Year: 2024

  • Minnesota Supreme Court to hear challenge of new felon voting law

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    The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a new law that automatically restores voting rights to people convicted of a felony who are still on parole, probation, or supervised release in the state. On March 3, 2023, Governor Tim Walz (D) signed House File 28 into law. Previously in Minnesota, the state restored voting rights to people convicted of…

  • SCOTUS hears oral argument in challenge to Chevron deference

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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…

  • 21 states have laws on ballot measure readability

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    Welcome to the Friday, January 19, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Twenty-one states have adopted laws on ballot measure readability  Ballot measures, a form of direct democracy, allow voters to weigh in on laws, policies, and regulations affecting their communities and states. But how is…

  • Thirty-six candidates are running for Alabama’s seven U.S. House districts—a decade-high

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Alabama was Nov. 10, 2023.  Thirty-six candidates are running for Alabama’s seven U.S. House districts, including 15 Democrats and 21 Republicans. That’s 5.14 candidates per district, more than in the previous three election cycles. There were 3.14 candidates per district in 2022, 3.57 candidates per…

  • Only one contested U.S. House primary in Arkansas in 2024

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Arkansas was Nov. 14, 2023.  Nine candidates filed to run for Arkansas’ four U.S. House districts—four Democrats and five Republicans. That’s 2.25 candidates per district, fewer than the three candidates per district in 2022, but more than the 1.75 candidates in 2020. In 2018, 3.25…

  • Six U.S. House districts in California are open this year—the most since 2014

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in California was Dec. 10, 2023. Two-hundred forty-one candidates filed to run for California’s 52 U.S. House districts, including 125 Democrats, 88 Republicans, and 28 independent or minor party candidates. That’s 4.63 candidates per district. In 2022, the first election after the number of congressional districts…

  • Eleven candidates are running in the top-two primary in California’s 20th Congressional District

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    Eleven candidates are running in the top-two primary for California’s 20th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. Three candidates lead in media attention: Mike Boudreaux (R), Vince Fong (R), and David Giglio (R). The primary is taking place after former Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R) resignation in December 2023. McCarthy resigned in the wake of an…

  • Three candidates running in the Republican primary for governor of North Carolina

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    Dale Folwell, Bill Graham, and Mark Robinson are running in the Republican primary for governor of North Carolina on March 5, 2024. The general election is on Nov. 5, 2024. Incumbent Roy Cooper (D) is term-limited. The National Review’s Audrey Feinberg wrote, “North Carolina’s gubernatorial race is shaping up to be one of the most expensive and…

  • Incumbent Kim Ogg and Sean Teare are running in the Democratic primary for Harris County District Attorney

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    Incumbent Kim Ogg (D) and Sean Teare (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Harris County District Attorney in Texas on March 5, 2024. Ogg was first elected in 2016. Ogg’s focus was on prosecuting violent offenders, offering diversion programs as an alternative to jail time, and making less use of cash bail. Ogg…

  • Twelve candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles County District Attorney

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    Twelve candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles County District Attorney on March 5, 2024. Five candidates lead in endorsements and local media attention: incumbent George Gascón, Jeff Chemerinsky, Jonathan Hatami, Nathan Hochman, and Eric Siddall. According to LAist, the election is “expected to be closely watched across the country as a barometer…