Year: 2026
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Kansas three-day grace period for mail ballots temporarily reinstated ahead of primary
On July 16, a Kansas district judge ordered the temporary reinstatement of a policy allowing advance mail ballots to be accepted if the ballots are postmarked by election day and are received within three days of the election, blocking a 2025 law that changed the deadline for ballots to be received to 7:00 p.m. on…
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Two referred ballot measures were ruled unconstitutional and blocked from the Arizona ballot by Maricopa County Judges
Arizona voters will not decide Proposition 143 or Proposition 145 after two separate Maricopa County Superior judges ruled they violated the state’s separate amendment rule and were unconstitutional. Proposition 143 On July 24, Judge Gregory Como issued a ruling stating that Proposition 143 was unconstitutional. Proposition 143, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, would have prohibited…
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Collins and Jackson to face off for the only Republican-held U.S. Senate seat up for election this year in a state Kamala Harris won in 2024
Incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Troy Jackson (D) are running in the general election for the U.S. Senate in Maine on Nov. 3, 2026. On July 10, 2026, Graham Platner (D), the winner of the 2026 Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Maine, withdrew from the general election following an allegation of sexual assault. As a result, the Maine Democratic Party held a nominating convention to select…
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Signatures submitted for Colorado initiative that would retain sales tax revenue for environmental fund
In Colorado, signatures were submitted to the secretary of state's office on July 27 for a ballot initiative related to the allocation of sales tax revenue. The measure, Initiative 308, would exempt sales tax revenue generated from the sale of sporting goods and equipment from the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) provision, which requires excess…
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DCCC and NRCC both target open seat in Montana's 1st Congressional District
Sam Forstag (D), Aaron Flint (R), Nick Sheedy (L), and Kimberly Persico (I) are running in the general election for Montana's 1st Congressional District on Nov. 3, 2026. Incumbent Rep. Ryan Zinke (R) did not run for re-election. Forstag and Flint lead in polls, noteworthy endorsements, fundraising, and media attention. Subsidiaries of the Democratic and Republican Parties identified this as a competitive election. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) identified it as a target district and named…
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Incumbent Monica De La Cruz (R) and Bobby Pulido (D) are running for Texas' 15th Congressional District, one reshaped by redistricting in 2025
Incumbent Monica De La Cruz (R) and Bobby Pulido (D) are running in the general election for Texas' 15th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Texas adopted a new U.S. House district map in 2025, changing the boundaries of the 15th District from those used in 2024. In an interview with the Texas Observer, University…
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Amish Shah (D), Jay Feely (R), and Monica Alponte (L) are running for the open seat in Arizona's 1st Congressional District
Amish Shah (D), Jay Feely (R), and Monica Alponte (L) are running in the general election for Arizona's 1st Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Incumbent David Schweikert (R), first elected in 2010, ran for governor rather than seeking re-election. Local radio station KJZZ's Wayne Schutsky and Camryn Sanchez said, "Schweikert held the seat for…