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Number of county commissioner recalls falls sharply in 2023

Ballotpedia has identified eight county commissioners (or equivalent county-level officeholders) targeted for recall across the country as of June 2023. This is a sharp decline from the 33 county commissioner (and equivalent) recall targets that had been tracked at this time in 2022. Recall attempts against county commissioners slowed significantly…

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100 of Biden’s U.S. District Court nominees confirmed

One hundred of President Joe Biden’s (D) U.S. district court nominees were confirmed by the U.S. Senate as of July 1, 2023, according to the Federal Judicial Center. The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey received the most confirmed nominees with eight. The United States District…

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

As of July 4, 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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Ohio could be the fourth state to vote on a state constitutional right to abortion after campaign files signatures for Nov. 2023 ballot

Ohio could be the fourth state, following California, Michigan, and Vermont in 2022, to establish an explicit state constitutional right to abortion. On July 5, the campaign Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom submitted more than 710,131 signatures for a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment to provide that “every individual has a right to…

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Upcoming Article III judicial vacancies

There were 22 total announced upcoming vacancies for Article III judgeships as of July 5, 2023, according to the latest vacancy data from the U.S. Courts. Article III judgeships refer to federal judges who serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of International Trade, or one of the…

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Governor Ron DeSantis (R) vetoes four bills from June 26-July 2

Governor Ron DeSantis (R) vetoed four bills from June 26-July 2. The four bills are below:

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Voters have decided on 959 parcel tax measures in California since 2008, with the next one scheduled for July 11 in Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District

Californians have decided on 950 local parcel tax ballot measures from 2008 to 2022. Voters in Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District, a 1.875-square-mile special district in the Sierra Nevada, will decide the next parcel tax measure on July 11, 2023. Between 2008 and 2022, 569 (59.89%) parcel tax ballot measures…

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OIRA reviewed 48 significant rules in June

In June 2023, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 48 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved three of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 42 rules while recommending changes to their content. Two rules were withdrawn from the…

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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims fall to 239,000

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 26,000 for the week ending June 24 to a seasonally adjusted 239,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 1,000 to 265,000. The four-week moving average as of June 24 rose 1,500 from the previous week’s revised average to 257,500.

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Twelve candidates are running in the August 3 general election for mayor of Nashville

Twelve candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, on August 3, 2023. If no candidate receives over 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters will advance to a September 14, 2023, runoff election.

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Biden issues executive orders on contraceptives and military family employment in June

President Joe Biden (D) issued two executive orders in June, bringing his total number to 117.

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Former North Dakota Rep. Rick Becker to circulate initiative that would prohibit property taxes

Former North Dakota Rep. Rick Becker (R) filed an initiative to amend the state’s constitution to prohibit property taxes in the state, except for those designed to pay for bond debt. The measure would limit the debt of a political subdivision (such as counties, cities, and towns) to 2.5% of…

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Voters decided 10 affirmative action-related ballot measures since 1996

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One party controls the top state executive offices in 44 states—up from 30 in 2010

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19.3% of all state legislative censures of legislators have occurred in 2023

Six of the 31 cases tracked by Ballotpedia in which legislators were censured by state legislative chambers have occurred in 2023. This is the second highest number of legislators censured in one year since the first case in 1838 and accounts for 19.3% of all state legislative censures. The highest…

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President Joe Biden at 42% approval at end of June, same as last month

At the end of June, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 42% approval. Fifty-four percent of voters disapproved of his performance.

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: New York roundup

New York is holding elections, including for New York City Council, on Nov. 7, 2023. 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 office.

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of June 26-June 30.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, June 30, 2023

States have enacted more election-related bills this year than at this point last year. In case you missed it, yesterday we released our exclusive report looking back at election administration legislation data from January-May.

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U.S. Election Assistance Commission set to retire current voting system standards, transition to updated certification guidelines

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), an independent and bipartisan commission established by the 2002 Help America Vote Act (HAVA), will retire the standards currently used to test and federally certify voting equipment, known as Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) versions 1.0 and 1.1, on November 16, 2023. A new…

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2023 sees high percentage of mandatory state supreme court retirements, continuing 2022 trend

In 2022 and the first half of 2023, there was been an uptick in the percentage of mandatory retirements in state supreme courts. From 2019 to 2021, about one in every four retirements were mandated, while the remaining were voluntary. In 2022, there was an increase in the proportion of…

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Federal Register weekly update: 60 final rules added

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.

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Voters in seven states have decided on 10 affirmative action ballot measures

Voters in seven states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Washington — have decided on 10 ballot measures related to affirmative action policies.

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House Republican introduces bill opposing ESG in retirement funds

Congressman Andy Barr (R-Ky.) introduced a bill on June 21 opposing the Biden Labor Department’s rule allowing the use of ESG in retirement plan investments. Both chambers recently passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution overturning the Labor Department rule, but President Joe Biden (D) vetoed that legislation. Congressman Barr…

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We’re up to 31 statewide measures certified for elections in 2023

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