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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #104

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Three U.S. House incumbents are in contested elections in Georgia this year—a decade-low

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Georgia was March 8, 2024.

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Update on 2024 ballot measure certifications

For 2024, 87 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 30 states, six more measures than the average (81) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157.

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Wisconsin voters approve Questions 1 and 2 to ban private funding of elections and authorize only election officials to administer elections

Voters approved two constitutional amendments related to election administration on April 2, 2024. Question 1 received 54.4% of the vote, and Question 2 received 58.6%.

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Marijuana legalization initiative will be on Nov. ballot, Florida Supreme Court rules

In November, voters in Florida will decide on a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, Amendment 3, to legalize marijuana. The final step was for the amendment to receive approval from the Florida Supreme Court, which occurred on April 1. The campaign submitted enough signatures to meet the state’s requirement of 891,523.

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Florida Supreme Court rules on abortion: there is no right to abortion in the state’s Privacy Clause, but voters will decide the issue in Nov.

The Florida Supreme Court issued two rulings related to a state constitutional right to abortion on April 1.

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Trump campaign has outraised Biden campaign in Pennsylvania

Donald Trump (R) has raised the most money from Pennsylvania of all presidential candidates, taking in $2.59 million since the start of the campaign cycle.

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Biden campaign has outraised Trump campaign in Washington state

Joe Biden (D) has raised the most money from Washington state of all presidential candidates, taking in $3.31 million since the start of the campaign cycle.

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Elected or appointed – bills tackle changing certain office selection methods

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Haley campaign outraised Biden campaign in Colorado

Before ending her campaign, Nikki Haley (R) had raised the most money from Colorado of all presidential candidates, taking in $1.71 million since the start of the campaign cycle.

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Haley campaign outraised Trump campaign in Georgia

Before ending her campaign, Nikki Haley (R) had raised the most money from Georgia of all presidential candidates, taking in $2.6 million since the start of the campaign cycle.

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Drug decriminalization to recriminalization: Oregon governor signs legislative alteration of 2020’s Measure 110

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed House Bill 4002 (HB 4002) on April 1, repealing provisions of Measure 110. Measure 110 received 58.46% of the vote in 2020.

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77% of last March’s elections were uncontested

Throughout March, Ballotpedia covered 6,984 elections in 26 states, 77% of which were uncontested.

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RCV bans and repeals advancing at higher rate than new authorizations

More ranked-choice voting (RCV) bans and repeals are advancing in comparison with new authorizations during 2024 state legislative sessions.

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Economy and Society April 2, 2024: Mississippi issues cease and desist order to BlackRock, warns of potential finesEconomy and Society April 2, 2024:

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Joe Biden’s approval at 40% at end of March

At the end of March, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 40% approval. Fifty-six percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was one point lower than the approval rating he received at the end of February.

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Joe Biden issued four executive orders in March

President Joe Biden (D) issued 4 executive orders in March, bringing his total to 137.

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A rundown of today’s elections (11 states!)

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Sixteen candidates are running for Montana’s two U.S. House districts—a decade-high

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Montana was March 11, 2024.

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All incumbents facing primary challengers in Nebraska’s three U.S. House districts

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Nebraska was March 1, 2024.

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OIRA reviewed 63 significant rules in March (2024)

In March 2024, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 63 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved one of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 58 rules while recommending changes to their content. one rule was withdrawn from the…

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Moore Capito, Patrick Morrisey, Chris Miller, and Mac Warner are running in the Republican primary election for Governor of West Virginia

Moore Capito (R), Patrick Morrisey (R), Chris Miller (R), and Mac Warner (R) are running in the Republican primary election for Governor of West Virginia on May 14, 2024.

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Inc. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Mark Houck are running in the Republican primary election for Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District

Incumbent Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Mark Houck are running in the Republican primary election for Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District on April 23.

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Twenty-two candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District

Twenty-two candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District. Four lead in polling and media attention: Juan Dominguez, Harry Dunn, Sarah Elfreth, and Mike Rogers.

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Incumbent Tony Gonzales (R) and Brandon Herrera (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District

Incumbent Tony Gonzales (R) and Brandon Herrera (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District on May 28, 2024. Gonzales and Herrera were the top two finishers in the five-candidate primary on March 5, 2024, receiving 45.4% and 24.2% of the vote, respectively. The two…

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