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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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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he doesn’t know if Trump is best candidate to beat Biden

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that he’s not sure if former President Donald Trump is the best Republican candidate to take on President Joe Biden — then quickly flip-flopped to praise the GOP’s most powerful leader.

Tribune News Service

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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Special Elections To Congress Increase Over Last 20 Years

Average number of special elections per meeting rose from 7.6 to 13.4

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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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Oregon To Vote On Ranked-Choice Voting Measure For Federal And Statewide Offices

Oregon House and Senate passed House Bill 2004, sending the proposed change to the ballot for voters to decide on Nov. 5, 2024.

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Day-after-Pride Parade, teen takeover drags on for six hours in Lake View

Video posted to social media showed teenagers dancing, often lewdly, in the street and on top of cars, vans, a police squad car and a CTA bus.

Chicago Sun-Times

Supreme Court Rules ‘No’ On GOP, Trump-Backed Gerrymandering Theory With 6-3 Vote

State courts "do not have free rein

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Trump claims damning 2021 audiotape is ‘exoneration’ in classified documents case

Former President Donald Trump claims an explosive audiotape recorded at his New Jersey golf resort is an “exoneration” — even though it captures him brazenly talking about showing off a “highly classified” document.

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From Obama to state lawmakers, reaction pours in to Supreme Court ruling on North Carolina election case

WASHINGTON — Democrats took an immediate victory lap Tuesday morning after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an election theory from North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders that would have allowed them to give their party an upper hand in future elections.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

DOJ eyes Trump's "whole criminal gang"

New Jan. 6 probe details reveal "evidence of wire fraud," law professor says

Salon

Massachusetts Bills Fail To Favor One Religion Over Others

Middle East Forum deals Islamists two setbacks in Massachusetts

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Kevin McCarthy walks back Trump criticism following backlash from Magaworld

McCarthy has long been reticent to criticise the indicted former president

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At battery plant fueled by EV incentives, Kemp slams federal green energy perks

Gov. Brian Kemp picked an unusual spot to deliver his sharpest remarks yet against President Joe Biden’s green energy initiatives: an electric battery supplier that is directly benefiting from a surge of federal spending championed by the White House.

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What Florida, DeSantis can learn from other governors who ran for president

TAMPA, Fla. — One afternoon late last month, Ron DeSantis the governor and Ron DeSantis the presidential candidate were theoretically doing two different things at once.

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Problems about to get "worse for Trump"

"It's almost like he wants to be convicted," legal expert says

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court rejects GOP claim that state lawmakers have full power over elections

WASHINGTON — In another surprise ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday firmly rejected a Republican claim that the Constitution gives state lawmakers full and unchecked power over the elections of members of Congress and the president in their state.

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Former Navy SEAL seeks GOP nod to challenge Montana Democratic US Sen. Tester in 2024

Former U.S. Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy says he will seek the 2024 Republican nomination to challenge Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester as the Democrat tries to secure a fourth term

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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.

Salon

Experts warn over SCOTUS election ruling

Big win for democracy leaves "just enough room for a bit of mischief in the future," law professor says

Al Jazeera

US court narrows scope of Trump civil suit, dismisses Ivanka

A New York appeals court has ruled the statute of limitations restricts which transactions can be scrutinised in case.

The Independent UK

Florida’s largest police union ditches Trump to endorse DeSantis

The union calls DeSantis ‘one of the most effective Governors in the nation’ in a boost for the Floridian against Trump

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Trump’s 2024 GOP Nomination Chances Boosted By Crowded Field

Republican candidates fear non-Trump alternatives will dilute the vote, making it harder for DeSantis or others to win

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