Year: 2024

  • Here’s where primary voters are deciding advisory questions

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, February 13, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas ballots have featured political party platform advisory questions in recent years At Ballotpedia, we track every single statewide ballot measure. The more widely known ones are about topics like…

  • Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for February 2024

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    Welcome to the Feb. 12 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. We’re already into the second federal vacancy count of the year! Can you believe it, dear readers? We hope you’re ready for these updates. Grab a seat…

  • New York’s 3rd Congressional District special election tomorrow

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    Welcome to the Monday, February 12, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora and Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New York’s 3rd Congressional District special election tomorrow  Tom Suozzi (D) and Mazi Pilip (R) are running in a special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District tomorrow, Feb.…

  • California legislature considers constitutional amendment to eliminate dual question recalls for state officers

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    The California State Senate passed a constitutional amendment on Feb. 1 that would eliminate the successor election when a state officer is recalled, thereby leaving the office vacant until it is filled according to state law. For example, during the 2021 recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) voters were asked the following two questions: The…

  • Six U.S. House primaries are contested in Kentucky this year—the fewest since 2016

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Kentucky was Jan. 5, 2024.  Twenty-three candidates are running for Kentucky’s six U.S. House districts, including 11 Democrats and 12 Republicans. That’s 3.8 candidates per district, lower than the 5.2 candidates who ran in 2022, but higher than the 3.5 who ran in 2020.  Here…

  • Fifteen candidates are running in the top-two primary in California’s 30th Congressional District

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    Fifteen candidates are running in the top-two primary for California’s 30th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. Four candidates lead in noteworthy endorsements, fundraising, and local media attention: Mike Feuer (D), Laura Friedman (D), Nick Melvoin (D), and Anthony Portantino, Jr. (D). Incumbent Adam Schiff (D) is running for U.S. Senate rather than seeking re-election,…

  • Control of the Michigan House of Representatives is at stake in two special elections taking place on April 16

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    Control of the Michigan House of Representatives is at stake in two special elections taking place on April 16, 2024. Democrats won a 56-54 majority in the Michigan House—and a state government trifecta—in the 2022 elections. Control of the chamber split 54-54 when Lori M. Stone (D) and Kevin Coleman (D) resigned after winning mayoral…

  • Georgia sues Biden administration over rejection of Medicaid work requirement program extension

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    The state of Georgia filed a federal lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on February 2, 2024, to obtain an extension on the state’s Medicaid program—currently the only state program in the country with a work requirement.  Georgia Pathways to Coverage, an…

  • Federal Register weekly update: Ten significant documents added

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    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 Feb. 5, 2024, through Feb. 9, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 2,140 pages for…

  • 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 February 5-February 9. Just in time for Super Tuesday – announcing Ballotpedia’s new Sample Ballot Lookup Tool  Our free Sample Ballot Lookup Tool is central to our mission to…