Author: Ethan Rice

  • Tennessee enacts new congressional districts

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    Tennessee enacted new congressional districts on Feb. 6 when Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed the legislature’s approved proposal into law. Tennessee was apportioned nine seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will take effect for Tennessee’s 2022 congressional elections. The…

  • Hawaii enacts new state legislative districts

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    Hawaii enacted new legislative districts on Jan. 28, 2022, when the Hawaii Reapportionment Commission voted 8-1 to approve a legislative map proposal. The maps will take effect for Hawaii’s 2022 state legislative elections. The commission’s Technical Committee Permitted Interaction Group initially presented the state legislative map plans to the commission for consideration on Oct. 14,…

  • Hawaii enacts new congressional district maps

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    Hawaii enacted new congressional districts on Jan. 28, 2022, when the Hawaii Reapportionment Commission voted 8-1 to approve a congressional map proposal. Hawaii was apportioned two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will take effect for Hawaii’s 2022 congressional…

  • Federal court invalidates Connecticut disclosure law

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Wednesdays through June 2022.  Federal court invalidates Connecticut disclosure law On Jan. 19, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut issued its final ruling in Kissel v. Seagull, striking down a Connecticut statute that required paid solicitors to…

  • Florida legislators introduce bills on donor privacy

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Wednesdays through June 2022.  Florida legislators introduce bills on donor privacy Republican lawmakers in the Florida Legislature introduced two versions of the Personal Privacy Protection Act, H1547 and S1848, which would prevent the disclosure of nonprofit donor’s identifying information. Both bills…

  • Virginia General Assembly introduces bills barring contributions from public utilities

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Wednesdays through June 2022.  Virginia General Assembly introduces bills barring contributions from public utilities Virginia legislators have introduced three bills seeking to limit public utilities’ ability to influence the state’s elections. HB71 (introduced by Del. R. Lee Ware (R) on Jan.…

  • Oregon groups propose ballot initiatives to limit contributions, increase disclosure

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    Welcome back to The Disclosure Digest! We’re glad to be back in your inbox again every week. The weekly edition will be authored by Marquee staff writer Ethan Rice, who took over the project from fellow Marquee writer Jerrick Adams in August. Keep an eye out for new editions published on Wednesdays through June 2022. …

  • Virginia Supreme Court approves new state legislative district maps

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    Virginia enacted new state legislative districts on Dec. 28, 2021, when the Virginia Supreme Court approved proposals drafted by two special masters the court had appointed. The maps will take effect for Virginia’s 2022 state legislative elections. Democrat and Republican consultants submitted statewide map proposals for consideration to the Virginia Redistricting Commission on Sept. 18.…

  • Virginia Supreme Court approves new congressional district map

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    Virginia enacted new congressional districts on Dec. 28, 2021, when the Virginia Supreme Court approved a proposal drafted by two special masters the court had appointed. Virginia was apportioned 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will take effect…

  • Forty members of Congress are not running for re-election

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    As of Dec. 21, 2021, 40 members of Congress—six members of the U.S. Senate and 34 members of the U.S. House—have announced they will not seek re-election. The latest member to announce their intent to not run in 2022, Lucille Roybal-Allard (D), announced her retirement from the House on Dec. 21.  Roybal-Allard represents California’s 40th…