One new candidate declares in Colorado Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in Colorado between Nov. 27-Dec. 3. This was one more candidate than the prior week. Ballotpedia · Dec 6, 2023
Two new candidates declare in Kentucky Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in Kentucky between Nov. 27-Dec. 3. This was two more candidates than the prior week. Ballotpedia · Dec 6, 2023
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. Ballotpedia · Dec 6, 2023
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. Ballotpedia · Dec 6, 2023
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. Ballotpedia · Dec 6, 2023
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. Ballotpedia · Dec 6, 2023
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… Ballotpedia · Dec 6, 2023
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… Ballotpedia · Dec 6, 2023
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. Ballotpedia · Dec 6, 2023
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… Ballotpedia · Dec 6, 2023
On the Ballot kicks off RCV deep dive Welcome to the Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Brew. Ballotpedia · Dec 6, 2023
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. Ballotpedia · Dec 6, 2023
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. Ballotpedia · Dec 5, 2023
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. Ballotpedia · Dec 5, 2023
Ballotpedia · Dec 5, 2023 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.
Ballotpedia · Dec 5, 2023 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.
Ballotpedia · Dec 5, 2023 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.
Ballotpedia · Dec 5, 2023 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.
Ballotpedia · Dec 5, 2023 You can now pump your own gas in Oregon—but that could change in 2024 Welcome to the Tuesday, December 5, Brew.
Ballotpedia · Dec 4, 2023 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…
Ballotpedia · Dec 4, 2023 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.
Ballotpedia · Dec 4, 2023 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.
Ballotpedia · Dec 4, 2023 Voters in East Cleveland, Ohio, to decide third mayoral recall election since 2016 Welcome to the Monday, December 4, 2023, Brew.
Ballotpedia · Dec 1, 2023 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.
Ballotpedia · Dec 1, 2023 Biden issued one executive order in November President Joe Biden (D) issued one executive order in November, bringing his total to 125.