Year: 2024
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Marijuana legalization initiative will be on Nov. ballot, Florida Supreme Court rules
In November, voters in Florida will decide on a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, Amendment 3, to legalize marijuana. The final step was for the amendment to receive approval from the Florida Supreme Court, which occurred on April 1. The campaign submitted enough signatures to meet the state’s requirement of 891,523. Smart & Safe Florida is leading…
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Florida Supreme Court rules on abortion: there is no right to abortion in the state’s Privacy Clause, but voters will decide the issue in Nov.
The Florida Supreme Court issued two rulings related to a state constitutional right to abortion on April 1. First, the court ruled that Amendment 2 (1980), which provided a state constitutional right to privacy, did not include the right to abortion, which is a change from a previous ruling in 1989. Second, the court ruled…
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Trump campaign has outraised Biden campaign in Pennsylvania
Donald Trump (R) has raised the most money from Pennsylvania of all presidential candidates, taking in $2.59 million since the start of the campaign cycle. Trump raised $233,118 in February. Joe Biden (D) has raised the next most from Pennsylvania, with $2.3 million since the start of the campaign and $403,973 in February. In February…
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Biden campaign has outraised Trump campaign in Washington state
Joe Biden (D) has raised the most money from Washington state of all presidential candidates, taking in $3.31 million since the start of the campaign cycle. Biden raised $608,096 in February. Donald Trump (R) has raised the next most from Washington, with $1.83 million since the start of the campaign and $227,260 in February. In…
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Haley campaign outraised Biden campaign in Colorado
Before ending her campaign, Nikki Haley (R) had raised the most money from Colorado of all presidential candidates, taking in $1.71 million since the start of the campaign cycle. Haley raised $650,941 in February. Joe Biden (D) has raised the next most from Colorado, with $1.61 million since the start of the campaign and $258,892…
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Haley campaign outraised Trump campaign in Georgia
Before ending her campaign, Nikki Haley (R) had raised the most money from Georgia of all presidential candidates, taking in $2.6 million since the start of the campaign cycle. Haley raised $906,182 in February. Donald Trump (R) has raised the next most from Georgia, with $2.4 million since the start of the campaign and $239,765…
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Drug decriminalization to recriminalization: Oregon governor signs legislative alteration of 2020’s Measure 110
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed House Bill 4002 (HB 4002) on April 1, repealing provisions of Measure 110. Measure 110 received 58.46% of the vote in 2020. Measure 110 reclassified the possession of Schedule I-IV controlled substances, such as heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines, from Class A misdemeanors to Class E misdemeanors, resulting in a…
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77% of last March’s elections were uncontested
Throughout March, Ballotpedia covered 6,984 elections in 26 states, 77% of which were uncontested. That’s up from February when 46% of the 318 covered were uncontested. Ballotpedia defines an uncontested election as one where the number of candidates running is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. This analysis does…
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RCV bans and repeals advancing at higher rate than new authorizations
More ranked-choice voting (RCV) bans and repeals are advancing in comparison with new authorizations during 2024 state legislative sessions. Forty bills this year would ban or repeal uses of RCV, while 69 would establish a new use of RCV. Prospective bans make up a greater share of bills that have passed at least one chamber…