Author: Mercedes Yanora
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Legislature
As of July 23, members of the New York State Legislature, which includes the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate, have passed nine bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of the nine bills passed this year, five have been enacted. This is seven fewer than this…
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Recall election roundup: Colorado
Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against local officials in Colorado from July 10-16, bringing the yearly statewide total to 12 efforts against 25 officials. The most recent effort is: Tommy Flower recall, Custer County, Colorado (2023): City Commissioner Tommy Flower. An attempt to recall Custer County District 3 Commissioner Tommy Flower in Colorado was initiated in…
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Recall election roundup: Texas
Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against local officials in Texas from July 10-16, bringing the yearly statewide total to five efforts against 10 officials. The most recent effort is: Jose Segarra and Ramon Alvarez recall, Killeen, Texas (2023): City Councilmen Ramon Alvarez and Jose Segarra. A recall petition against Alvarez and Segarra was filed in…
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Election legislation roundup: General Assembly of North Carolina
As of July 16, members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, which includes the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina State Senate, have passed eight bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those eight bills, legislators passed one during the week of July 10-16. A bipartisan…
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Two losing candidates for New Jersey State Senate fundraise over $100,000
Primary elections in the New Jersey State Senate took place on June 6, 2023. General elections for all 40 seats in the senate will take place on Nov. 7, 2023. Democrats hold a 25-15 majority heading into the election. This article details the three to five candidates in each party who led in fundraising by…
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Two losing candidates for New Jersey General Assembly fundraise over $100,000
Primary elections in the New Jersey General Assembly took place on June 6, 2023. General elections for all 80 seats in the assembly will take place on Nov. 7, 2023. Democrats hold a 46-34 majority heading into the election. This article details the three to five candidates in each party who led in fundraising by…
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Recall election roundup: Florida
Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against local officials in Florida from July 3-9, bringing the yearly statewide total to five efforts against four officials. The most recent effort is: Michele Myers and Cynthia Burton recall, Crescent City, Florida (2022-2023): Mayor Michele Myers and City Commissioner Cynthia Burton. Crescent City, City Commissioner Cynthia Burton Two recall attempts were…
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Mississippi State Senate sees lowest number of incumbent retirements since 2011
Three incumbents did not file for re-election to Mississippi’s Senate in 2023. This was the lowest number of retirements since 2011, and a 66% decrease from the average of 8.7 retirements per cycle between 2011 and 2019. Mississippi is holding its primary on Aug. 8, with a primary runoff on Aug. 29. The general election…
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina State Senate
As of July 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 15 election-related bills in the North Carolina State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 15, Ballotpedia tracked one from July 3-9. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is: NC S99: Bond Referendum Transparency, Sens. Carl Ford (R), Matthew Johnson (R), Joyce Krawiec (R), Tim Moffitt (R), Jim Perry (R), Vickie…
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina House of Representatives
As of July 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 25 election-related bills in the North Carolina House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 25, Ballotpedia tracked three from July 3-9. Republicans sponsored two, while a bipartisan group of legislators sponsored one. The three bills are: NC H772: Poll Observer Appointments, Access & Activity,…