Year: 2024

  • All three Democratic Party fundraising committees saw highest monthly fundraising totals of the 2024 election cycle in August

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    As of Aug. 31, 2024, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $809 million and spent $715 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $715 million and spent…

  • House passes two bills opposing ESG

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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. In Washington, D.C. House passes two bills opposing ESG The House of Representatives passed two bills opposing ESG on Sept. 18 and Sept. 19. HR 5339 would require fiduciaries to make investment…

  • Candidates battle it out in third election rematch

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Candidates battle it out in third election rematch With 42 days to go until the Fall election, we’ll be bringing you coverage of the most compelling elections — the battlegrounds we expect to…

  • Five candidates running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s Auditor General

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    Incumbent Timothy DeFoor (R), Malcolm Kenyatta (D), and three other candidates are running in the general election for Pennsylvania Auditor General on November 5, 2024. Pennsylvania’s Auditor General is responsible for using audits to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent legally and properly by state government entities. In 2020, DeFoor defeated Nina Ahmad (D) 49.4% to 46.4%. DeFoor earned an associate degree in paralegal…

  • Incumbent Kirsten Baesler and Jason Heitkamp are running in the nonpartisan general election for North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction

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    Incumbent Kirsten Baesler and Jason Heitkamp are running in the general election for North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 5, 2024. This election is a nonpartisan election, but both candidates are Republicans. The Dickinson Press’ James B. Miller Jr. wrote the office is ” a pivotal role responsible for overseeing North Dakota’s public…

  • Ten state ballot measures related to property taxes on November ballot

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    Ten ballot measures concerning property taxes are on the ballot in eight states in 2024. Nine of the measures will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot, while one, in Louisiana, will be decided on in December. All ten measures were referred to the ballot by the states’ legislatures. During even-numbered years since 2014, there were…

  • Florida Amendment 3 ranks as the most expensive recreational marijuana legalization measure nationally since 2010

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    Welcome to the Monday, September 23, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Florida Amendment 3 ranks as the most expensive recreational marijuana legalization measure nationally since 2010 There is a new record-holder for the most expensive marijuana legalization ballot measure: Florida Amendment 3. Marijuana has been…

  • Thirteen states feature a higher-than-average number of ballot initiatives in 2024, leading to the most initiated measures since 2016

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    Of the 26 states that allow for citizen-initiated ballot measures, 18 states will feature citizen initiatives on the ballot this year. Thirteen of these states had a higher-than-average number of initiatives certified for their respective statewide ballots this year as compared to even-year election cycles between 2010 and 2022. A total of 931 ballot initiatives…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Ballotpedia launches its 2024 Voter Toolkit Since our founding in 2007, Ballotpedia’s election content has helped hundreds of millions of people get informed so they can vote confidently. This week we launched a new resource to make it even easier to get our reliable and unbiased election information.  Our 2024 Voter Toolkit pulls the helpful…

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

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    There were 44 vacancies out of 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of September 18, 2024. All 44 of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From August 1 to September 18, 2024: By September 18, 2024—1,338 days in office—President Joe…