Year: 2022
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Nine candidates in TX-15 are seeking the Republican nomination for an open seat
Nine candidates are running in the Republican primary election for Texas' 15th Congressional District on March 1, 2022. Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D) is running for re-election to Congress in Texas' 34th Congressional District. The candidates running in the primary are: Jose Aizar Cavazos, Sara Canady, Vangela Churchill, Monica De La Cruz Hernandez, Mauro Garza,…
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Vermont voters to decide whether to add a right to personal reproductive autonomy to the state constitution in November
On Feb. 8, the Vermont House of Representatives took the final vote to send Proposal 5 to the November ballot. Proposal 5 would add language to the Vermont Constitution stating that "an individual’s right to personal reproductive autonomy is central to the liberty and dignity to determine one’s own life course." The amendment would prohibit…
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Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Court rulings and new maps - the latest on redistricting
Welcome to the Wednesday, February 9, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Redistricting update Texas primary election spotlight Candidates and committees in Newsom recall raised more than $142 million and spent $145.4 million Redistricting update: Alabama, New York, Ohio, and Tennessee Here’s a roundup of the latest redistricting news…
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Pennsylvania enacts new legislative maps
Pennsylvania enacted new state legislative districts on Feb. 4, 2022, when the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission voted to approve new maps. The maps will take effect for Pennsylvania’s 2022 state legislative elections. The commission approved the maps in a single 4-1 vote. House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R) voted no, while Senate Majority Leader Kim…
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Four states to end school mask mandates
Governors or agencies in four states announced they would end their school mask mandates on Feb. 7 New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) became the first governor to lift a statewide school mask requirement during the 2021-2022 school year. The requirement is set to end on March 7. New Jersey has required masks in school…
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School districts in California and Nebraska to hold recall elections on Feb. 15
The San Francisco Unified School District in California and the Giltner school district in Nebraska are holding recall elections against a total of four school board members on Feb. 15. Voters in both school districts will be able to cast yes votes in favor of the recalls or no votes against the recalls. In San…
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Vermont voters to decide constitutional amendment for the first time in 12 years that would prohibit slavery and indentured servitude
The Vermont House of Representatives took the final vote on Feb. 4 to send Proposal 2 to voters in November. The constitutional amendment would repeal language stating that persons could be held as servants, slaves, or apprentices with the person's consent or "for the payments of debts, damages, fines, costs, or the like" and would…
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Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Delaware and New Jersey lift statewide school mask requirements
Delaware and New Jersey governors lift statewide school mask requirements On Feb. 7, two governors—Delaware’s John Carney (D) and New Jersey’s Phil Murphy (D)—issued separate announcements lifting their states’ school mask requirements for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year. Local authorities will now have the power to issue school mask requirements in both states.…