Category: State

  • Thirty-nine state legislative special elections scheduled for 2022

    Posted on

    Thirty-nine state legislative special elections have been scheduled in 19 states in 2022. Fourteen special elections have taken place already. Heading into those races, Democrats had controlled 11 of the seats, and Republicans controlled three. No seats have changed party control as a result of special elections this year. Upcoming special elections include: Mar. 1…

  • Kentucky sees largest number of U.S. House candidates since at least 2014

    Posted on

    Thirty-one candidates are running for Kentucky's six U.S. House districts in 2022, including nine Democrats and 22 Republicans. This equals 5.2 candidates per district, the most candidates per district since 2014. The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Kentucky was Jan. 25, 2022. Democrats currently represent one U.S. House district…

  • Rhode Island enacts new congressional districts

    Posted on

    Rhode Island enacted new congressional districts on Feb. 16, 2022, when Gov. Dan McKee (D) signed redistricting legislation that the General Assembly had approved the day before. Rhode Island was apportioned two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will…

  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court enacts new congressional map

    Posted on

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court selected a new congressional district map, officially enacting that map as part of the post-2020 redistricting process on Feb. 23. Pennsylvania was apportioned 17 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, one fewer than it received after the 2010 census. This map will take effect for Pennsylvania's…

  • Disclosure Digest: Circuit court dismisses group’s challenge of New Mexico disclosure law

    Posted on

    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022.  Circuit court dismisses group’s challenge of New Mexico disclosure law On Feb. 15, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging New Mexico’s disclosure requirements for…

  • Checks and Balances: IRS walks back use of facial recognition technology

    Posted on

    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review the latest legal challenges to the Biden…

  • Nikki Lucas and Manny De Los Santos win New York State Assembly special elections

    Posted on

    Two special general elections were held for New York State Assembly Districts 60 and 72 on Feb. 15. Nikki Lucas (D) won the District 60 special election with 2,074 votes, defeating Keron Alleyne (Working Families Party) and Marvin King (R, Conservative Party). The District 60 special election was called after Charles Barron (D) was sworn…

  • State and Local Tap: Early voting begins in Texas

    Posted on

    Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights the start of Texas’ early voting and an update on redistricting. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap. Today’s edition is the final version of the State & Local Tap. We are so grateful for your readership over the…

  • Three candidates running in Nebraska's 1st Congressional District's first contested Republican primary since 2014

    Posted on

    Incumbent Jeff Fortenberry, Mike Flood, and John Weaver are running in the Republican primary for Nebraska's 1st Congressional District on May 10, 2022. This is the first contested Republican primary in the district since 2014 and the first for Fortenberry after a 2021 federal indictment stemming from a 2016 campaign finance investigation. A federal grand…

  • New Mexico legislature sends constitutional amendments on household service infrastructure and judicial vacancies to the ballot, three bond measures to the governor's desk

    Posted on

    The New Mexico legislature adjourned on Thursday. During the 2022 session, the legislature referred two additional constitutional amendments to the Nov. 8 ballot to join one put there during the 2021 session. The legislature also approved three bond questions that the governor must sign before they also go before voters. One constitutional amendment would provide…