Category: State
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Governor Kathy Hochul (D) vetoes one bill from Oct. 16-22
Governor Kathy Hochul (D) vetoed one bill from Oct. 16-22. She vetoed SB 6218, which would have enacted the Planned Offshore Wind Transmission Act and required the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority to establish a plan for improved transmission planning and coordinating systems for an offshore grid, and required that the Authority…
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North Carolina lawmakers codify semi-closed primary system
North Carolina lawmakers made unaffiliated voter participation in partisan primaries a permanent feature of state election laws as part of a veto override of S747 on Oct. 10, 2023. As part of the omnibus election bill, political parties holding primaries in the state must allow unaffiliated voters to participate in their primaries. Previously, state law permitted but…
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State supreme courts issue 247 opinions from Oct. 9-22
State supreme courts issued 247 opinions from Oct. 9-22. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia led the field with 30 opinions issued, followed by Delaware with 23 and Pennsylvania with 18. The 247 opinions account for 5% of the year-to-date total of 5,339. West Virginia, again, leads with 439 opinions issued since Jan.…
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California governor vetoes unemployment insurance benefits for striking workers
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on September 30 vetoed a bill that would increase labor protections for striking workers. The California State Assembly and Senate on September 11 and 14, 2023, respectively, passed SB 799, which would have allowed workers who were on strike for at least two weeks to receive unemployment insurance benefits of…
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Election legislation roundup: Texas House of Representatives
As of Oct. 22, Ballotpedia has tracked 195 election-related bills in the Texas House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 195, Ballotpedia tracked two from Oct. 16-22. Republicans sponsored both of the bills. The two bills are below: During the week of Oct. 16-22, Ballotpedia tracked 14 House election-related bills nationally.…
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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly
As of Oct. 22, Ballotpedia has tracked 17 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 17, Ballotpedia tracked two from Oct. 16-22. Republicans sponsored both of the bills. The two bills are below: During the week of Oct. 16-22, Ballotpedia tracked 14 House election-related bills nationally. As…
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Election legislation roundup: Florida State Senate
As of Oct. 22, Ballotpedia has tracked 14 election-related bills in the Florida State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 14, Ballotpedia tracked one from Oct. 16-22. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is below: During the week of Oct. 16-22, Ballotpedia tracked six Senate election-related bills nationally. As of Oct. 22,…
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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Senate
As of Oct. 22, Ballotpedia has tracked 20 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 20, Ballotpedia tracked two from Oct. 16-22. Republicans sponsored one, while a bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the other. The two bills are below: During the week of Oct. 16-22, Ballotpedia tracked…
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One new candidate declares in Colorado
Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in Colorado between Oct. 16 and Oct. 22. This was equal to the number of candidates tracked last week. The candidate is a Republican and is running for state legislature in 2024. Details on the candidate are below: Since the beginning of the year, Ballotpedia has identified 23 candidates…
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Two new candidates declare in Florida
Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in Florida between Oct. 16 and Oct. 22. This was one more candidate 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. As of this writing, Ballotpedia identified campaign materials for one…