Year: 2025
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Girmay Zahilay defeated Claudia Balducci in nonpartisan general election for King County, Washington, executive
Girmay Zahilay defeated Claudia Balducci in the nonpartisan general election for county executive of King County, Washington, on Nov. 4, 2025. The county executive leads county employees, manages the biennial budget, and delivers services to county residents. This was the first election since 2009 in which former incumbent Dow Constantine was not on the ballot.…
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A look at voting under the age of 18 in the U.S.
On Sept. 30, 2025, the College Park City Council in Maryland voted to lower the minimum voting age in city elections to 16 years old. The change puts them among a small group of jurisdictions that allow 16-year-olds to participate in local elections. So what does youth voting look like nationwide? In 27 states and…
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Twenty-three states have amended their absentee/mail-in voting laws so far this year
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Maine voters defeated Question 1, which would have changed the state's absentee voting laws, limited ballot drop boxes, and required voter ID for individuals voting both in person and by absentee ballot. As of 12 p.m. EST on Nov. 5, the vote was 63.5%-36.5%, with 89% of votes in. While Mainers…
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Senate confirms largest number of Trump judicial nominees of his second term
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from Oct. 2 through Nov. 4. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS New vacancies There were 47 vacancies out of 870 active Article III judicial positions, a total vacancy rate of 5.4%, which is…
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Maine rejects Question 1 by the widest margin for a voter ID proposal since at least 2004
Voters rejected Maine Question 1 on Nov. 4. As of Nov. 7, 2025, the vote margins were 35.9% 'Yes' to 64.1% 'No.' Question 1 would have made several changes, including requiring photo identification for in-person and absentee voting; requiring voters to complete an identification envelope for absentee voting; allowing a person’s absentee ballot to be…
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Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative relaunches without net-zero deadline
The Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative announced on Oct. 30, 2025, that it will resume operations after pausing earlier this year to review its climate commitments. The investor coalition—which once included more than 325 firms managing over $57 trillion—said it has deleted language in its commitment statement that required members to aim for net-zero greenhouse-gas…