FAQs: Could 2020 election change prospects for DC statehood?

By Mitchell Miller
October 28, 2020 | 4:12 AM

D.C. started early voting this week, allowing residents to submit ballots in the presidential race ahead of Nov. 3.

It wasn’t until the 1964 election that D.C. residents could even vote for president, owing to its unique history and the fact that the District of Columbia is not a state.

While it has a long way to go, this election could have an impact on efforts to make D.C. the 51st state.

Voters in Manchester choose a mayor to replace Andy Burnham, who left city hall for Downing Street

By The Associated Press
July 30, 2026 | 12:08 AM

LONDON (AP) — Voters in the English city of Manchester are electing a new mayor Thursday to replace Andy Burnham, who quit the job to become Britain’s prime minister. It’s also chance for some 2 million voters to pass judgment on the governing Labour Party, whose sagging popularity Burnham hopes to revive. Polling stations are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., with vote-counting starting Friday morning. Burnham was mayor of Greater Manchester for nine years until he won a special election for a seat in Parliament last month with the intention of challenging then- Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership. Burnham’s momentum spurred Starmer to announce he would resign after just two years in office. Burnham was the only candidate in Labour’s leadership election, and he became prime minister on July 20.

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