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2023 statewide ballot measures written at graduate school reading level

The ballot language for the 41 statewide ballot measures on the ballot in eight states in 2023 is written at an average reading level of 19 (third-year graduate school reading level), which is up from 18 years in 2021.

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U.S. senators introduce bill seeking changes to unemployment insurance program

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-), U.S. Senator Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo.), and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) and a coalition of six Democratic and Independent senators on October 26 introduced a bill proposing several modifications to the joint federal-state unemployment insurance program.

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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 210,000

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 10,000 for the week ending Oct. 21 to a seasonally adjusted 210,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 2,000 to 198,000. The four-week moving average as of Oct. 21 rose 1,250 from the previous week’s revised average to 207,500.

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31 officials face recall elections on Nov. 7

Ballotpedia is covering recall elections against 31 officials on November 7, 2023. The elections against 25 of those officials are happening in Michigan. Another three are in Oregon, and the remaining three are split between Colorado, Ohio, and Texas.

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

As of Oct. 31, 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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Five candidates running for Mentor Exempted Village School District school board

Christine Henninger, Rose Ioppolo, Lauren Marchaza, Gil Martello, and Lyndsie Wall are running in the nonpartisan general election for Mentor Exempted Village School District school board in Ohio on Nov. 7, 2023. Two at-large seats are up for election in the district.

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Seventy-three races this year have candidates that share the same last names

Among the elections Ballotpedia is covering in 2023, 73 are between 148 candidates who share last names with one or more of their opponents. Pennsylvania had the most such races (27), followed by Wisconsin (19). North Carolina and Wisconsin each had races where three candidates share the same last name.

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Five states have enacted education savings account programs this year, most since 2021

Five states have created new education savings account (ESA) programs in 2023—the most in a single year since Arizona enacted the country’s first in 2011. In the last four years, the pace of states enacting new programs has increased—two states enacted programs in 2019, while four did so in 2021.

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Ten candidates running for Leavenworth Unified School District 453 School Board

Ten candidates are running in the general election for Leavenworth Unified School District 453 school board in Leavenworth County, Kansas, on Nov. 7, 2023. Four of seven school board seats are up for election, and voters can choose up to four candidates.

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More than $169 million has been raised for and against state ballot measures in 2023, surpassing the three previous odd-numbered-year election cycles

A total of $169.48 million has been contributed to either support or oppose 41 statewide ballot measures in eight states in 2023, surpassing the previous three odd-numbered-year election cycles.

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Indiana roundup

Indiana is holding elections, including for municipal offices and state legislative offices, on Nov. 7, 2023, and May 7, 2024, respectively. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run…

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Texas roundup

Texas is holding elections, including for municipal offices and school boards, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections 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’s Candidate Connection survey: New Jersey roundup

New Jersey is holding elections, including for state legislative offices, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections 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’s Candidate Connection survey: Colorado roundup

Colorado is holding elections, including for school boards and state legislative offices, on Nov. 7, 2023, and Nov. 5, 2024, respectively. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run…

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Two new candidates declare in Texas

Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in Texas between Oct. 23-29. This was two fewer candidates than the prior week.

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Two new candidates declare in Colorado

Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in Colorado between Oct. 23-29. This was one more candidate than the prior week.

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Election legislation roundup: Texas State Senate

As of Oct. 29, Ballotpedia has tracked 118 election-related bills in the Texas State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 118, Ballotpedia tracked two from Oct. 23-29. Republicans sponsored both bills. The two bills are below:

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State attorneys general appeal challenge to labor department’s ESG rule

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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Ohio Issue 1 is the most expensive abortion-related ballot measure election post-Dobbs

The campaigns supporting and opposing Ohio Issue 1, an amendment that would provide a state constitutional right to abortion, received a combined $71.60 million in contributions, as of the most recent campaign finance reports on Oct. 26.

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Voters in Republican trifectas have rejected marijuana legalization initiatives at a higher rate than voters in other states. Ohio will vote on marijuana next on Nov. 7

Voters in Ohio will vote on Issue 2, an initiative to legalize marijuana, on Nov. 7.

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Happy Halloween – trick-or-treat over to another school board election preview

Welcome to the Tuesday, October 31, Brew.

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Seven states have banned foreign spending in ballot measure elections. Maine voters will decide the issue with Question 2 on Nov. 7.

In Maine, voters will decide on Question 2 on Nov. 7. Question 2, a citizen-initiated statute, would prohibit foreign governments, or entities with at least 5% foreign government ownership or control, from spending money to influence ballot measures or candidate elections.

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Two state supreme court justices announce retirement, marking first official vacancies of 2024

Ballotpedia has tracked two state supreme court justice vacancies for 2024.

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48 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

Forty-eight people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, one more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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Federal district court overturns Georgia’s congressional, legislative district maps

On Oct. 26, a federal judge with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled that Georgia’s congressional and legislative district boundaries violated the Voting Rights Act and enjoined the state from using them for future elections. The court directed the Georgia General Assembly to develop…

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