Year: 2024

  • Incumbent Don Bacon (R) and Tony Vargas (D) running in the general election for NE-02

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    Incumbent Don Bacon (R) and Tony Vargas (D) are running in the general election for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District on November 5, 2024. The election is a rematch from 2022, when Bacon defeated Vargas 51.3% to 48.7%. The Guardian wrote that it was “not difficult to imagine a scenario in which the [presidential] race does…

  • Indiana Secretary of State issues cease-and-desist order against BlackRock

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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 the states Indiana Secretary of State issues cease-and-desist order against BlackRock Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales (R) issued a cease-and-desist order last week against BlackRock, arguing the asset manager misled…

  • Utah constitutional amendment would allow Legislature to repeal initiatives, prohibit foreign influence

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Utah constitutional amendment would give Legislature authority to repeal initiatives, prohibit foreign influence in ballot measure elections The Utah Legislature passed a constitutional amendment on Aug. 21 that will appear on the Nov.…

  • Wyoming had the highest percentage of legislative incumbents in contested primaries this year

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    Welcome to the Monday, August 26, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wyoming had the highest percentage of legislative incumbents in contested primaries this year Of the 44 states holding legislative elections this year, Wyoming had the highest percentage of legislative incumbents in contested primaries. This…

  • Advance Colorado Action qualifies two more ballot measures: one to establish a constitutional right to school choice and one to enact parole changes

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    The organization Advance Colorado Action qualified two more ballot initiatives last week. Advance Colorado Action describes its mission as “supporting policies that increase economic opportunity and greater government transparency.” The two ballot initiatives relate to education and criminal justice. Two other initiatives sponsored by Advance Colorado Action had already qualified for the ballot. The new…

  • Voters in Montana to decide on two electoral system ballot measures in Nov. 2024

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    The Montana Secretary of State’s office certified two initiatives, Initiative CI-126 and Initiative CI-127, for the November ballot on Aug. 22. The two initiatives will appear on the ballot along with Initiative CI-128, which would create a state constitutional right to abortion. Montanans for Election Reform submitted signatures for the initiatives in June. The committee…

  • Nebraskans to vote on competing abortion ballot initiatives in November, bringing the total of abortion-related measures in 2024 to 11

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    Voters in Nebraska will decide on two abortion-related ballot measures on Nov. 5. The ballot initiatives would contradict. One, the Right to Abortion Initiative, would amend the Nebraska Constitution to provide for a state constitutional right to abortion until fetal viability. The other ballot measure, the Prohibit Abortions After the First Trimester Initiative, would prohibit…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Voters in Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota to decide on marijuana legalization initiatives in November Voters in Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota will decide on ballot initiatives to legalize recreational marijuana in November. Ballotpedia found that the outcome of recreational marijuana measures has correlated with a state’s recent presidential voting history (for the…

  • All incumbents re-elected in Wyoming State Senate Republican primaries

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    Elections for the Wyoming State Senate will take place in 2024. The general election is on November 5, 2024. The primary was Aug. 20, 2024. The filing deadline was May 31, 2024. There were 11 contested Republican primaries for the Wyoming State Senate that took place on Aug. 20, 2024. Ballotpedia identified eight of those…

  • Utah voters to decide on constitutional amendment granting legislature power to amend or repeal initiatives and banning foreign influence on ballot measures

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    Voters in Utah will decide on a constitutional amendment to provide the Utah State Legislature with explicit power to amend or repeal voter-approved ballot initiatives. The constitutional amendment would also ban foreign individuals, entities, or governments from influencing, supporting, or opposing initiatives and referendums. On Aug. 21, 2024, the Utah State Legislature referred the constitutional…