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One new candidate declares in Colorado

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

Ballotpedia · Oct 18, 2023

One new candidate declares in Florida

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

Ballotpedia · Oct 18, 2023

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.

Ballotpedia · Oct 18, 2023

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.

Ballotpedia · Oct 18, 2023

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.

Ballotpedia · Oct 18, 2023

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.). 

Ballotpedia · Oct 18, 2023

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.…

Ballotpedia · Oct 18, 2023

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)…

Ballotpedia · Oct 18, 2023

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.

Ballotpedia · Oct 18, 2023

Education tax credit veto referendum on 2024 ballot in Nebraska

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Ballotpedia · Oct 18, 2023