Year: 2024
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Six Tennessee U.S. House primaries are contested this year—a decade-low
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Tennessee was April 4, 2024. Thirty-one candidates are running for Tennessee’s nine U.S. House districts, including 19 Democrats and 12 Republicans. That’s 3.4 candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were 4.0 candidates per district in 2022, 5.0 candidates per…
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South Carolina becomes the fourth state to send a constitutional amendment providing that only U.S. citizens can vote in elections to the Nov. 2024 ballot
South Carolina voters will join Iowa, Kentucky, and Wisconsin voters in deciding on ballot questions to add language to their respective state constitutions to provide that only U.S. citizens can vote in elections. All four ballot questions were placed on the Nov. 2024 ballot by their respective state legislatures. Similar measures have appeared on ballots…
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Missouri campaign submits 340,000 signatures for sports betting legalization initiative
In Missouri, a campaign supporting a citizen-initiated amendment to legalize sports betting submitted 340,000 petition signatures on May 2, 2024. The proposed ballot measure would allow for each of the state’s professional sports teams and casinos to offer sports betting, either on-site or through online platforms that could be used anywhere in the state. The…
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Federal Register weekly update: Nearly 100 final rules added this week (2024)
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 April 29, 2024, through May 3, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 3,876 pages for…
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54.96% of state legislators are Republican, 44.41% Democratic
At the end of April 2024, 54.96% of all state legislators in the United States are Republican while 44.41% are Democratic. There are 7,386 state legislative seats in the country. Republicans held a majority in 56 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 39 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under…
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Missouri campaign submits signatures for right to abortion amendment, may join three or more other states voting on abortion in 2024
In Missouri, the campaign supporting a ballot initiative to provide a state constitutional right to abortion submitted 380,159 signatures on May 3, 2024. If enough signatures are found valid, the initiative will appear on the ballot on Nov. 5, 2024. Voters in 12 states may decide on abortion in 2024. Ballot measures have been confirmed…
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Kelly Daughtry (R) suspends campaign in North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District, leaving Brad Knott (R) as presumptive nominee
Kelly Daughtry (R) suspended her campaign for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District on May 2, 2024, leaving Brad Knott (R) as the presumptive nominee. Daughtry and Knott are the two candidates on the ballot in the May 14, 2024, primary runoff. Daughtry and Knott advanced from the March 5 primary with 27.4% and 18.7% of…