Category: State
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Primary watch: number of contested state legislative primaries is up 41% compared to 2020
The number of contested state legislative primaries is up 41% this year compared to 2020. Democratic primaries are down 6%, Republican primaries are up 76%, and top-two/four primaries are up 18%. These figures include data from 16 states that account for 1,850 of the 6,166 state legislative seats up for election this year (30%). A…
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Initiative to increase the income tax to fund zero-emission vehicles and wildfire prevention programs in California files signatures
The California secretary of state reported that Clean Air California, the campaign behind initiative #21-0037, submitted signatures on May 16. The number of signatures required to place the initiative on the November ballot is 623,212, which is equal to 5% of the votes cast in the 2018 gubernatorial election. The initiative proposes a new law…
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North Dakota has its most contested state legislative primaries since 2014
From 2014 to 2020, the number of state legislative primaries in North Dakota with more than one candidate ranged from four to six. This year, the number of contested primaries rose to 24, a 300% increase from 2020. This represents 18% of all possible primary contests. Of those candidates involved in primaries, 27 are incumbents,…
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Minnesota Secretary of State raises $385,959 this election cycle
According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has raised $385,959 and spent $101,885 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Mar. 31, 2022. Simon is currently ranked sixth in state-level donations in the 2022 election cycle. Simon is a member…
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Michigan Secretary of State raises $1.5 million this election cycle
According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Michigan Secretary of State’s office, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has raised $1.5 million and spent $176,057 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Apr. 20, 2022. Benson is currently ranked fifth in state-level donations in the 2022 election cycle. Benson is a member of…
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Indiana Secretary of State raises $497,226 this election cycle
According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Indiana Secretary of State’s office, Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan has raised $497,226 and spent $210,517 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Apr. 8, 2022. Sullivan is currently ranked sixth in state-level donations in the 2022 election cycle. Sullivan is a member of the…
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Arizona Secretary of State raises $3.69 million this election cycle
According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Arizona Secretary of State’s office, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has raised $3.69 million and spent $2.19 million between Jan. 1, 2021 and Mar. 31, 2022. Hobbs is currently ranked third in state-level donations in the 2022 election cycle. Hobbs is a member…
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Seven Missourian candidates complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey since May 1
Below are a selection of responses from the candaidates who filled out Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey since May 1. To read each candidate’s full responses, click their name at the bottom of the article. Christopher Davis is running for Missouri House of Representatives District 143 and the Republican primary is on Aug. 2. Here’s how…
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Two bills passed during Missouri’s 2022 legislative session
The Missouri General Assembly adjourned on May 13 having passed two bills during the 2022 legislative session. Both House Bill 3014 and House Bill 3015 are appropriation bills. There were a total of 11 resolutions adopted between the two chambers. In 2021, Missouri state legislature passed a total 58 bills. That is 97% decrease in…
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$18 minimum wage campaign collects 1 million signatures for California initiative
On May 12, Yes on the California Living Wage Act, the campaign behind an initiative to increase the state’s minimum wage to $18, announced that they had collected over 1 million signatures. The initiative would enact a law to increase the minimum wage at different intervals depending on whether an employer has 26 or more…