Year: 2022
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36 states hold two or more top-ballot statewide elections in 2022
In 2022, 36 states are holding elections for two or more top-ballot statewide offices—U.S. Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. Twenty-six states are holding elections for both U.S. Senate and governor—the top state executive position. Overall: 16 states are holding elections for all five top-level statewide offices. 11 states are holding…
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Connecticut Supreme Court appoints special master to assist in congressional redistricting
The Connecticut Supreme Court appointed Nathaniel Persily, a Stanford University law professor, as a special master to assist it in the congressional redistricting process on Dec. 23, 2021. On Dec. 28, the court rejected a request from the Republican members of the Connecticut Reapportionment Commission asking the court to select a different special master or…
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Initiated amendment to expand Medicaid to appear on South Dakota November 2022 ballot
On January 3, 2021, the South Dakota Secretary of State's office announced that an initiative to expand Medicaid qualified for the November 2022 ballot with 38,244 signatures deemed to be valid. South Dakotans Decide Healthcare reported submitting 47,000 signatures for the initiated constitutional amendment on November 8, 2021. To qualify for the ballot, 33,921 valid…
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Signature deadline for Washington 2022 Initiatives to the Legislature passes with no campaigns submitting signatures
The signature deadline for 2022 Washington Initiatives to the Legislature (ITL) was December 30, 2021. For an ITL to be taken up by the Washington State Legislature and potentially put on the ballot in 2022, proponents needed to submit 324,516 valid signatures. Citizens of Washington may initiate legislation as either a direct state statute—called Initiative…
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Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through Jan. 1, 2022, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 76 vacancies. Seventy-four of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. In the past month, 12 judges have been confirmed In the past month, 11 judges have been nominated*.…
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SCOTUS to hear arguments in COVID vaccine-related emergency appeals on Jan. 7
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) scheduled oral arguments in and deferred decisions on emergency appeals related to two of the Biden administration’s COVID vaccination policies. This is a departure from the court’s typical procedure for resolving emergency appeals—known colloquially as the court’s shadow docket—where the court issues an order without hearing oral…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 4
January 6, 2022 In this issue: Retiring Rep. Sires endorses predecessor's son and an Ocasio-Cortez staffer challenges state Assembly incumbent Rep. Sires retires, endorses predecessor's son On Dec. 21, U.S. Rep. Albio Sires (D) announced he would not seek re-election, setting up an open-seat race for New Jersey's 8th Congressional District. Sires endorsed Robert Menendez…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 4
January 6, 2022 In this issue: Hogan campaigns for GOP incumbents Trump opposes and gun policy becomes issue in Georgia gubernatorial primary Hogan seeks to counter Trump influence in GOP primaries We wrote last month that Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed different candidates in Maryland's gubernatorial GOP primary,…
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U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes resigns
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-California) resigned from the House of Representatives on Dec. 31 to become CEO of former President Donald Trump's (R) media company, Trump Media & Technology Group. Nunes began serving in the U.S. House in 2003, representing California’s 21st Congressional District until 2013. He won election in 2012 to represent the 22nd Congressional…