There were 52 vacancies in the 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of March 1, 2024. Fifty-one of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From February 1 through March 1, 2024: By March 1, 2024—1,137 days in office—President Joe Biden…
Both of the candidates running in the March 5, 2024, Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 130 — Henry Arturo (D) and Brett Robinson (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to…
Both of the candidates running in the March 5, 2024, Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 52 — Jennie Birkholz (D) and Angel Carroll (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to…
Both of the candidates running in the March 5, 2024, general election for Riverside County Board of Education Trustee Area 4 — Incumbent Bruce Dennis (nonpartisan) and Sergei Vinkov (nonpartisan) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are…
Both of the candidates running in the March 5, 2024, Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 20 — Incumbent Terry Wilson (R) and Elva Janine Chapa (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’…
President Joe Biden (D) issued three executive orders in February, bringing his total number to 133. The three orders he issued in February were: Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than any other month of his presidency. He did not issue any executive orders in November 2022, January 2023, or January 2024.…
The Utah State Senate rejected a bill to repeal the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in local Utah elections on Thursday, Feb. 29th. HB290 would have eliminated the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, which allows municipalities to adopt instant-runoff voting, a form of RCV, for odd year elections. Currently, 23 localities in the state…