Year: 2022

  • Voters in Augusta, Maine approve $4.5 million in bonds for fire and emergency services capital improvements

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    Voters in Augusta, Maine approved a bond measure on March 22 that authorizes the city to issue $4,455,000 in bonds to fund fire and emergency services capital improvements and city infrastructure. The vote margin was 71.2% to 28.8%. A simple majority vote was required to approve the measure. The city charter authorizes the Augusta City…

  • North Dakota term limits initiative fails to qualify for November ballot

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    North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger (R) declared that an initiative sponsored by North Dakota for Term Limits failed to qualify for the November ballot. The initiative would have enacted term limits in North Dakota for the governor and state legislators. The measure would have limited the governor to serving two terms and would…

  • Redistricting remains in action

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    By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The latest redistricting news out of Maryland, Missouri, and Ohio Election spotlight—Nebraska gubernatorial Republican primary  Local law enforcement on the ballot in 2022  Redistricting remains in action Congressional redistricting has been completed for 84.8% U.S. House seats, 79.3% of state House…

  • Alabama legislature refers measure to the November ballot to authorize the code commissioner to incorporate voter-approved constitutional amendments appearing on the May 24 and Nov. 8 elections into the new state constitution if ratified by voters

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    In November, Alabama voters will be asked to approve an updated and recompiled state constitution, titled the Alabama Constitution of 2022. Voters will also decide a ballot measure that would authorize the Code Commissioner to incorporate constitutional amendments that are approved at the elections on May 24 and November 8 into the Alabama Constitution of…

  • Disclosure Digest: An overview of the arguments on donor disclosure and privacy

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022.  An overview of the arguments on donor disclosure and privacy As part of our coverage of donor disclosure and privacy, Ballotpedia created a taxonomy of arguments supporting and opposinsg each side of the policy debate. The arguments…

  • Economy and Society: SEC set to impose environmental disclosure rules

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    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. ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. The SEC is finally set to impose environmental disclosure rules After nearly…

  • Checks and Balances: Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules blocks governor’s emergency rule

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review the latest Supreme Court activity in challenges…

  • Day 1 of SCOTUS confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson

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    By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings are underway A summary of upcoming Supreme Court cases Fifty-one state legislative districts with no major party competition in North Carolina this year Day 1 of SCOTUS confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson The…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 5,382 documents added so far in 2022

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    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. From March 7 through March 11, the Federal Register grew by 1,588 pages for a year-to-date…

  • Fifty-one state legislative districts will be without major party competition in North Carolina this year

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    The number of uncontested state legislative districts in North Carolina grew from 14 in 2020 to 51 this year. Uncontested districts lack major party competition, meaning candidates from only one of the two major parties filed to run. Democrats are effectively guaranteed to win 10 districts, and Republicans are guaranteed 41. Both major parties will…