Year: 2024

  • Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

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    There were 59 vacancies in the 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of January 31, 2024. Fifty-eight of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From December 14, 2023, to January 31, 2024: By January 31, 2024—1,107 days in office—President Joe…

  • Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas ballots have featured political party platform advisory questions in recent years

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    Ballotpedia has tracked nonbinding political party platform advisory questions in three states—Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas. Democratic and Republican parties have placed these questions on statewide ballots to gauge voters’ support for various policy proposals. All three states have open primaries, meaning ​​that voters do not have to formally affiliate with a political party in…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #95

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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 the effect of school choice on Black students In this section, we curate reporting,…

  • Proposed amendment would return initiative and referendum in Mississippi

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, January 31, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Proposed amendment would return initiative and referendum in Mississippi On Jan. 24, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a proposed constitutional amendment, House Concurrent Resolution 11, that would create a new state initiative and…

  • Economy and Society, January 30, 2024: State agriculture commissioners join ESG pushback

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    Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Around the world EU Delays Sector-Specific ESG Rules for Two Years European Union (EU) legislators on January 24 introduced…

  • 105 candidates filed for congressional and statewide offices last week

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    One hundred five people declared candidacies for congressional or statewide offices in the past week, 20 more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Fifty-seven of those candidates were Democratic, while 45 were Republican. Three are minor-party candidates or running in nonpartisan races. Forty-eight candidates are running for…

  • Signatures verified for all six Let’s Go Washington-sponsored ballot initiatives, which could appear on the ballot in Nov.

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    In Washington, six citizen-initiated ballot measures have been certified to the state Legislature. The ballot initiatives could appear on the ballot on Nov. 5, 2025. Let’s Go Washington, a political action committee (PAC), was formed to sponsor the initiatives. State Rep. Jim Walsh (R-19), who is also chairman of the Washington Republican Party, filed the…

  • Five U.S. House seats are open in North Carolina this year—a decade high

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in North Carolina was Dec. 15, 2023.  Sixty-four candidates are running for North Carolina’s 14 U.S. House districts, including 15 Democrats and 49 Republicans. That’s 4.6 candidates per district, less than the 7.14 candidates per district in 2022, the first election after the number of congressional…

  • SCOTUS looks at Chevron—but what exactly does that mean?

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, January 30, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: SCOTUS hears oral argument in challenge to Chevron deference On Jan. 17, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, consolidated cases…

  • A look at Arizona’s 459 ballot measures since statehood

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    Welcome to the Monday, January 29, 2024, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at Arizona’s 459 ballot measures since statehood In 2006, Arizona voters decided Proposition 200, an initiative that would have awarded a $1 million prize to a randomly selected person…