Year: 2026
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Incumbent justices are running for each other's seats on the Arkansas Supreme Court on March 3
The terms of two Arkansas Supreme Court justices will expire on December 31, 2026. The two seats are up for a nonpartisan election on March 3, 2026. The Arkansas Advocate's Ainsley Platt wrote, "The outcome of the race won’t change the ideological tilt of the court, where justices linked to Republicans hold a 5-2 majority...But…
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Craighead County, Ark., Tax Collector candidates talk transparency in Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running in the March 3 Republican primary for Craighead County, Ark., Tax Collector—Jenny Ruth Crisler and Stephanie A. Hoffman—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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Just one minor party candidate received more votes than the margin of victory in 2025
In 2025, just one minor party candidate received more votes than the margin of victory in an election. This is the smallest number in any election since 2020. In the three odd-year elections Ballotpedia has covered, five minor party candidates received more votes than the margin of victory in 2021, and three candidates did so…
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Virginia redistricting constitutional amendment would shift four Republican-held congressional districts towards Democrats, based on 2025 gubernatorial results
Virginia has 11 congressional districts. Voters in each district elect one member to the U.S. House of Representatives. As of February 2026, Virginia’s delegation includes six Democrats and five Republicans. On April 21, at a special referendum election, voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would allow the state legislature to draw congressional district…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #192
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over whether the state superintendent of education should be an…
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Over the past two weeks, bail-related ballot measure certified in Indiana, and signatures submitted for redistricting initiative in Utah
As of Feb. 18, 67 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 32 states, 10 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years over the past decade (2014 to 2024). Here’s an update on the latest ballot measure activity during the past two weeks: The last signature…
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Indiana becomes the third state, after Alabama and Tennessee, to advance a bail-related constitutional amendment to voters in 2026
The Indiana General Assembly approved a constitutional amendment related to bail for the Nov. 3, 2026, statewide general election ballot. Lawmakers passed the amendment on Feb. 17, 2026. Introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJR 1), the constitutional amendment would provide that offenses, other than murder or treason, are bailable "unless the accused poses a…
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Supporters of a Utah initiative to eliminate the non-politician redistricting commission submitted more than 200,000 signatures to election officials
Supporters of a Utah initiative to repeal Proposition 4 announced on Feb. 15 that they submitted more than 200,000 signatures in support of the measure. If the signatures are validated by election officials, voters would decide the initiative on Nov. 3, 2026. The initiative would repeal Prop 4, approved by voters in 2018, eliminating the…