Year: 2024

  • 5 candidates file to run for 3 seats on Lackawanna City School District school board

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    The candidate filing deadline for the Lackawanna City School District school board election in New York passed on May 1, 2024. There is no primary for this race. The general election is scheduled for May 21, 2024. Three at-large seats are up for election, which means all registered voters can vote for the seats on…

  • FEC ruling allows federal candidates to raise unlimited funds for ballot measure campaigns

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    The Federal Election Commission (FEC) released an opinion on May 1 determining that federal officeholders and candidates are allowed to solicit funds for ballot measure committees without regard to the amount limitations and source restrictions in the Federal Election Campaign Act. Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom, sponsors of an initiative that would create a state constitutional…

  • Incumbent U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R) defeated Chuck Goodrich (R) and seven other candidates in the Republican primary in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District

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    Incumbent U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R) won the Republican primary in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District on May 7, 2024. Spartz received 39.1% of the vote. Chuck Goodrich (R) finished in second with 33.2% of the vote. Seven other candidates also ran in the primary. Spartz announced in Feb. 2023 that she would not run for…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Documents added this year tops 10,000 (2024)

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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 May 6, 2024, through May 10, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 4,228 pages for…

  • Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for May 2024

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    Welcome to the May 13 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. We hope you’re ready, dear reader. Because we’ve got a brand new batch of federal vacancy updates coming your way. Let’s gavel in! Follow Ballotpedia on X…

  • Ten candidates are running for West Virginia’s two U.S. House districts this year—the fewest this decade

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    Welcome to the Monday, May 13, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: West Virginia voters to decide primaries for congressional and state offices on Tuesday West Virginia, Maryland, and Nebraska are holding primaries tomorrow. In previous editions of The Brew, we reported on what will be…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Legislation Tracker This week, Ballotpedia announced the launch of our Administrative State Legislation Tracker—a centralized hub that will help users understand state-level administrative state reform activity across the country. If you want to track legislation related to administrative state reforms, our 50 State Administrative State Legislative Tracker tracks bill movement every step…

  • Colorado voters to decide in Nov. on 11% tax on firearm and ammunition dealers

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    The Colorado State Legislature passed a bill, which requires state voter approval in November, that would enact an 11% retail sales tax on firearms dealers, manufacturers, and ammunition vendors. Revenue generated from the tax would be appropriated to the Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Cash Fund and would be used to fund crime victim services…

  • Incumbent Andy Ogles (R) and Courtney Johnston (R) are running in the Republican primary in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District

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    Incumbent Andy Ogles (R) and Courtney Johnston (R) are running in the Republican primary in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District on Aug. 1, 2024. Ogles was first elected in 2022 after winning the Republican nomination with 35.4% of the vote in a ten-candidate primary. According to Hoodline, Ogles “came under fire for his behavior in Congress…

  • Two candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District

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    Two candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District on June 4, 2024—incumbent Rep. Bill Pascrell (D) and Mohamed Khairullah (D). New Jersey Globe’s David Wildstein wrote that the election will “undoubtedly focus on the war in Israel and Gaza.” The 9th Congressional District includes Patterson, New Jersey, which, according…