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Florida initiative to prohibit abortion restrictions qualifies for state supreme court review

Floridians Protecting Freedom, sponsors of an initiative that would prohibit restrictions on abortions before fetal viability, have submitted 297,586 valid signatures as of Sept. 1, qualifying the proposal for a review by the state supreme court.

Ballotpedia · Sep 6, 2023

O’Connell, Rolli running in Sept. 14 runoff election for mayor of Nashville

Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli are running in the Sept. 14 runoff election for mayor of Nashville, Tennessee. O’Connell finished first and Rolli finished second from a field of 12 candidates in the city’s nonpartisan general election on Aug. 3.

Ballotpedia · Sep 6, 2023

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

As of September 5, 2023, 41 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in eight states, 11 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021. 

Ballotpedia · Sep 6, 2023

The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, September 1, 2023

Ballot access was the most active bill topic this week, followed by election dates and deadlines. 

Ballotpedia · Sep 1, 2023

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

With the first presidential primary debate behind us, let’s take a look at where our list of 2024 noteworthy presidential candidates stands and who runs their campaigns.

Ballotpedia · Sep 1, 2023

OIRA reviewed 57 significant rules in August

The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in August 2023 reviewed 57 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved five of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 49 rules while recommending changes to their content. Two rules were withdrawn from the…

Ballotpedia · Sep 1, 2023

Consumer group launches campaign opposing Duke Energy’s ESG policies

The consumer watchdog organization Consumers Research launched a campaign August 24, opposing the ESG policies in use by North Carolina’s Duke Energy.

Ballotpedia · Sep 1, 2023

Federal Register weekly update: Tops 60,000 pages

The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions.

Ballotpedia · Sep 1, 2023

55% of state legislative primaries are contested in Louisiana this year

Welcome to the Friday, September 1, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Sep 1, 2023

Governor Roy Cooper (D) vetoes two bills from Aug. 21-27

Governor Roy Cooper (D) vetoed two bills from Aug. 21-27. The two bills are below:

Ballotpedia · Aug 31, 2023