Year: 2024
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Two candidates advance to general election runoff for Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Karen Keith and Monroe Nichols are running in the general runoff election for Mayor of Tulsa on November 5, 2024. Seven candidates ran in the August 27 general election. No candidate received a majority of the vote, requiring a runoff. Nichols received the most votes with 33.1%, Keith received the second most with 32.6%. Brent…
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Both candidates for Island County, Wash., Commission District 1 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running in the general election for Island County, Wash., Commission District 1—incumbent Melanie Bacon (D) and Marie Shimada (D)—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key…
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Both candidates for Pierce County, Wash., Sheriff complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running in the general election for Pierce County, Wash., Sheriff—Patti Jackson and Keith Swank—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key campaign messages. Both Jackson and…
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Indiana Secretary of State issues cease-and-desist order against BlackRock
Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales (R) announced his office issued a cease-and-desist order Aug. 22 against BlackRock, arguing the asset manager misled investors and used non-ESG funds to promote ESG goals. Ballotpedia tracks support for and opposition to the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investing movement. To learn more about arguments for, against,…
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Initiative to create a new type of licensed veterinary professional will appear on Colorado’s Nov. ballot
The Colorado secretary of state’s office determined on Aug. 28 that Initiative 145, sponsored by All Pets Deserve Vet Care, qualified for the November ballot. The group had submitted 207,182 signatures for the initiative on July 29, surpassing the required 124,238 valid signatures. The initiative would create the profession of veterinary professional associate (VPA), which…
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Five, possibly six, states will vote on ranked-choice voting measures this fall—the most ever in a single year
Five states—Alaska, Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Oregon—have certified ballot measures for Nov. 5 related to adopting, repealing, or pre-empting ranked-choice voting. This is the most RCV-related statewide ballot measures being featured in any year. There is one potential citizen initiative pending signature verification in Colorado that could bring the total number this year to six.…
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Voters will decide 11 abortion-related ballot measures in 10 states in November, the most on record
Voters in ten states—Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota—will decide on 11 abortion-related ballot measures in Nov. 2024. This is the most on record for a single year. Initiatives were recently certified in Nebraska and Montana. In Montana, voters will be deciding on CI-128, which would provide a…