Year: 2024

  • Lone Minnesota Senate election set to determine partisan control of the chamber

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, Oct. 16, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Special election for vacant Minnesota Senate district will determine which party controls the chamber  Throughout the year, we’ll bring you coverage of the most compelling elections—the battlegrounds we expect to have a meaningful effect…

  • Voters in Amarillo, Texas, and San Francisco, California, to decide on abortion-related local ballot measures

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    Abortion isn’t just an issue for state ballot measures. Voters in at least two cities, Amarillo, Texas, and San Francisco, California, will decide on abortion-related local ballot initiatives on Nov. 5. Both address an issue that the state ballot measures do not—how governments address abortion beyond their jurisdictions. In Amarillo, voters will decide on Proposition…

  • Alabama auditor argues ESG hurts agriculture

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    Alabama State Auditor Andrew Sorrell (R) argued in an op-ed published Oct. 13 that ESG threatens farmers—especially those in his state. Sorrell said environmental regulations and corporate policies would increase farming costs and damage large agricultural industries. Ballotpedia tracks support for and opposition to the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investing movement. To learn…

  • Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will decide on competing ballot measures related to electoral systems and abortion, respectively, on Nov. 5

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    On Nov. 5, 2024, voters will decide on two sets of competing ballot measures: two in Nebraska related to abortion, and two in Arizona related to electoral systems. Two or more initiatives may qualify for the same ballot but conflict with one another. Constitutional amendments affect statutory measures but not vice-versa. When both are statutes,…

  • Alabama auditor argues ESG hurts agriculture

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    ESG developments this week Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of ESG stories that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Around the world Canadian government announces plans for climate disclosure rules Canada’s government plans to create new climate disclosure requirements for large companies, according to ESG Today. The government said it will…

  • Pennsylvania one of 10 states holding elections for state treasurer

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Pennsylvania one of 10 states holding elections for state treasurer Throughout the year, we’ll bring you coverage of the most compelling elections—the battlegrounds we expect to have a meaningful effect on the balance…

  • Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS continues October 2024 sitting

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    Welcome to the Oct. 14 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 back with another installment as SCOTUS dives into week two of the October sitting. There’s a lot to cover, so grab a seat, and let’s gavel…

  • Two candidates are running in the general election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court

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    Welcome to the Monday, October 14, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Two candidates are running in the general election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court Throughout the year, we’ll bring you coverage of the most compelling elections—the battlegrounds we expect to have…

  • Four candidates running in Michigan’s Supreme Court elections on Nov. 5

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    Four candidates are running in two general elections for Michigan’s Supreme Court on November 5. Andrew Fink and Kimberly Thomas are running for a full eight-year term. Incumbent David Viviano (R) is not running for re-election. Incumbent Kyra Harris Bolden and Patrick W. O’Grady are running in a special election. Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) appointed Harris Bolden in November 2022. The winner of the special election will serve the remainder of Bridget Mary McCormack’s term, which…

  • Incumbent Martin Heinrich (D) and Nella Domenici (R) running in New Mexico’s U.S. Senate election

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    Incumbent Martin Heinrich (D) and Nella Domenici (R) are running in the general election for the United States Senate in New Mexico on Nov. 5, 2024. Heinrich was first elected in 2012. He won re-election in 2018 by 23 percentage points.  Domenici is the daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici (R), who was in office from 1973 to 2009. He was the last Republican to be elected to…