Category: State
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Election legislation roundup: Florida State Legislature
As of June 25, members of the Florida State Legislature, which includes the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida State Senate, have passed seven bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those seven bills, five have been enacted. This is two more than this point a year ago. Republicans…
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Election legislation roundup: New Jersey State Senate
As of June 25, Ballotpedia has tracked 31 election-related bills in the New Jersey State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 31, Ballotpedia tracked one from June 19-25. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is: NJ S3594: Requires periodic reporting of election results on night of primary and general election and until…
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly
As of June 25, Ballotpedia has tracked 185 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 185, Ballotpedia tracked two from June 19-25. Democrats sponsored both bills. The bills are: NY A07783: Relates to recounts of election votes, Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon (D). As introduced, this…
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina State Senate
As of June 25, Ballotpedia has tracked 14 election-related bills in the North Carolina State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 14, Ballotpedia tracked one from June 19-25. Republicans sponsored the one bill. The bill is below: NC S749: No Partisan Advantage in Elections, Sens. Lisa Barnes (R), Kevin Corbin (R), Warren Daniel (R), Ralph…
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Abbott signs bills altering election administration in Harris County
On June 20, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed two bills affecting the administration and oversight of elections in Texas’ largest county, Harris County. SB1750 would transfer all powers and duties of a county elections administrator to the county tax assessor-collector and county clerk in counties with a population of more than 3.5 million. Harris…
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State courts of last resort continue to have majority female justice membership
As of June 2023, 15 out of the 53 courts of last resort in the United States had a female justice majority membership. This is a net increase of one state since 2022, adding California, Illinois, and Utah, while Ohio and Oregon had decreases in their membership of female justices. According to the National Center…
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North Carolina governor vetoes state bill opposing ESG
Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat and ESG supporter, on June 23 vetoed a bill banning the use of ESG in state investments. The bill previously passed the state House on May 3 and the state Senate on June 13. The bill now heads back to the legislature, which is expected to have the votes to…
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Number of one-party state governments at the highest point in at least three decades
There are 39 state government trifectas, more than twice as many as the 19 there were over 30 years ago in 1992. A state government trifecta is a term to describe a single-party government when one political party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. While there are more total trifectas today…
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Election legislation roundup: General Assembly of North Carolina
As of June 18, members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, which includes the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina State Senate, have passed seven bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those seven bills, legislators passed one during the week of June 12-18. Republicans sponsored…
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Election legislation roundup: Texas State Legislature
As of June 18, members of the Texas State Legislature, which includes the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas State Senate, have passed 34 bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those 34 bills, legislators passed zero during the week of June 12-18. Of the 34 bills passed this…