Year: 2024

  • SCOTUS hears oral argument in challenges to bump stock ban rule, EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court…

  • A rundown of Tuesday’s battleground primary results

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 21, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A rundown of Tuesday’s battleground primary results  Illinois and Ohio held their statewide primaries on Tuesday, March 19. Here’s a rundown of some of the battleground primaries we covered: In Ohio House elections, eight…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #102

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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 Indiana’s Eyes on Education portal In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary…

  • Arizona voters to decide on ballot measure to guarantee life imprisonment for child sex trafficking

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    Arizona voters will decide on a ballot measure that would guarantee a life sentence for persons who are found guilty of sex trafficking of a minor child. The measure will appear on the Nov. 5, 2024, ballot. The amendment, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1021 (SCR 1021), was sponsored by Arizona Sen. Shawnna Bolick (R-2) and introduced…

  • Kentucky voters to decide on amendment to prohibit noncitizen voting

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    Kentucky voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would prohibit noncitizen voting in elections on Nov. 5, 2024. The constitutional amendment would add language to the Kentucky Constitution to provide that “no person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be allowed to vote in this state.” Noncitizens cannot vote or…

  • Kentucky voters to decide on amendment that would provide for state funding for non-public schools

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    In Kentucky, the legislature passed a constitutional amendment allowing laws to provide state funding for non-public education. The amendment will appear on the ballot for voters to decide on Nov. 5, 2024. State Rep. Suzanne Miles (R-7) introduced the constitutional amendment as House Bill 2 (HB2). The constitutional amendment was approved by the Kentucky House…

  • Update on 2024 ballot measure certifications — 16 new measures in the past two weeks

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    For 2024, 80 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 30 states, four more measures than the average (76) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157. Here’s an update on the…

  • First ballot measure vote to prohibit assisted death, also known as assisted suicide, in a state constitution

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, March 20, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: West Virginia will be the first state to decide on a constitutional amendment prohibiting assisted death, also known as assisted suicide On Nov. 5, West Virginia voters will decide on Amendment 1, which would…

  • Joe Biden, Donald Trump tied in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market

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    As of March 19, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows President Joe Biden (D) and former President Donald Trump (R) tied at $0.47. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and falls based on market demand, roughly corresponds to the market’s estimate of the probability…

  • California Proposition 1 likely to become one of 16 California statewide measures decided by a margin of less than 0.5%

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    California Proposition 1 is too close to call with the “yes” vote leading by 0.28% as of March 19 with more than 95% of the vote accounted for. If the margin remains this narrow, Proposition 1 will become one of 16 California statewide measures decided by a margin of less than 0.5% of the vote.…