Year: 2024

  • Florida legislature sends constitutional amendment to repeal public campaign financing to Nov. 2024 ballot

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    The Florida State Legislature referred a constitutional amendment to the Nov. ballot that would repeal Section 7 of Article VI of the Florida Constitution, which provides for public campaign financing for candidates who agree to spending limits. The amendment was sponsored by state Sen. Travis Hutson (R-7). Florida enacted a public campaign financing law in…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed.  Here are the top stories from the week of March 4-March 8. California voters approved Proposition 43 22 years ago On March 5, 2002, voters approved California Proposition 43, a constitutional amendment that provided “a voter who casts…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, March 8, 2024

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    Legislative activity has been slower this year than in 2023 and 2022. States have enacted 24 bills so far in 2024, compared to 35 in 2023 and 38 in 2022.  Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including…

  • Ten candidates are running in West Virginia’s U.S. House primaries—the fewest this decade

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in West Virginia was Jan. 27, 2024.  Ten candidates are running for West Virginia’s two U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and seven Republicans. That’s five candidates per district, lower than the 6.5 candidates who ran in 2022 but higher than the 4.7 candidates who ran…

  • Anaheim City Council recall election scheduled for June 4

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    In California, a recall election seeking to remove Natalie Rubalcava from her position as the District 3 representative on the Anaheim City Council is scheduled for June 4, 2024.  The recall effort began in August 2023. Recall supporters initiated the recall effort after the release of a public corruption investigation report. The report alleged that…

  • 46% of the elections Ballotpedia covered in February were uncontested

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    Welcome to the Friday, March 8, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Forty-six percent of the elections Ballotpedia covered in February were uncontested  As part of Ballotpedia’s growing coverage of the nation’s local elections (with a goal of eventually covering all of them), we will be…

  • West Virginia treasurer sends letter to financial institutions over ESG practices

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    West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore (R) sent a letter on February 22, 2024, to six banks—including Citibank, TD Bank, and HSBC—warning that they may be ineligible for contracts with the state in 45 days unless they show that they do not illegally boycott fossil fuel companies. Ballotpedia tracks support for and opposition to the environmental,…

  • Florida voters will decide on constitutional amendment to adjust homestead exemption for inflation

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    The Florida State Legislature approved House Joint Resolution 7017, a constitutional amendment, on March 6. Voters will decide on the amendment at the general election in Nov. 2024. The amendment would provide for an annual inflation adjustment for the value of the homestead property tax exemption that applies to non-school taxes. The adjustment would be…

  • New Mexico governor signs $290.6 million bond package, sending four questions to the November ballot

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    Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed House Bill 308—a bond package totaling over $290.6 million—on March 6, sending four ballot questions to the November ballot.  The bond questions would issue the following amounts: Bond issues require a simple majority vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session and the governor’s signature to appear on…

  • Trump campaign has outraised Biden campaign in Pennsylvania

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    Donald Trump (R) has raised the most money from Pennsylvania of all presidential candidates, taking in $2.36 million since the start of the campaign cycle.  Trump raised $217,108 in January. Joe Biden (D) has raised the next most from Pennsylvania, with $1.90 million since the start of the campaign and $398,257 in January. In January…