Category: State
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Election legislation roundup: Texas House of Representatives
As of March 19, Ballotpedia has tracked 60 election-related bills in the Texas House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 60, Ballotpedia tracked 52 from March 13-19. Republicans sponsored 37, while Democrats sponsored 15. Five of these bills are: TX HB3159: Relating to the use of an accessible absentee mail system…
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly
As of March 19, Ballotpedia has tracked 138 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 138, Ballotpedia tracked three from March 13-19. Republicans sponsored two, while Democrats sponsored one. The three bills are: NY A05494: Requires the county seat in Delaware county (Delhi) to have at…
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Election legislation roundup: Florida House of Representatives
As of March 19, Ballotpedia has tracked 13 election-related bills in the Florida House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 13, Ballotpedia tracked one from March 13-19. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is: FL H1611: City of Bartow, Polk County, Rep. Melony Bell (R). During the week of March 13-19,…
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina House of Representatives
As of March 19, Ballotpedia has tracked 19 election-related bills in the North Carolina House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 19, Ballotpedia tracked four from March 13-19. Democrats sponsored three, while Republicans sponsored one. The four bills are: NC H362: Fix Our Democracy, Reps. John Ager (D), Vernetta Alston (D),…
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Election legislation roundup: General Assembly of North Carolina
As of March 19, members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, which includes the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina State Senate, have passed one bill related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is: NC H88: Omnibus Local Elections, Reps. Brian Biggs…
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Election legislation roundup: New Mexico State Legislature
As of March 19, members of the New Mexico State Legislature, which includes the New Mexico House of Representatives and the New Mexico State Senate, have passed four bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those four bills, legislators passed three during the week of March 13-19. Democrats sponsored all…
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Election legislation roundup: Kentucky General Assembly
As of March 19, members of the Kentucky General Assembly, which includes the Kentucky House of Representatives and the Kentucky State Senate, have passed one bill related to election administration since the beginning of the year. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the bill. The bill is: KY HB302: AN ACT relating to elections and…
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Election legislation roundup: Indiana General Assembly
As of March 19, members of the Indiana General Assembly, which includes the Indiana House of Representatives and the Indiana State Senate, have passed one bill related to election administration since the beginning of the year. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the bill. The bill is: IN SB0106: Local powers concerning elections, Reps. Patricia…
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State supreme courts issued 142 opinions between March 13-19
State supreme courts issued 142 opinions between March 13-19. The Hawaii Supreme Court led the field with 25 opinions issued, followed by Delaware with 10 and Mississippi, North Dakota, and Ohio with eight. Last week’s 142 opinions account for 10% of the year-to-date total of 1,366. Delaware leads with 91 opinions issued since Jan. 1,…
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South Carolina legislature considering amendment to make comptroller an appointed rather than elected position
South Carolina legislators are considering a constitutional amendment to make the state comptroller appointed by the governor rather than elected. If passed by both chambers of the legislature, it would appear on the 2024 ballot for voter approval. The amendment was introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 95 on Jan. 10, 2023. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee…