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  • Texas surpasses Tennessee as the state with the most enacted legislation so far this year, with 20 bills signed into law.

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including legislative activity, nationwide trends, and recent news. In each issue, you’ll find updates on legislative activity and recent news.  Legislative highlights Highlights: States enacted 19 bills during the past week.…

  • Five vacancies announced in state supreme courts in second quarter of 2023

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    State supreme courts saw five new announced vacancies in the second quarter of 2023. The vacancies occurred in Connecticut, Florida, New York, Hawaii, and Idaho. Added to the eight announced vacancies from the first three months of 2023, the total announced state supreme court vacancies so far this year is 13. Of the 13 announced…

  • Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for June 1, 2023

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    Welcome to the June 12 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. So much has happened since our last edition, and we’re excited to catch you up on all the news! So take a seat, dear reader, and let’s…

  • ESG pressure on CFO decision-making

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    Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. ESG developments this week In the states Alabama anti-ESG legislation heads to Governor’s desk On May 31, the Alabama…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Taking stock of 2024 presidential and statewide primary dates As of May 26, 23 states have confirmed the dates for their 2024 presidential preference primaries. The remaining 27 states have not formally or officially confirmed their dates. Of the 23 states that have confirmed presidential preference primary dates for 2024, seven—Alabama, California, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska,…

  • Canada, Maine, and Spain….how one ballot measure ties them together

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    Welcome to the Monday, May 22, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes and Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here’s why an initiative to create a power company is on the ballot in Maine this November  A look at recent state supreme court activity States enacting more election-related…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of May 15-May 19. Nearly 1 million residents per Senate district in California After the 2020 census, California’s 40 state Senators represent an average of 989,419 people per district. Each…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of May 8-May 12. A roundup of May 6 Texas election results We covered 47 Texas ballot measures on May 6,nearly three times more than we covered in May Texas…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Texas Senate advances amendments regarding relationship between parents, children, and educators Texas voters may decide two constitutional amendments regarding the relationship between parents, children, and educators come November. The Texas Senate recently approved Senate Joint Resolutions 29 (SJR 29) and 70 (SJR 70), described by proponents as parental rights amendments, which are now pending before…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of April 24-April 28. Pennsylvania to hold special elections to—once again—determine control of state House Two special elections on May 16 will determine partisan control of the Pennsylvania House of…