Category: State
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Massachusetts ballot initiative campaigns related to education, psychedelics, tipped workers, app-based drivers, and state auditor responsibilities file signatures with local clerks for the 2024 ballot
Massachusetts ballot initiative campaigns related to education, psychedelics, tipped workers, app-based drivers, and state auditor responsibilities filed signatures with local clerks for the 2024 ballot. The deadline to file signatures with local clerks in order to qualify for the 2024 ballot was Nov. 22. Several campaigns related to education, psychedelics, tipped workers, app-based drivers, and…
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Colorado top-four ranked-choice voting initiative to be filed targeting 2024 ballot
Voters in Colorado could decide on a ballot initiative to adopt top-four ranked-choice voting in Nov. 2024. Kent Thiry, the former CEO of DaVita, said he plans to file the ballot initiative, which would change state executive, state legislative, and congressional elections. The new electoral system would go into effect beginning in 2026. The initiative…
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State lawmaker political party switch snapshot – November 2023
One hundred seventy-three (173) state legislators have switched political parties since 1994, according to analysis by Ballotpedia. Forty-seven (47) state senators and 126 state representatives have switched parties. State lawmakers who switched from Democrat to Republican: 83 State lawmakers who switched from Republican to Democrat: 23 As of November 22, 2023, Republicans controlled 54.82% of…
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Five new candidates declare in Texas
Ballotpedia tracked five new state-level candidates in Texas between Nov. 13-19. This was two more candidates than the prior week. Two of those candidates are Democrats and three are Republicans. The five candidates are running for state legislature in 2024. Details on these candidates are below: Since the beginning of the year, Ballotpedia has identified…
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Three new candidates declare in North Carolina
Ballotpedia tracked three new state-level candidates in North Carolina between Nov. 13-19. This was two more candidates than the prior week. Two of those candidates are Democrats and one is a Republican. The three candidates are running for state executive offices in 2024. Details on these candidates are below: Since the beginning of the year,…
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Election legislation roundup: Texas House of Representatives
As of Nov. 19, Ballotpedia has tracked 200 election-related bills in the Texas House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 200, Ballotpedia tracked five from Nov. 13-19. Republicans sponsored four, while Democrats sponsored one. The five bills are below: During the week of Nov. 13-19, Ballotpedia tracked five House election-related bills…
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Election legislation roundup: Texas State Senate
As of Nov. 19, Ballotpedia has tracked 120 election-related bills in the Texas State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 120, Ballotpedia tracked two from Nov. 13-19. Republicans sponsored both of the bills. The bills are below: During the week of Nov. 13-19, Ballotpedia tracked two Senate election-related bills nationally. As of…
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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Legislature
As of Nov. 19, members of the Wisconsin State Legislature, which includes the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate, have passed five bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those five bills, legislators passed four during the week of Nov. 13-19. Republicans sponsored the four bills. The bills…
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Legislature
As of Nov. 19, members of the New York State Legislature, which includes the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate, have passed 21 bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those 21 bills, legislators passed two during the week of Nov. 13-19. Democrats sponsored both of…
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Eugene, Oregon, to vote on STAR voting initiative at May primary election
Voters in Eugene, Oregon, will decide on an initiative to adopt a new electoral system, STAR voting, on May 21, 2024. STAR is an acronym for Score-Then-Automatic-Runoff. If approved, Eugene, Oregon, would be the first jurisdiction to adopt STAR voting. In 2018, voters in Lane County, Oregon, which includes Eugene, defeated Measure 20-290, which would…