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More than 40% of recall efforts this year have focused on city council members

Welcome to the Tuesday, April 16, Brew.

Ballotpedia · Apr 16, 2024

Sixteen U.S. House primaries are contested in New Jersey this year—a decade-high

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in New Jersey was March 25, 2024.

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for Indiana’s 8th Congressional District

Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for Indiana’s 8th Congressional District. Four lead in media attention: John Hostettler (R), Dominick Kavanaugh (R), Mark Messmer (R), and Kristi Risk (R).

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

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Three U.S. House incumbents are in contested primaries in Oregon this year—the fewest since 2014

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Oregon was March 12, 2024.

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

Five incumbents defeated in Republican primaries for Ohio House of Representatives

There were 29 Republican primaries for the Ohio House of Representatives on March 19, 2024. An incumbent ran in 19 of those primaries. Five incumbents lost in the primaries, the most since at least 2012.

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

Fewer Iowa legislators retiring this year than 2022

There are 125 state legislative seats up for election this year in Iowa. Sixteen incumbents (three in the Senate and 13 in the House) did not file to run for re-election. From 2010 to 2022, the average number of retirements per cycle was 22. In 2022, 40 incumbents (11 in…

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

Fewest number of Georgia state legislators retiring this year since 2014

There are 236 state legislative seats up for election this year in Georgia. Across those, 17 incumbents (10 Democrats and seven Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. That’s the fewest number of retirements since 2014. From 2010 to 2022, the average number of retirements per cycle was 28.…

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

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One Indiana state senator is retiring this year, while eight state representatives did not file for re-election

There are 125 state legislative seats up for election this year in Indiana. Nine of those seats will be left open by incumbents who did not file to run for re-election. From 2010 to 2024, the average number of retirements per election cycle was 13. The highest number of incumbents…

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

Six U.S. House primaries are contested in Nevada this year—tying with 2014 for the fewest this decade

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Nevada was March 15, 2024.

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

Robe and Gavel: SCOTUS to hear arguments in four cases this week

Welcome to the April 15 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

Voters in Arizona and 10 other states may decide on abortion in 2024, with confirmed abortion measures on the ballot in three—FL, MD, and NY

Voters in Arizona and ten additional states could be voting on proposed ballot measures related to abortion in 2024. Currently, there are three certified abortion-related ballot measures in Florida, Maryland, and New York.

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

Campaign submits signatures for California initiative that would restrict spending by certain health care providers that participate in Medi-Cal Rx

Protect Patients Now, which is sponsored by the California Apartment Association, submitted over 860,000 raw signatures for verification on April 10, according to the secretary of state. The campaign needs 546,651 signatures to be valid to qualify the initiated state statute for the November ballot in California.

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

Hawaii will join California this Nov. in deciding constitutional amendments regarding same-sex marriage

Voters in Hawaii will join those in California in deciding on a constitutional amendment related to same-sex marriage in Nov. 2024. Both states follow Nevada, which decided a constitutional amendment in 2020.

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

City council members continue trend of facing most recalls of all offices

Ballotpedia has tracked recall efforts against 78 city council members this year as of April 12, 2024, which is the most of any office type and accounts for 41.94% of the 186 officials included in recall efforts. City council members also had the highest number of recall efforts started against…

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

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All candidates for U.S. House Indiana District 1 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All three candidates running in the May 7, 2024, Republican primary election for Indiana’s 1st Congressional District — Mark Leyva (R), Randell Niemeyer (R), and David Ben Ruiz (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run…

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

All candidates for North Carolina House of Representatives District 83 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 83 — Grant Campbell (R) and Joanne Chesley (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.

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

All candidates for Montana House of Representatives District 63 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the June 4, 2024, Democratic primary election for Montana House of Representatives District 63 — John Hansen (D) and Peter Strand (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.

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

All candidates for Georgia State Senate District 32 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the May 21, 2024, Republican primary election for Georgia State Senate District 32 — Incumbent Kay Kirkpatrick (R) and Ben Paul Fremer (R) — 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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Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

Ferguson campaign has received the most contributions in race for Washington governor

Bob Ferguson (D) has received the most contributions in the top-two primary for governor of Washington, taking in $6.3 million since the start of the campaign cycle.

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

Indiana’s Republican gubernatorial primary election is the most expensive in the state’s history

Welcome to the Monday, April 15, Brew.

Ballotpedia · Apr 12, 2024

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

On March 15, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued an opinion in two cases related to the question of whether officeholders are acting as private citizens or government officials when they use social media to post about their official government duties. The court issued one ruling for both cases, offering…

Ballotpedia · Apr 12, 2024

The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, April 12, 2024

States approved 26 election-related bills since our last edition, compared to 17 in 2023 and 16 in 2022 during week 15.

Ballotpedia · Apr 12, 2024

Federal Register weekly update: Nearly 70 rules added in second week of April (2024)

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.

Ballotpedia · Apr 12, 2024

West Virginia adds four banks to restricted institution list over ESG policies

West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore (R) announced April 8 that four large banks and financial services firms—Citigroup, TD Bank, HSBC, and The Northern Trust Company—were ineligible to do business with the state under a 2022 state law prohibiting contracts with businesses that boycott fossil fuel companies. The announcement came after…

Ballotpedia · Apr 12, 2024

54.93% of all state legislators in the United States are Republican while 44.46% are Democratic

At the end of March 2024, 54.93% of all state legislators in the United States are Republican while 44.46% are Democratic. There are 7,386 state legislative seats in the country.

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