Year: 2024

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #109

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over anti-communist public school instruction In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on…

  • New York abortion-related amendment removed from 2024 ballot; status of all abortion ballot measures in 12 states

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    A previously certified abortion-related amendment was removed from the New York 2024 ballot following a ruling by a state Supreme Court justice on May 7, 2024. The measure was designed to amend the Equal Protection Clause of the New York Constitution to prohibit a person’s rights from being denied based on the person’s “ethnicity, national…

  • Signatures submitted for top-two primary elections initiative in South Dakota

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    The South Dakota Open Primaries campaign, which is sponsoring an initiative that would establish top-two open primaries in the state, submitted approximately 46,500 signatures to the secretary of state on May 7, 2024. The initiative would provide for open primary elections for the offices of governor, state legislator, county official, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Representative.…

  • Marijuana legalization may be on the ballot for a third time in South Dakota as campaign submits signatures

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    South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws, a campaign supporting the legalization of recreational marijuana in South Dakota, submitted 29,030 signatures to the secretary of state on May 7, 2024. If approved by voters, the initiative would legalize the recreational use, possession, and distribution of marijuana for people who are 21 and over. It would provide…

  • Colorado voters to decide on constitutional amendment moving initiative and referendum signature deadlines up one week

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    The Colorado State Legislature referred a constitutional amendment to the November ballot that would move the deadlines for filing initiative and referendum petition signatures, as well as the deadline for justices to file their declarations to run for another term, by one week. The change is intended to facilitate an extra week between the deadline…

  • Missouri campaign submits 320,000 signatures for Osage River casino initiative

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    In Missouri, the Osage River Gaming & Convention committee submitted 320,000 signatures for a ballot initiative that would allow for a new casino boat on the Osage River. Currently, Missouri state law allows for the Missouri Gaming Commission to distribute 13 gambling licenses, and only allows for these licenses for facilities operating on the Missouri…

  • Ballotpedia launches Administrative State Legislation Tracker

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, May 8, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Legislation Tracker  Ballotpedia is excited to announce the launch of our Administrative State Legislation Tracker—a centralized hub that will help Ballotpedia users understand  state-level administrative state reform activity across the country. …

  • State Financial Officers Foundation launches two anti-ESG organizations

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    ESG developments this week 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. In the states State Financial Officers Foundation launches two anti-ESG organizations The State Financial Officers…

  • One week until Maryland’s primary

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: One week until Maryland’s primary Maryland is holding primaries for congressional and local offices on Tuesday, May 14. Voters will decide primaries for one member of the U.S. Senate and eight U.S. House…

  • Thirty-two candidates are running for Colorado’s eight U.S. House districts—a decade-high

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Colorado was March 19, 2024. Thirty-two candidates are running for Colorado’s eight U.S. House districts, including 12 Democrats and 20 Republicans. That’s 4.00 candidates per district, more than in the previous three election cycles. There were 3.75 candidates per district in 2022, 2.28 candidates per…