Year: 2026

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Alabama becomes the 24th state to prohibit foreign nationals or governments from contributing to ballot measure committees

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    Welcome to Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Election Policy Digest. Every Tuesday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity.  In this week’s edition, we cover 520 bills state legislatures acted on in the last week and look at state laws prohibiting foreign nationals or governments…

  • 12 indirect initiatives pending before state legislatures, which have sent 75% to voters since 2018

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, March 31, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 12 indirect initiatives pending before state legislatures, which have sent 75% to voters since 2018 Nine states authorize indirect initiatives, either statutes or constitutional amendments, where citizen-proposed ballot measures are first presented to state…

  • Advocacy groups sue SEC over proxy policy shift

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    On March 19, 2026, two investor advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to vacate a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) policy that changed how the agency handles shareholder proposals. The lawsuit challenges what the groups called the SEC’s November 2025 No-Objection Policy, which replaced the agency’s…

  • Jeff Baker, Houston Gaines, and Ryan Millsap are running in the Republican primary in Georgia's 10th Congressional District on May 19, 2026

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    Jeff Baker (R), Houston Gaines (R), and Ryan Millsap (R) are running in the Republican primary for Georgia's 10th Congressional District on May 19, 2026. As of March 2026, Gaines and Millsap led in local media attention. Incumbent Mike Collins (R) is running for U.S. Senate rather than seeking re-election. As of March 2026, major…

  • Where Wisconsin’s Supreme Court candidates stand on data centers, immigration, and Act 10

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    Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court election is a week away, and Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges Maria S. Lazar (District II)  and Chris Taylor (District IV) are both running for a ten-year term. Incumbent Rebecca Bradley, a member of the Court's minority conservative bloc, is not running for re-election. While the 2023 and 2025 elections broke…

  • Sen. Alan Armstrong becomes the 11th U.S. senator to announce he won’t seek re-election in 2026

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    Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-Okla.) signed an affidavit on March 24, 2026, stating that he will not run to represent Oklahoma in the U.S. Senate in 2026. On March 24, 2026, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) appointed Armstrong to represent the state in the U.S. Senate. Markwayne Mullin (R) previously held the seat before he resigned…

  • Washington voters decided on eight ballot measures related to personal income taxes

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    Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed Senate Bill 6346 (SB 6346) on March 30, 2026, which imposes a 9.9% tax on household income above $1 million beginning in 2028. The legislation follows decades of ballot measures regarding personal income taxes in Washington. Voters have decided on eight ballot measures related to a personal income tax,…

  • Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes March 2026 sitting

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    Welcome to the March 30 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. "All sorts of things can happen when you're open to new ideas and playing around with things." - Stephanie Kwolek Inventor of Kevlar®, a high-strength, heat-resistant fiber…

  • Sen. Alan Armstrong takes office — ending the day-long vacancy in Oklahoma’s class II seat

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    On March 24, 2026, President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) swore Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-Okla.) into the U.S. Senate, filling the vacancy in Oklahoma’s class II seat. The vacancy began on March 23, 2026, after Markwayne Mullin (R) resigned from the U.S. Senate to serve as the U.S. secretary of homeland security in President Donald…

  • Rep. Sam Graves becomes the 57th U.S. representative to announce he won’t seek re-election in 2026

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    Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) announced on March 27, 2026, that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. In a statement announcing his retirement, Graves said, “After considerable reflection, 2026 will be my final year in Congress. This wasn’t an easy decision, but it’s the right one. I believe in…