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Trump leads in 2024 Republican presidential primary RealClearPolitics polling average and PredictIt market

As of June 26, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) holds a lead in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market.

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Number of U.S. senators not running for re-election in 2024 tied with this point in the 2022 cycle

The number of senators not running for re-election in 2024 is tied with the number who had announced they would not run at this point in the 2022 cycle, and higher than the numbers for 2020 and 2018. On the House side, the number of members not running is lower…

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

As of June 27, 2023, 31 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in eight states for elections in 2023. That’s nine more measures than the average number (22) certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021. The number certified—31—also ties with 2021 for the highest…

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Special congressional elections have become more common in recent decades

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All candidates for Virginia House of Delegates District 15 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both candidates running in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 15 — Laura Jane Cohen (D) and Marcus Evans (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 Virginia State Senate District 37 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both candidates running in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election for Virginia State Senate District 37 — Ken Reid (R) and Saddam Salim (D) — 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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Election legislation roundup: Florida State Legislature

As of June 25, members of the Florida State Legislature, which includes the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida State Senate, have passed seven bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those seven bills, five have been enacted. This is two more than this…

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Election legislation roundup: New Jersey State Senate

As of June 25, Ballotpedia has tracked 31 election-related bills in the New Jersey State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 31, Ballotpedia tracked one from June 19-25. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is:

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Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly

As of June 25, Ballotpedia has tracked 185 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 185, Ballotpedia tracked two from June 19-25. Democrats sponsored both bills. The bills are:

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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina State Senate

As of June 25, Ballotpedia has tracked 14 election-related bills in the North Carolina State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 14, Ballotpedia tracked one from June 19-25. Republicans sponsored the one bill. The bill is below:

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Number of special elections to each meeting of Congress has increased since 1993

The number of special elections to each meeting of Congress has steadily increased over the past twenty years, from an average of 7.6 special elections in the five meetings beginning in 1993, to 11.6 in the five meetings starting in 2003, and to 13.4 in the five meetings that began…

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House Republican introduces bill opposing ESG in retirement funds

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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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims unchanged at 264,000

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits for the week ending June 17 were unchanged from the previous week’s revised number at 264,000. The four-week moving average as of June 17 increased 8,500 from the previous week’s revised number to 255,750. The average is the highest since November 13, 2021.

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Washington and Wisconsin enact laws limiting advisory questions on ballots

Washington and Wisconsin passed bills during their 2023 legislative sessions that limited non-binding questions, also known as advisory questions or advisory votes, on election ballots.

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Oregon voters to decide on establishing commission that would decide salaries of public officials in 2024

On Nov. 5, 2024, Oregon voters will decide on establishing a commission that would determine the salaries of certain public officials.

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Nevada voters will decide on a sales tax exemption for diapers in 2024

On Nov. 5, 2024, Nevada voters will decide on a ballot measure that would provide a sales tax exemption for both child and adult diapers.

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Five recent mayoral elections in America’s largest cities have been decided by fewer than 1,000 votes

As Ballotpedia prepares for August’s mayoral elections, we wanted to pause and take a look at some trends we’ve noticed across the top 100 largest cities by population. Analyzing each city’s most recent mayoral election results, ranging from 2019 to 2023, we found that the top five competitive general elections…

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School board recalls remain higher than pre-pandemic average—and other findings from our mid-year recall report

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: New York roundup

New York is holding elections, including for judicial and municipal offices, on June 27, 2023, and Nov. 7, 2023, 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 for…

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Abbott signs bills altering election administration in Harris County

On June 20, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed two bills affecting the administration and oversight of elections in Texas’ largest county, Harris County.

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Ballotpedia identifies 17 noteworthy Supreme Court cases regarding redistricting from 1946 to 2023

Ballotpedia has identified 17 noteworthy redistricting cases that the Supreme Court has heard since 1946, with the most recent one being Allen v. Milligan. In a 5-4 decision on June 8, SCOTUS affirmed the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama that the state’s…

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Oregon to decide on ranked-choice voting ballot measure in 2024, following measures in four other states

Oregon will be the fifth state to vote on a ranked-choice voting (RCV) ballot measure. On June 25, the Oregon House and Senate passed House Bill 2004 (HB 2004), sending the proposed change to the ballot for voters to decide on Nov. 5, 2024.

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Oregon is the only state where the legislature cannot impeach the governor. Voters will decide on an amendment to change that in 2024.

There’s one state where the legislature cannot impeach the governor — Oregon. That could change on Nov. 5, 2024, when voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to empower the Oregon State Legislature to impeach and remove elected state executives, including the governor. The constitutional amendment would require a two-thirds…

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86 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

Eighty-six people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, three more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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State courts of last resort continue to have majority female justice membership

As of June 2023, 15 out of the 53 courts of last resort in the United States had a female justice majority membership. This is a net increase of one state since 2022, adding California, Illinois, and Utah, while Ohio and Oregon had decreases in their membership of female justices.…

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