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The Florida State Senate gave final approval to House Joint Resolution 31, a constitutional amendment to make school board elections partisan.

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As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked six election-related bills in the Wisonsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the six, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. Democrats sponsored the bill. The one bill is below:   

As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked four election-related bills in the Iowa House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the four, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. No sponsors are named for this bill. The one bill is below:   

As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked 161 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 161, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. Democrats sponsored the bill. The one bill is:   

As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked two election-related bills in the Colorado State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the two, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. Democrats sponsored this bill. The one bill is below:   

The Iowa State Legislature referred a constitutional amendment to the 2024 ballot that would create a system of succession in the case of temporary or permanent disability of the governor. The amendment would provide that if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor would assume…

The North Dakota State Senate voted to sustain Gov. Doug Burgum’s (R) veto of HB1273 on April 19, 2023. The bill would have prohibited the use of approval or ranked-choice voting methods in the state. Twenty-eight Senators voted to override the veto while 19 voted to sustain. In the North…

Over the past month, three elected officials were expelled from state legislatures: Reps. Liz Harris (R-Ariz.), Justin Jones (D-Tenn.), and Justin Pearson (D-Tenn.).