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105 candidates filed for congressional and statewide offices last week

One hundred five people declared candidacies for congressional or statewide offices in the past week, 20 more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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Signatures verified for all six Let’s Go Washington-sponsored ballot initiatives, which could appear on the ballot in Nov.

In Washington, six citizen-initiated ballot measures have been certified to the state Legislature. The ballot initiatives could appear on the ballot on Nov. 5, 2025.

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Five U.S. House seats are open in North Carolina this year—a decade high

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in North Carolina was Dec. 15, 2023.

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SCOTUS looks at Chevron—but what exactly does that mean?

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A look at Arizona’s 459 ballot measures since statehood

Welcome to the Monday, January 29, 2024, Brew.

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Mississippi House passes constitutional amendment for new state initiative and referendum process that would prohibit initiatives related to abortion

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a new state initiative and referendum process. On Jan. 24, the constitutional amendment, House Concurrent Resolution 11, was passed 80-39. Among House Republicans, 78 voted ‘Yes’ and one voted ‘No’. Among House Democrats, 38 voted ‘No’ and…

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Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, January 26, 2024

Republicans sponsored more than half of the active bills this week.

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Federal Register weekly update: 72 final rules added in fourth week of January (2024)

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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State attorneys general continue pushback against federal ESG labor rule

Attorneys general from 26 states are opposing the implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s rule permitting ESG considerations in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)-governed pension plans in court. The states filed an appeal late last week seeking to reverse the dismissal of their case.

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55 statewide measures certified for the ballot in 25 states in 2024 (so far!)

Welcome to the Friday, January 26, Brew.

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Bargaining in Blue: Austin Police Department sued over inaction on police oversight and records accessibility ballot measure

Bargaining in Blue, a monthly newsletter from Ballotpedia, provides news and information on police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), including the latest news, policy debates, and insights from Ballotpedia’s analysis of police CBAs in all 50 states and the top 100 cities by population.

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Clayton Harris III and Eileen O’Neill Burke are running in the Democratic primary for Cook County State’s Attorney

Clayton Harris III (D) and Eileen O’Neill Burke (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Cook County State’s Attorney on March 19, 2024.

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Two state legislative districts have changed partisan control following special elections so far this year

Welcome to the Thursday, January 25, 2024, Brew.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #94

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Washington State Senate introduces bill proposing unemployment insurance benefits for striking workers

Legislators in the Washington State Senate introduced a bill on January 8, 2024, that proposed allowing striking workers to claim unemployment insurance benefits. Washington Senate Bill 5777 passed the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce on January 16, 2024, and advanced to the Rules Committee on January 17, 2024, for…

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

For 2024, 55 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 25 states, which is one less than the average (56) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was…

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Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets

As of Jan. 23, 2024, 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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845 candidates answered Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey in 2023

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Economy and Society, January 23, 2024: State attorneys general continue pushback against federal ESG labor rule

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.

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A look at Arizona’s 459 ballot measures since statehood

Since 1911, there have been 459 state ballot measures in Arizona. Voters approved 237 (51.63%) and defeated 222 (48.37%). Ballotpedia has a complete dataset of state ballot measures for Arizona, which became a state in 1912.

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85 candidates filed for congressional and statewide offices last week

Eighty-five people declared candidacies for congressional or statewide offices in the past week, 41 more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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Stadium tax measure for Kansas City Chiefs and Royals will appear on the ballot for April 2, 2024

Voters in Jackson County, Missouri, will decide on a ballot measure to renew a sales tax that provides funding for stadium improvements for the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals. Voters will decide the ballot measure on April 2, 2024. The Jackson County Legislature overrode a veto from County…

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Alaska could reconsider ranked-choice voting this year

Welcome to the Tuesday, January 23, Brew.

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New York outpacing all states in advancing election legislation as 2024 sessions get underway

As of Jan. 19, 2024, legislators in New York have passed 24 election-related bills out of at least one chamber of the legislature, more than all other state legislatures combined. The legislation in New York covers a range of election-related topics including absentee ballot drop-boxes, maintenance of voter rolls, and…

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