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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #96

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

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Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

For 2024, 57 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 25 states, which is one less than the average (58) 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…

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10 Oregon state senators may not run for re-election, according to state supreme court

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Germany may abstain from ESG regulation vote

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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Missouri Democrats continue pushback against rule opposing ESG

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) published a rule last July restricting the use of ESG in public investment strategies. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) filed a lawsuit in August claiming that the regulation conflicted with federal law. Judge Stephen R. Bough of the U.S. District…

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80 candidates filed for congressional and statewide offices last week

Eighty people declared candidacies for congressional or statewide offices in the past week, 25 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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54.79% of all state legislators in the United States are Republican, 44.44% are Democratic

At the end of January 2024, 54.79% of all state legislators in the United States are Republican while 44.44% are Democratic. There are 7,386 state legislative seats in the country.

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Initiatives to provide a constitutional right to abortion and legalize marijuana qualify for the ballot in Florida pending court review

In November, voters in Florida will decide on two citizen-initiated ballot measures—Amendment 3 and Amendment 4—pending the state supreme court’s review. Amendment 3 would legalize marijuana, and Amendment 4 would provide a state constitutional right for abortion. To qualify for the ballot, 891,523 valid signatures were required for each initiative.

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Announcing Ballotpedia’s upgraded Sample Ballot Lookup Tool

Welcome to the Tuesday, February 6, Brew.

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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins first week of February 2024 sitting

Welcome to the Feb. 5 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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Matt Dolan, Frank LaRose, and Bernie Moreno are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio

Matt Dolan (R), Frank LaRose (R), and Bernie Moreno (R) are running in the Republican Party primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio on March 19, 2024.

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What states allow citizens to initiate ballot measures?

In the U.S., 26 states provide for a statewide initiative process, referendum process, or both. Washington, D.C. also has an initiative and referendum process. These types of ballot measures are known as citizen-initiated ballot measures. Conversely, 24 states do not provide for statewide citizen-initiated ballot measures. However, municipal and local…

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Fifty-nine Republican primaries are taking place in the Texas House of Representatives this year

There are 59 Republican primaries for Texas House of Representatives on March 5, 2024, 45 of which have an incumbent on the ballot.

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Oregon Supreme Court upholds secretary of state’s interpretation of Measure 113 excluding 10 senators from seeking re-election after their walkout last May

The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that nine Republican state senators and one independent who participated in a legislative walkout in May 2023 could not seek re-election under Measure 113—a 2022 ballot initiative that makes legislators ineligible to be re-elected to a subsequent term if they accrue 10 or more unexcused…

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Texas House Republican incumbents draw most primary challengers in a decade

Welcome to the Monday, February 5, 2024, Brew.

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, February 2, 2024

Almost half of the active bills this week are in states with Republican trifectas.

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Biden did not issue any executive orders in January

President Joe Biden (D) did not issue any executive orders in January, keeping the total for his presidency at 130.

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Democratic party committees outraised Republican counterparts every month in 2023

The three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised $315 million and spent $275 million in the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $257 million and spent $230 million. Additionally, the three Democratic committees cumulatively outraised their Republican counterparts every month…

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Federal Register weekly update: Significant documents count reaches 40 in first days of February (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.

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Governors in states with divided government vetoed the most election legislation in 2023

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed more election-related bills than any other governor in 2023 in terms of total bills and the percentage of election-related bills introduced in her state. Hobbs vetoed 21 bills, or 29% of all election-related bills introduced in the Arizona legislature last year. Arizona has a…

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Biden ends January with presidential approval at 41%, three points lower than this point during the Trump administration

Polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) with an average 41% approval rating at the end of January 2024. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was two points higher than his approval rating at the end of December.

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Joe Biden (D), Donald Trump (R) lead noteworthy presidential candidates in fundraising

Former President Donald Trump (R) leads the field of Republican presidential primary candidates in fundraising with $79.6 million in cumulative receipts. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) follows with $36 million, and then businessman Ryan Binkley with $10.2 million.

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The next presidential primary is tomorrow (yes, on Saturday)

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164 candidates are running for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts—the most since 2016

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Texas was Dec. 11, 2023.

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