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Five vacancies announced in state supreme courts in second quarter of 2023

State supreme courts saw five new announced vacancies in the second quarter of 2023. The vacancies occurred in Connecticut, Florida, New York, Hawaii, and Idaho. Added to the eight announced vacancies from the first three months of 2023, the total announced state supreme court vacancies so far this year is…

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SCOTUS limits agencies’ regulatory, adjudicatory scope

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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Amendment to create a signature distribution requirement for initiatives will be on the Arizona ballot in 2024

In Arizona, the state Legislature approved a constitutional amendment related to signature requirements for citizen-initiated measures on June 12, 2023. Voters will decide on the amendment at the election on Nov. 5, 2024.

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Arizona voters will decide on a constitutional amendment on the governor’s emergency powers in 2024

In Arizona, the state Legislature approved a constitutional amendment related to the governor’s emergency powers on June 12, 2023. Voters will decide on the amendment at the election on Nov. 5, 2024.

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More filed amendments in Texas than the average from the past 15 years

Welcome to the Thursday, June 15, Brew.

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Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

As of June 13, 2023, 31 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in eight states for elections in 2023. That’s 12 more measures than the average number (19) certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021. The number certified—31—is also the highest number of any…

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Twelve Oregon counties have approved ballot measures related to joining Idaho

In eastern Oregon, voters in 12 counties have approved ballot measures between 2020 and 2023 that propose seceding from the state and joining neighboring Idaho. Supporters refer to this effort as Greater Idaho.

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Oregon’s longest state legislative walkout enters sixth week

Welcome to the Wednesday, June 14, Brew.

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Election legislation roundup: Texas House of Representatives

As of June 11, Ballotpedia has tracked 188 election-related bills in the Texas House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 188, Ballotpedia tracked two from June 5-11. Democrats sponsored one, while Republicans sponsored the other. The two bills are below:

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Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly

As of June 11, Ballotpedia has tracked 182 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 182, Ballotpedia tracked one from June 5-11. Democrats sponsored the bill. The one bill is below:

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Election legislation roundup: New York State Senate

As of June 11, Ballotpedia has tracked 160 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 160, Ballotpedia tracked one from June 5-11. Democrats sponsored the bill. The one bill is below:

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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina State Senate

As of June 11, Ballotpedia has tracked 13 election-related bills in the North Carolina State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 13, Ballotpedia tracked two from June 5-11. Republicans sponsored one, while Democrats sponsored the other. The two bills are below:

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

Through June 12, 2023, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 76 vacancies. Seventy-five of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. Since May 1:

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Incumbents defeated in Texas city council runoff elections

The nonpartisan general runoff elections in city councils in San Antonio, Irving, Fort Worth, and Dallas, Texas, were on June 10, 2023. The general elections were held on May 6, and the filing deadline to run was on Feb. 17.

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Biden administration pushes back

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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Trump maintains lead in 2024 Republican presidential primary polling and PredictIt market

As of June 13, 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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All candidates for Virginia House of Delegates District 7 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All four candidates running in the June 20, 2023, Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 7 — Mary Barthelson, Paul Berry, Shyamali Hauth, and Karen Keys-Gamarra — 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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Election legislation roundup: Colorado General Assembly

As of June 11, members of the Colorado General Assembly, which includes the Colorado House of Representatives and the Colorado State Senate, have passed one bill related to election administration since the beginning of the year. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the bill. The bill is:

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Election legislation roundup: General Assembly of North Carolina

As of June 11, members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, which includes the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina State Senate, have passed five bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those five bills, legislators passed two during the week…

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Election legislation roundup: Texas State Legislature

As of June 11, members of the Texas State Legislature, which includes the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas State Senate, have passed 10 bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those 10 bills, legislators passed four during the week of June 5-11. This…

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Louisiana voters will decide on eight constitutional amendments in 2023 – four in Oct., four in Nov.

The Louisiana State Legislature concluded its legislative session for 2023 on June 8. During this session, a total of seven constitutional amendments were passed, adding to the existing one that was referred to the 2023 ballot in the legislature’s 2022 session. Altogether, there will be eight amendments on the statewide…

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Voters in Augusta, Maine, will decide on a school budget question on June 13

Voters in Augusta, Maine will decide on Question 1 on June 13, 2023, which would approve the school budget of $36.25 million for K-12 education for the 2023-2024 school year.

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35 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

Thirty-five people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 27 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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Coming up on the 5th anniversary of Janus

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 13, Brew.

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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for June 1, 2023

Welcome to the June 12 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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