Year: 2024

  • 92 candidates filed for congressional and statewide offices last week

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    Ninety-two people declared candidacies for congressional or statewide offices in the past week, 12 more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Thirty-seven of those candidates were Democratic, while 49 were Republican. Six are minor-party candidates or running in nonpartisan races. Thirty-six candidates are running for Congress, 52…

  • Biden has successfully appointed 175 federal judges through February 1 of his fourth year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 175 Article III federal judges through February 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the third-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents…

  • The Federal Judicial Vacancy Count 2/1/2024

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    In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from January 2, 2024, to February 1, 2024. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS New vacancies There were 58 vacancies out of 870 active Article III judicial positions, a total vacancy percentage of 6.7%,…

  • San Francisco to vote on 8th-grade math ballot measure

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, February 14, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: San Francisco to vote on 8th-grade math ballot measure Last month we looked at Proposition B, which would amend San Francisco’s charter regarding minimum police officer staffing levels and establish a fund for police…

  • 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,…