Year: 2022
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The top fundraisers in the Michigan State Senate
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign.…
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Campaign to increase vote threshold for new or increased taxes in California submits signatures for a place on the 2024 ballot
Californians for Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability submitted more than 1.1 million signatures for a ballot initiative to increase the vote requirement for new taxes and define levies, charges, and fees as taxes in the California Constitution. Currently, state tax increases require approval by a two-thirds vote in each chamber or a simple majority vote…
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Union Station: Wisconsin integrated bar challenge appealed to SCOTUS
Wisconsin integrated bar challenge appealed to SCOTUS A Wisconsin attorney challenging the constitutionality of the state’s integrated bar association filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 28. In April, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman’s dismissal of the case.…
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How incumbent turnover will affect state legislatures next year
At least 1,607 incumbents will not be returning to their seats next year, representing an increase compared to recent election cycles, one that will alter the makeup of legislatures across the country. Ballotpedia uses a metric called "incumbent turnover" to determine how many incumbents are leaving office. This important figure tells us how many incumbents…
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Contested state legislative primaries reach highest point in five election cycles
Voters have been making more decisions in state legislative primaries this year than at any point in the past five election cycles. The number of contested state legislative primaries reached a high mark this year with 2,349 contested primaries representing 21% of all possible primaries, both the largest number and percentage of contested primaries compared…
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Arkansas marijuana legalization initiative to appear on November ballot; votes may not be counted pending state supreme court ruling
On Aug. 11, the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered the Secretary of State to certify a marijuana legalization initiative for the election on Nov. 8. Votes on the initiative may not be counted pending a court ruling on the initiative's ballot language. Responsible Growth Arkansas, the campaign behind the marijuana legalization initiative, submitted more than 190,000…
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Arizona's U.S. Senate seat rated a toss-up by election forecasters
Incumbent Mark Kelly (D), Blake Masters (R), and Marc Victor (L) are running in the general election for Arizona's Class III U.S. Senate on November 8, 2022. As of August 2022, three independent race forecasters rated the race Toss-up. Kelly took office in December 2020 following a special election in November 2020. Before joining Congress,…