Year: 2026
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In Aug. 18 elections, candidates backed by Recognized Endorsement Contributors won 63% of races and lost 23%
Endorsements are one of the ways voters learn who candidates are and what they stand for. They can be particularly useful for voters in two types of elections: in partisan primaries, when voters may find it difficult to discern differences between candidates with the same party affiliation, and in nonpartisan local elections, when party labels…
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Massachusetts' Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is one of several in which age is an issue
Incumbent Ed Markey and Seth Moulton are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts on September 1, 2026. This is one of several primaries this year in which age has become an issue. Markey is 80, and Moulton is 47. Markey is running on his record, while Moulton has said he would…
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Colorado mail ballot voter ID initiative becomes seventh voter ID measure certified for 2026—the most in a single year
Voters in Colorado will decide on an initiated constitutional amendment related to voter ID for mail-in ballots — the seventh measure to cover this topic in 2026, and the most to appear on statewide ballots in a single year. Initiative 362 The initiated constitutional amendment — known as Initiative 362 — would add a new…
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Six statewide candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks
Although most of this year's primary elections are in the rearview mirror, several states have voter participation deadlines coming up for the remaining primaries. Many states also have upcoming candidate filing deadlines and voter participation deadlines as the Nov. 3 election approaches. Six states, as well as American Samoa and Guam, have statewide candidate filing…
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Special election to fill the remainder of Sec. of State Marco Rubio's U.S. Senate term happening in Florida on Nov. 3
Incumbent Ashley B. Moody (R), Angela Nixon (D), and Neil Gillespie (No Party Affiliation) are running in the special election for U.S. Senate in Florida on November 3, 2026. The winner will serve the remainder of the term Marco Rubio (R) was elected to in 2022, which expires in January 2029. Rubio resigned on January…
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States enact more than 400 election-related bills in first seven months of 2026
States have enacted 419 election-related bills so far this year — the most of any even-numbered session year since Ballotpedia launched its Election Policy Legislation Tracker in 2022. These figures come from Ballotpedia's State of Election Policy Legislation 2026 Mid-Year Report, which covers election-related legislative activity captured in our legislation tracker through Aug. 14 of…
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Fourteen states require periodic votes on a constitutional convention question, but officials disagree over who can call the vote in one state — Oklahoma
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) ordered a statewide vote on whether the legislature should call a constitutional convention. The Oklahoma Constitution requires the question to be submitted to voters at least once every 20 years, but it was last submitted in 1970. Stitt issued an executive proclamation on Aug. 25, scheduling the question for a…
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Voters in seven states to decide 13 property tax measures in 2026
In 2026, voters in seven states will decide—or have already decided—13 statewide ballot measures related to property tax policy. Louisiana voters defeated one measure, Amendment 4, on May 16. The remaining 12 measures will appear on the November 3 ballot in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Wyoming. Of these measures: Of the…