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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #82

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

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Two incumbents defeated in Louisiana legislative primaries, matching 2019 cycle

Challengers defeated two incumbents in Louisiana’s Oct. 14 statewide primary — one in the Louisiana House of Representatives and the other in the Louisiana State Senate. Those incumbents are:

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

As of Oct. 17, 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

In 2023, 41 statewide measures were certified for the ballot in eight states, 10 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.

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Jeff Landry wins Louisiana gubernatorial election; state becoming Republican trifecta

Jeff Landry (R) won election as governor of Louisiana on Oct. 14, 2023. He won outright with 51.6% of the vote. Shawn Wilson (D) finished second with 25.9%. Gov. John Bel Edwards (D)—first elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2019—was term-limited. As a result of the party change, Louisiana will…

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Landry and Collins-Greenup advance to the general election for Louisiana Secretary of State

Nancy Landry (R) and Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) advanced from the all-party primary for Louisiana secretary of state on Oct. 14, 2023. Landry received 19.4% of the vote, followed by Collins-Greenup with 19.2%. Incumbent Kyle Ardoin (R) did not run for re-election.

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Seven candidates running for three seats on the Anoka-Hennepin School Board in Minnesota

Seven candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for the Anoka-Hennepin School District school board in Minnesota on Nov. 7, 2023. Districts 1, 2, and 5 are up for election.

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Fifteen U.S. House members and five U.S. Senators have announced they won’t seek reelection in 2024

On Sept. 23, Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J) became the 15th U.S. House member not to seek reelection in 2024. Kim, in office since 2019, is retiring to run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.).

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Louisiana becomes second state in a week to enact a ban on private funding for election administration

Voters in Louisiana approved Amendment 1, a ban on the use of private funding for election administration, by 72.56% on Oct. 14, 2023. With Saturday’s vote, Louisiana became the second state to enact a ban on private funding for election administration in the last week. North Carolina lawmakers overrode Gov.…

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Donald Trump (R) and Joe Biden (D) lead respective presidential primaries in fundraising

Former President Donald Trump (R) leads the field of Republican presidential primary candidates in fundraising with $57 million in cumulative receipts through Sept. 30, 2023. He is followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) with $31 million, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy (R) with $27 million, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (R)…

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Voters in Ohio to decide on Issue 1, which would provide a state constitutional right to abortion, on Nov. 7

Ohio voters will decide on two statewide ballot measures on Nov. 7, 2023. Along with Issue 2, which would legalize recreational marijuana for adults over 21, voters will also decide on Issue 1, which would create the state constitutional right to abortion and other reproductive matters.

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Education tax credit veto referendum on 2024 ballot in Nebraska

Welcome to the Wednesday, October 18, Brew.

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Eight candidates advance from Durham, North Carolina, primary election

The nonpartisan primary in Durham, North Carolina, was on Oct. 10, 2023. Candidates competed to advance to the nonpartisan general scheduled for Nov. 7. The filing deadline to run was on July 21.

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All candidates for Louisiana House of Representatives District 74 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 18, 2023, general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 74 — Peter Egan (R) and Buffie Singletary (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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Two new candidates declare in North Carolina

Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in North Carolina between Oct. 9 and Oct. 15. This was one more candidate than the prior week.

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Two new candidates declare in Texas

Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in Texas between Oct. 9 and Oct. 15. This was one fewer candidate than the prior week.

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Colorado roundup

Colorado is holding elections, including for 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 York roundup

New York is holding elections, including for city council and state assembly, 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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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Indiana roundup

Indiana is holding elections, including for city council and mayoral 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

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House Oversight Committee seeks documents from SEC

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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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

Through October 16, 2023, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 69 vacancies. Sixty-eight of those vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships.

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Louisiana will have a Republican trifecta in January

Welcome to the Tuesday, October 17, Brew.

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All candidates for Lake Washington School District School Board District 5 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election for Lake Washington School District School Board District 5 — Janel Schermerhorn (nonpartisan) and Lindsey Yocum (nonpartisan) — 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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All candidates for Jeffco Board of Education District 4 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All three candidates running in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election for Jeffco Board of Education District 4 — Amara Hildebrand (nonpartisan), Erin Kenworthy (nonpartisan), and Joel Newton (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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