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State supreme court vacancy count for December 2023

In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and swearing ins of justices from December 1 to December 21, 2023. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts.

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And the winner is…

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Number of California local ballot measures during odd-numbered years continues downward trend

California voters decided on 45 local ballot measures in 2023. These local ballot measures included county measures, city or town measures, or measures from local school districts or special districts.

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SCOTUS hears oral argument in constitutional challenge to SEC enforcement proceedings

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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Bargaining in Blue: Boston expands educational incentive plan in new police collective bargaining agreement

Bargaining in Blue, a monthly newsletter from Ballotpedia, provides news and information on police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), including the latest news, policy debates, and insights from Ballotpedia’s analysis of police CBAs in all 50 states and the top 100 cities by population.

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Highest percentage of officials recalled since 2018

Welcome to the Thursday, December 21, 2023, Brew.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #90

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

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Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets

As of Dec. 20, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market.

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2023 sees increase in recall attempts from 2022

In 2023, Ballotpedia covered 284 recall efforts against 418 officials. This was a slight increase in the number of recall efforts and a slight decrease in the number of officials targeted for recall compared to 2022, when we covered 267 recall efforts against 450 officials. The year with the greatest…

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House committee issues more subpoenas related to ESG practices

The House Judiciary Committee issued more subpoenas last week in its ongoing investigation into whether some finance companies may have violated antitrust laws through their ESG investing practices. The subpoenas include requests for information from the heads of BlackRock and State Street, specifically.

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Nearly half of seats in Kansas’ school board elections uncontested in 2023

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Nine candidates file to appear on Louisiana’s Republican presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Louisiana Republican presidential primary passed on Dec. 15, 2023. Nine candidates filed to appear on the March 23, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to either pay a $750 filing fee or submit a petition containing 6,000 signatures.

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House committee issues more subpoenas related to ESG practices

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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Seven candidates file to participate in Utah’s Republican presidential caucus

The filing deadline for the Utah Republican presidential caucus passed on Dec. 15, 2023. Seven candidates filed to participate in the March 5, 2024, caucus. In order to file, candidates had to pay a $50,000 filing fee.

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Six candidates file to appear on Vermont’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Vermont Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 15, 2023. Six candidates filed to appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to pay a $2,000 filing fee and submit a petition containing 1,000 signatures.

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Six candidates file to appear on Vermont’s Republican presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Vermont Republican presidential primary passed on Dec. 15, 2023. Six candidates filed to appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to pay a $2,000 filing fee and submit a petition containing 1,000 signatures.

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Eight candidates file to appear on Louisiana’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Louisiana Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 15, 2023. Eight candidates filed to appear on the March 23, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to either pay a $750 filing fee or submit a petition containing 6,000 signatures.

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Forty members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election in 2024—more than at this point in previous cycles

Between Nov. 15 and Dec. 18, eight U.S. House members announced they will not seek re-election in 2024. The eight House members include six Democrats and two Republicans.

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Initiative that would limit campaign contributions to super PACs may appear on Maine 2024 ballot

In Maine, a campaign supporting a ballot initiative to limit the amount of campaign contributions to independent expenditure-only political action committees says that it has collected enough signatures to make the 2024 ballot.

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2023 in review: state legislative activity on election administration

Welcome to the Tuesday, December 19, Brew.

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85 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

Eighty-five people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, two fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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The field for the 2023 General Holiday Cookie Election is set!

Welcome to the Monday, December 18, 2023, Brew.

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Proposed labor rule defining requirements for investment advisers receives more than 8,900 comments

The Biden administration on November 3 released a proposed rule aiming to expand the definition of a fiduciary—someone who must act in the best interests of their clients—to include more types of financial professionals in certain situations. The proposal had received more than 8,900 public comments as of December 15.

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Seven candidates file to appear on Arizona’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Arizona Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 11, 2023. Seven candidates filed to appear on the March 19, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to either prove they had qualified for two other state primary ballots or submit a petition containing 500 signatures.

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Two 2024 ballot initiative campaigns report reaching the 25% signature threshold in California

The California secretary of state reported on Dec. 13 that two California ballot initiatives campaigns had collected at least 25% of the required number of signatures needed to qualify for the ballot in 2024.

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