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All candidates for U.S. House Ohio District 7 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Democratic primary for Ohio’s 7th Congressional District — Doug Bugie (D) and Matthew Diemer (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for Ohio House of Representatives District 10 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 10 — Sarah Pomeroy (D) and Mark Sigrist (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for U.S. House Ohio District 10 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All four candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Democratic primary for Ohio’s 10th Congressional District completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. The candidates are Amy Cox (D), David Esrati (D), Joseph Kuzniar (D), and Tony…

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Three U.S. House incumbents in Ohio are facing primary challengers this year—a decade-low

Welcome to the Monday, March 18, Brew.

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Last week was the busiest yet for ballot measure certifications in 2024. As of March 7, 73 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 27 states. Legislatures put 11 more measures on their respective state ballots:

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, March 15, 2024

States approved 10 election-related bills since our last edition, compared to 19 in 2023 and 13 in 2022 during the same period.

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What’s on the ballot next week in Illinois

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Incumbent George Gascón and Nathan Hochman advanced from the nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles County District Attorney

Incumbent George Gascón and Nathan Hochman advanced from the nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles County District Attorney on March 5, 2024. The general election is on November 5, 2024. As of March 13, 2024, Gascón received 24.4% of the vote and Hochman received 16.4%.

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Decade-high number of incumbents in contested state legislative primaries in Ohio

Twenty-five Ohio state legislative incumbents face primary challenges, representing 29% of all incumbents running for re-election. This is the highest number and percentage of contested incumbents since at least 2014.

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Decade-low number of open seats in Illinois’ state legislative primaries

Six seats in the Illinois state legislature are open, meaning no incumbents filed. This guarantees that at least 4% of the seats up for election will be represented by newcomers next year, a decade low.

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McDowell wins NC-6 Republican primary after Walker declines runoff

Addison McDowell defeated five other candidates in the Republican primary for North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. McDowell finished with 26.1% of the vote, below the 30% vote threshold that could have prompted a runoff. Mark Walker, who finished second with 24.1% of the vote, said he…

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Laura Friedman and Alex Balekian advance from the top-two primary for California’s 30th Congressional District

Laura Friedman (D) and Alex Balekian (R) advanced from the top-two primary for California’s 30th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. The general election is on November 5, 2024. As of March 14, Friedman received 30.1% of the vote and Balekian received 17.4%.

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Incumbent Summer Lee and Bhavini Patel are running in the Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District

Incumbent Summer Lee (D) and Bhavini Patel (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District on April 23, 2024.

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SEC approves climate reporting rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6 approved its long-awaited final rules on climate reporting standards. As expected, the new rules eliminated requirements for Scope 3 emissions reporting and reduced Scope 1 and 2 requirements.

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Washington State Legislature passed three citizen-initiated ballot measures from the Let’s Go Washington PAC, which is the most passed in state history

The Washington State Legislature adjourned this year’s legislative session on March 7. Legislators passed three citizen-initiated measures into law—the most ever for a single year. From 1912, when the state’s initiative process was established, to 2023, just six Initiatives to the Legislature (ITLs) have received legislative approval. With three approved…

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What we know about the 138 local ballot measures Californians decided on March 5

Welcome to the Thursday, March 14, Brew.

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2.6% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries

So far this year, 12 state legislative incumbents — one Democrat and 11 Republicans — have lost to primary challengers.

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West Virginia will be the first state where voters will decide to prohibit assisted death, also known as assisted suicide, in a state constitution

Voters in West Virginia will decide on a constitutional amendment to prohibit people from participating in “the practice of medically assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of a person.” While several states have voted on ballot measures to allow for assisted death, also known as assisted suicide or aid-in-dying, West…

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Californians for Financial Education submitted 900,000 signatures for an initiative that would require a personal finance course in high school

Californians for Financial Education announced on March 12 that the campaign had submitted nearly 900,000 signatures for an initiated state statute that would require a personal finance course as a requirement to graduate high school.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #101

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

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Alaskans to vote on a ballot initiative to increase minimum wage to $15 per hour and require paid sick leave

In Alaska, a ballot initiative that would increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour and require employers to provide paid sick leave has qualified for the ballot. The initiative will appear on the ballot for Nov. 5, 2024, unless the legislature adjourns on or before April 22, in which…

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RCV repeal measure certified for November ballot in Alaska

Welcome to the March 13, 2024 Brew.

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Idaho governor signs bill to reduce unemployment insurance tax rate

Gov. Brad Little (R) signed Idaho House Bill 428 into law on Mar. 6, 2024, reducing employer-paid unemployment insurance taxes by 20%. The bill retroactively took effect starting Jan. 1. The state estimates Idaho businesses will save about $44 million in 2024 taxes and $117 million over the next five…

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Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoes bill that would have required Virginia to rejoin ERIC

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed SB606 on March 8, a bill that would have required the state to rejoin the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). ERIC is a multi-state voter list maintenance compact. The legislation passed the Virginia State Senate 21-19 on Feb. 12, and the House of Delegates…

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Donald Trump leads PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market

As of March 12, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows former President Donald Trump (R) leading at $0.47 followed by President Joe Biden (D) at $0.45. Trump has held the lead in this market since Feb. 9. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The…

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