Details

Written by: US Dads Admin

Category: States

Published: 03 October 2026

Hits: 8

This page lists civic facts for Alaska. Only facts checked against an official page are filled in.

Governor

• Name: Mike Dunleavy
• Office: Office of the Governor
• Mail: P.O. Box 110001, Juneau, AK 99811-0001
• Phone: (907) 465-3500
• Email: Not confirmed yet. The contact page does not print an email address.

The same contact page also lists regional offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Kenai Peninsula, Mat-Su, and Washington, D.C.

Source: https://gov.alaska.gov/ and https://gov.alaska.gov/contact/

Legislature

The Alaska Legislature website says meetings can be streamed from both chambers. It links to a Roster of Members. This page does not copy that roster. A direct roster address we tried did not open, so use the link on the Legislature home page.

Leadership names: Not confirmed yet.

Source: https://www.akleg.gov/

Important voting dates

From the Alaska Division of Elections calendar. Wording below follows that calendar.

• October 4, 2026: Deadline for voters to register to vote or update their registration (30th day before the election). The calendar says offices are open 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. that day for registration.
• October 6, 2026: REAA Election Day. Polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• October 19, 2026: Absentee in-person, early voting, electronic transmission, and special needs voting begins.
• October 24, 2026: Deadline to receive absentee by-mail applications.
• November 3, 2026: General Election Day. Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before this day.
• November 25, 2026: Target date to certify the General Election.

Source: https://www.elections.alaska.gov/calendar/

Details

Written by: US Dads Admin

Category: States

Published: 03 October 2026

Hits: 9

This page lists civic facts for Arkansas. Only facts checked against an official page are filled in.

Governor

• Name: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
• Office: Office of the Governor
• Address: 500 Woodlane Street, Little Rock, AR 72201
• Phone: (501) 682-2345
• Email: Not confirmed yet. The contact page does not print an email address.

Source: https://governor.arkansas.gov/ and https://governor.arkansas.gov/interact/contact-the-governor/

Legislature

The Arkansas State Legislature list includes a House and a Senate. This page does not copy the names. The official member directory is that list.

Leadership names: Not confirmed yet.

Source: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/List

Important voting dates

From the Arkansas Secretary of State 2026 election calendar (revised July 2026). Dates still ahead as of October 2, 2026.

• October 5, 2026: Actual deadline to apply to register to vote in the General Election. The calendar date is Sunday, October 4, 2026, and the calendar says a Sunday deadline moves to the next business day.
• October 19, 2026: Early voting begins for the General Election, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday. Early voting ends at 5:00 p.m. on the Monday before the election.
• October 27, 2026: Deadline for the county clerk to receive absentee ballot applications by mail, fax, or electronic mail for the General Election.
• November 3, 2026: General Election, nonpartisan runoff election, and annual school runoff election. Polls open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Source: 2026 Election Calendar (PDF)

Details

Written by: US Dads Admin

Category: States

Published: 03 October 2026

Hits: 10

This page lists civic facts for California. Only facts checked against an official page are filled in.

Governor

• Name: Gavin Newsom
• Office: Governor of California
• Address: 1021 O Street, Suite 9000, Sacramento, CA 95814
• Phone: (916) 445-2841
• Email: Not confirmed yet. The contact page says to use a form and does not print an email address.

Source: https://www.gov.ca.gov/ and https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

Legislature

California has an Assembly and a Senate. This page does not copy the member lists. The official directories are below. Leadership names: Not confirmed yet.

• Assembly members: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
• Senators: https://www.senate.ca.gov/senators

Source: those two pages.

Important voting dates

From the California Secretary of State key dates for the November 3, 2026 General Election. Dates still ahead as of October 2, 2026.

• October 5, 2026: Counties begin mailing vote-by-mail ballots. Early voting sites open. Counties open ballot drop-off locations, which stay open through November 3, 2026.
• October 19, 2026: Last day to register to vote for the general election.
• October 20 through November 3, 2026: Same-day registration. Voters can conditionally register and vote a provisional ballot.
• October 24, 2026: Voter's Choice Act counties open vote centers. The Secretary of State notes this date falls on a weekend and does not move.
• November 3, 2026: Election Day. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• November 10, 2026: Vote-by-mail ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by the county elections office by this date.
• December 3, 2026: Last day for county elections officials to certify election results.

Source: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-november-3-2026/key-dates-deadlines

Details

Written by: US Dads Admin

Category: States

Published: 03 October 2026

Hits: 8

This page lists civic facts for Colorado. Only facts checked against an official page are filled in.

Governor

• Name: Jared Polis
• Office: Colorado Governor's Office
• Address: State Capitol Building, 200 E. Colfax Ave., Rm. 136, Denver, CO 80203
• Phone: Constituent Services Help Line (303) 866-2885. Governor's Office front desk (303) 866-2471.
• Email: Not confirmed yet.

Source: https://www.colorado.gov/governor

Legislature

The Colorado General Assembly says it has 100 members: 35 senators and 65 representatives. The official member directory is the legislators page. This page does not copy that roster.

The General Assembly home page names House Speaker Julie McCluskie (District 13) and Senate President James Coleman (District 33).

The legislators page also names this House leadership: Speaker Julie McCluskie; Speaker Pro Tempore Andrew Boesenecker; Majority Leader Monica Duran; Assistant Majority Leader Jennifer Bacon; Majority Co-Whips Matthew Martinez and Elizabeth Velasco; Majority Caucus Co-Chairs Junie Joseph and Mandy Lindsay; Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell; Assistant Minority Leader Ty Winter; Minority Whip Carlos Barron; Minority Caucus Chair Anthony Hartsook.

Other Senate leadership names: Not confirmed yet. The legislators page has a Senate Leadership heading, but the names under that heading were not in the copy we could read.

Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/ and https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators

Important voting dates

From a Colorado Secretary of State news release dated October 2, 2026, for the November 3, 2026 General Election.

• October 2, 2026: First day county clerks may send mail ballots to active voters.
• October 9, 2026: Deadline for initial mail ballots to be sent to active voters.
• October 12, 2026: The minimum number of required drop boxes must be open.
• October 19, 2026: The minimum number of required voter centers must be open.
• October 26, 2026: Deadline to register to vote and still be mailed a ballot. After this date, people can register and vote in person. The office also calls this the last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
• October 27, 2026: Voters should return a ballot to a voting center or drop box, or vote in person, up to Election Day.
• November 3, 2026: Election Day. Voters must submit a ballot or be in line by 7:00 p.m.
• November 12, 2026: Deadline for military and overseas ballots to be received, and deadline to cure a signature problem if the county clerk sent a notice. The release says this date follows the Veterans Day holiday.

Source: https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/newsRoom/pressReleases/2026/PR20261002Ballots.html