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Mandatory retirement age for judges on the ballot in Texas and New Hampshire

Welcome to the Friday, August 11, Brew.

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Two new candidates declare in Florida

Two new candidates declared their intent to run for state-level offices in Florida between July 31 and Aug. 6, according to Ballotpedia’s ongoing tracking. This was one more candidate than the prior week.

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One new candidate declares in Indiana

Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in Indiana between July 31 and Aug. 6. This was one more candidate than the prior week.

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One new candidate declares in Texas

Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in Texas between July 31 and Aug. 6. This was eight fewer candidates than the prior week.

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Three new candidates declare in North Carolina

Three new candidates declared their intent to run for state-level offices in North Carolina between July 31 and Aug. 6, according to Ballotpedia’s ongoing tracking. This was three more candidates than the prior week.

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Sixteen incumbents face challengers in Mississippi’s Senate primary

Sixteen incumbents in the 52-member Mississippi State Senate faced primary challengers on Aug. 8. As of Aug. 9, Sen. Philip Moran (R), of District 46, was the only incumbent defeated in the primary, while the race featuring Sen. Sarita Simmons (D), of District 13, was too close to call.

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Brown defeats Newman in the Republican primary for the Northern District seat on the Mississippi Public Service Commission

Chris Brown defeated Tanner Newman in the August 8, 2023, Republican primary for the Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District.

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Recall election roundup: Texas

Ballotpedia tracked two new recall efforts against local officials in Texas from July 31-Aug. 6, bringing the yearly statewide total to eight efforts against 16 officials. The most recent efforts are:

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Issue 1 defeated in Ohio

Welcome to the Thursday, August 10, 2023, Brew.

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Kentucky roundup

Kentucky is holding elections, including for judicial 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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All candidates for Tennessee House of Representatives District 51 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the Sept. 14, 2023, special general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 51 — Aftyn Behn (D) and David Hooven (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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All candidates for Tucson City Council Ward 2 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All three candidates running in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election for Tucson City Council Ward 2 — Incumbent Paul Cunningham (D), Ernie Shack (R), and M. Pendleton Spicer (Libertarian Party) — 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 New York

Two new candidates declared their intent to run for state-level offices in New York between July 31 and Aug. 6, according to Ballotpedia’s ongoing tracking. This was two more candidates than the prior week.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #72

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

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Ramaswamy moves to second place in PredictIt’s 2024 Republican presidential primary market

As of August 7, 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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Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

As of August 8, 2023, 40 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in eight states, 13 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.

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Ohio voters defeat Issue 1 in special election

Ohio voters defeated Issue 1, which would have made changes to the laws governing citizen-initiated constitutional amendments, including increasing the vote requirement to 60% for constitutional amendments, on Aug. 8, 2023. With 95% reporting, election results show 57% of voters opposed and 43% of voters in favor.

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Arkansas veto referendum on LEARNS Act falls short of required signatures

Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students (CAPES) submitted signatures on July 31 to place a veto referendum on the Nov. 2024 ballot to repeal the LEARNS Act, an education bill signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R).

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Wisconsin governor vetoes unemployment insurance changes

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) on August 4 vetoed five bills related to unemployment insurance. The bills in the package included the following proposals:

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Five years later: where Janus-related litigation stands today

Welcome to the Wednesday, August 9, Brew.

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All candidates for Nashville Metro Council District 11 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the Sept. 14, 2023, general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 11 — Jeff Eslick (nonpartisan) and Eric Patton (nonpartisan) — 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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All candidates for Tucson City Council Ward 1 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election for Tucson City Council Ward 1 — Incumbent Lane Santa Cruz (D) and Victoria Lem (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for…

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54.94% of state legislatures are Republican, 44.35% Democratic

At the end of July 2023, 54.94% of all state legislatures in the United States are Republican while 44.35% are Democratic. There are 7,386 state legislative seats in the country.

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International Sustainability Standards Board and European Union release ESG reporting standards

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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146 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

One hundred forty-six (146) people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 24 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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