Year: 2026

  • Melat Kiros defeats incumbent Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary for Colorado's 1st Congressional District

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    Melat Kiros defeated incumbent Diana DeGette and Wanda James in the Democratic primary for Colorado's 1st Congressional District on June 30. In Colorado, major party candidates qualify for the primary ballot by either winning at least 30% of the vote at a district-level assembly or by meeting the state's signature requirement. Both Kiros and DeGette…

  • State legislative session updates: sessions ending

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    According to Multistate, as of July 2, nine states are still in legislative session, with two in special session. Massachusetts’s session is expected to end on July 31. California and North Carolina’s sessions will end on Aug. 31. Pennsylvania’s session will end on Nov. 30. Three states, Michigan, New Jersey, and Ohio, have sessions that…

  • Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

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    This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. In the past month: By June 30 — 527 days in office — President Donald Trump (R) nominated 61 individuals to Article III judgeships. For historical comparison*:  *Note: These figures include unsuccessful nominations. The following data visualizations track the number…

  • President Donald Trump issued six executive orders in June, the fourth-lowest monthly total in his second term

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    President Donald Trump (R) issued six executive orders in June, the fourth-fewest of any month in his second term. As of July 1, Trump has signed 269 executive orders in his second term. The June executive orders addressed artificial intelligence, the administrative state, customs enforcement, quantum computing, and agriculture. Click here to read more about…

  • Campaign behind two online sports betting initiatives submitted signatures in Nebraska

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    Tax Relief Nebraska, the committee behind two ballot initiatives that would legalize online sports betting in the state, filed signatures with the secretary of state on June 26. One initiative is an amendment that would authorize laws governing online sports betting. The second is an initiated state statute that would authorize the state gaming commission…

  • Since 2016, nine former U.S. representatives have run in Florida — four of them are running this year

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    Welcome to the Monday, July 6, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Since 2016, nine former U.S. representatives have run in Florida — four of them are running this year Twenty-two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives — 13 Democrats and nine Republicans…

  • Weekly Brew: July 3, 2026

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    U.S. Supreme Court upholds legality of Mississippi's absentee ballot return law On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Watson v. Republican National Committee that federal law does not preempt a Mississippi law allowing absentee ballots to be received up to five days after the election. Mississippi is one of 14 states that…

  • Celebrate America all year long with Ballotpedia’s Blueprints of Democracy

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    Welcome to the Friday, July 3, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Celebrate America all year long with Ballotpedia’s Blueprints of Democracy In a July 3 letter to his wife, Abigail, John Adams wrote that the day the Continental Congress voted to approve America’s Declaration…

  • Seven states have candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks

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    As many of us rest and relax for the July 4 Independence Day holiday, the coming weeks promise further opportunities for civic engagement. Seven states have candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks. The map and bulleted list below show which states have candidate filing deadlines scheduled between July 4 and July 17. Looking…

  • U.S. Supreme Court agrees to review Arizona's documentary proof of citizenship and noncitizen voter removal laws

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    On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota, a case disputing whether two Arizona laws requiring documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) to register to vote in federal elections and requiring election officials to remove noncitizens from voter rolls violate the National Voter Registration Act…