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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Texas roundup

Texas is holding elections, including for state legislative offices, on March 5, 2024. 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 releases federal judicial vacancy count for December 2023

In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from November 2 through December 1, 2023. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #88

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

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Biden has successfully appointed 159 federal judges through December 1 of his third year

President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 159 Article III federal judges through December 1, 2023, his third year in office. The Senate had confirmed 164 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point in his term.

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Kamala Harris (D) breaks record for most tie-breaking Senate votes in United States history

Vice President Kamala Harris (D) cast her 32nd and 33rd tie-breaking votes in the Senate on Dec. 5, 2023, giving her the most tie-breaking votes in the U.S. Senate of all vice presidents in U.S. history. Her 32nd and 33rd votes were to invoke cloture on and subsequently approve the…

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Two candidates filed to appear on Tennessee’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for Tennessee’s Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 5, 2023. President Joe Biden qualified outright for the March 5, 2024, ballot, since the Tennessee Democratic Party submitted his name to the secretary of state. Dean Phillips sought ballot access for the Democratic primary by submitting a petition…

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Eight candidates filed to appear on Washington, D.C.’s Republican presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Washington, D.C., Republican presidential primary passed on Dec. 1, 2023. Eight candidates qualified to appear on the March 3, 2024, ballot.

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Nine candidates filed to appear on Tennessee’s Republican presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Tennessee Republican presidential primary passed on Dec. 5, 2023. Nine candidates qualified to appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to either be included on a list of names submitted to the secretary of state by the Tennessee Republican…

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On the Ballot kicks off RCV deep dive

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Brew.

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Update on presidential state filing deadlines—which ones have passed, which ones are next, and how many candidates are in

Welcome to the Thursday, December 7, 2023, Brew.

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Bankers discuss ESG financial practices at UN climate conference

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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Six candidates file to appear on Maine’s Republican presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Maine Republican presidential primary passed on Dec. 1, 2023. Six candidates qualified to appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to submit a petition with 2,000 signatures.

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Five candidates have filed to appear on Utah’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for Utah’s Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 1, 2023. Five candidates filed appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to pay a $500 filing fee.

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Two candidates file to appear on Maine’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for Maine’s Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 1, 2023. Two candidates qualified for the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to submit a petition with 2,000 signatures.

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Eight candidates filed to participate in Hawaii’s Republican presidential caucus

The filing deadline for the Hawaii Republican presidential caucus passed on Dec. 1, 2023. Eight candidates qualified to appear on the March 12, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to pay a $10,000 filing fee.

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Six candidates file to participate in Idaho’s Republican presidential caucus

The filing deadline for the Idaho Republican presidential caucus passed on Dec. 3, 2023. Six candidates qualified to appear on the March 2, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to pay a $50,000 filing fee.

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You can now pump your own gas in Oregon—but that could change in 2024

Welcome to the Tuesday, December 5, Brew.

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Where could abortion appear on the ballot in 2024?

In November, voters in Ohio approved Issue 1, which established the right to an abortion in the state constitution. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in 2022, which overruled Roe v. Wade, there were seven abortion measures on the ballot, including the 2023…

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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes December 2023 sitting

Welcome to the Dec. 4 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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87 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

Eighty-seven people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, the same number as last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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Voters in East Cleveland, Ohio, to decide third mayoral recall election since 2016

Welcome to the Monday, December 4, 2023, Brew.

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State supreme court vacancy count for November 2023

In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and new justices taking office from November 1 to November 30, 2023. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts.

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Biden issued one executive order in November

President Joe Biden (D) issued one executive order in November, bringing his total to 125.

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One candidate has filed to appear on Florida’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Florida Democratic presidential primary passed on Nov. 30, 2023. One candidate, President Joe Biden (D) qualified to appear on the March 19, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to participate in the Florida Democratic Party’s nominating convention.

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Three candidates have filed to appear on Georgia’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

The Georgia Secretary of State released the list of candidates who filed for the Democratic presidential primary on Nov. 29, 2023, ahead of the Jan. 8, 2024, deadline. Three candidates qualified to appear on the March 12, 2024, ballot.

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