Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 14 counties, 277 cities, towns, and villages, and 162 special districts.[1]
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
State laws do not mention initiative petitions for ordinances.
The voters of all municipalities have the right to petition a referendum in order to repeal any enacted or amended ordinance.
The voters of all municipalities have the right to petition the adoption of a charter. The voters of all chartered municipalities have the right to petition for the amendment of their charter.
Citizens in chartered cities, villages, and towns may be granted an initiative process for ordinances in the individual municipal charter.[2]