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Signatures submitted for North Dakota initiative creating age limits for congressional candidates

The campaign Retire Congress North Dakota submitted 42,000 signatures for a ballot initiative on Feb. 9, 2024. The ballot initiative would be the first to propose age limits for congressional members. The campaign is targeting the ballot for June 11, 2024, which is the state’s primary election.

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BlackRock CEO seeks firm’s removal from Texas prohibited asset manager list

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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Virginia and New York outpace others with four states advancing at least 10 election bills so far this year

Legislators in Virginia have advanced 24 election-related bills out of at least one chamber of the legislature so far in 2024, including 15 bills that have crossed over since the beginning of February. As of Feb. 9, Virginia trails only New York (29 bills) in terms of advancing election-related legislation.…

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

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Ohio was Dec. 20, 2023.

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92 candidates filed for congressional and statewide offices last week

Ninety-two people declared candidacies for congressional or statewide offices in the past week, 12 more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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Biden has successfully appointed 205 federal judges through February 1 of his fourth year

President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 175 Article III federal judges through February 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the third-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R).

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The Federal Judicial Vacancy Count 2/1/2024

In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from January 2, 2024, to February 1, 2024. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month.

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San Francisco to vote on 8th-grade math ballot measure

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Here’s where primary voters are deciding advisory questions

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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for February 2024

Welcome to the Feb. 12 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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New York’s 3rd Congressional District special election tomorrow

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California legislature considers constitutional amendment to eliminate dual question recalls for state officers

The California State Senate passed a constitutional amendment on Feb. 1 that would eliminate the successor election when a state officer is recalled, thereby leaving the office vacant until it is filled according to state law. For example, during the 2021 recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) voters were asked…

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Six U.S. House primaries are contested in Kentucky this year—the fewest since 2016

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Kentucky was Jan. 5, 2024.

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Fifteen candidates are running in the top-two primary in California’s 30th Congressional District

Fifteen candidates are running in the top-two primary for California’s 30th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. Four candidates lead in noteworthy endorsements, fundraising, and local media attention: Mike Feuer (D), Laura Friedman (D), Nick Melvoin (D), and Anthony Portantino, Jr. (D).

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Control of the Michigan House of Representatives is at stake in two special elections taking place on April 16

Control of the Michigan House of Representatives is at stake in two special elections taking place on April 16, 2024.

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Georgia sues Biden administration over rejection of Medicaid work requirement program extension

The state of Georgia filed a federal lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on February 2, 2024, to obtain an extension on the state’s Medicaid program—currently the only state program in the country with a work requirement.

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Federal Register weekly update: Ten significant documents added

The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, February 9, 2024

The most active bill category this week was election types and contest-specific procedures.

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San Francisco ballot measure to urge school district to offer algebra to 8th graders will be on March ballot

Voters in San Francisco, California, will decide on seven ballot measures on March 5, 2024, including Proposition G, which issues a policy declaration regarding the school district’s mathematics curriculum.

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Michigan Democratic trifecta at stake in upcoming special elections

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Kansas legislators introduce bill proposing state unemployment insurance benefit pause when federal benefit supplements are available

Kansas House of Representatives introduced House Bill 2570 on January 23, 2024, which proposed pausing state unemployment insurance benefits when the federal government creates temporary benefit supplements—such as the $600 weekly stipends issued by the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ten candidates are running in the top-two primary for California’s 47th Congressional District

Ten candidates are running in the top-two primary for California’s 47th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. Three candidates lead in noteworthy endorsements, fundraising, and media attention: Scott Baugh (R), Dave Min (D), and Joanna Weiss (D).

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Biden leads PredictIt’s presidential general election market

As of Feb. 7, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows President Joe Biden (D) leading at $0.48, followed by former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.44. Biden has held the lead in this market since Feb. 1. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The…

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More seats were open in nation’s largest cities and school districts than in the previous three cycles

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