Author: Mercedes Yanora
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Legislature
As of Sept. 10, members of the New York State Legislature, which includes the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate, have passed 10 bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those 10 bills, legislators passed one during the week of Sept. 4-10. Democrats sponsored the one…
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Three new candidates declare in New Jersey
Ballotpedia tracked three new state-level candidates in New Jersey between Sept. 4 and Sept. 10. This was three fewer candidates than the prior week. One of those candidates is a Democrat and two are Republicans. The three candidates are running for the state legislature in 2023. Two of the three candidates are replacing individuals from…
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One new candidate declares in Texas
Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in Texas between Sept. 4 and Sept. 10. This was one fewer candidate than the prior week. The candidate is a Democrat and is running for state legislature in 2024. Details on the candidate are below: Karthik Soora (D) is running for Texas State Senate District 15. Soora said,…
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All candidates for Virginia House of Delegates District 22 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 22 — Ian Lovejoy (R) and Travis Nembhard (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to…
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Two new candidates declare in Indiana
Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in Indiana between Sept. 4 and Sept. 10. This was two more candidates than the prior week. One of those candidates is a Democrat and one is a Republican. Both candidates are running for the state legislature in 2024. Details on these candidates are below: Matt McNally (D) is…
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One new candidate declares in Wisconsin
Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in Wisconsin between Sept. 4 and Sept. 10. This was one more candidate than the prior week. The candidate is a Democrat and is running for state legislature in 2024. Details on the candidate are below: Incumbent Brad Pfaff (D) is running for Wisconsin State Senate District 32. Pfaff…
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One new candidate declares in Colorado
Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in Colorado between Sept. 4 and Sept. 10. This was equal to the number of candidates tracked last week. The candidate is a Democrat and is running for state legislature in 2024. Details on the candidate are below: Kathleen Curry (D) is running for Colorado House of Representatives District…
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Two new candidates declare in Florida
Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in Florida between Sept. 4 and Sept. 10. This was two more candidates than the prior week. Both of the candidates are Democrats running for the state legislature in 2024. Details on these candidates are below: Rodney Jacobs (D) is running for Florida State Senate District 35. Jacobs said,…
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Six new candidates declare in New Jersey
Ballotpedia tracked six new state-level candidates in New Jersey between Aug. 28 and Sept. 3. This was six more candidates than the prior week. Four of those candidates are Democrats and two are Republicans. The six candidates are running for the state legislature in 2023. The six candidates are replacing individuals from their respective parties…
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Gabe Amo wins Democratic special primary for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District
Gabe Amo defeated 10 candidates in the Democratic special primary for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District on Sept. 5. Amo received 32.1% of the vote. Only two other candidates received more than 10% of the vote: Aaron Regunberg with 24.8% and Sandra Cano with 14%. Amo advanced to the general election on Nov. 7, 2023.…