Category: State
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Laura Friedman and Alex Balekian advance from the top-two primary for California’s 30th Congressional District
Laura Friedman (D) and Alex Balekian (R) advanced from the top-two primary for California’s 30th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. The general election is on November 5, 2024. As of March 14, Friedman received 30.1% of the vote and Balekian received 17.4%. Four candidates led in noteworthy endorsements, fundraising, and local media attention: Friedman,…
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Incumbent Summer Lee and Bhavini Patel are running in the Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District
Incumbent Summer Lee (D) and Bhavini Patel (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District on April 23, 2024. Lee was first elected to the U.S. House in 2022 and previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Lee says she is a progressive and is campaigning on her legislative record.…
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Washington State Legislature passed three citizen-initiated ballot measures from the Let’s Go Washington PAC, which is the most passed in state history
The Washington State Legislature adjourned this year’s legislative session on March 7. Legislators passed three citizen-initiated measures into law—the most ever for a single year. From 1912, when the state’s initiative process was established, to 2023, just six Initiatives to the Legislature (ITLs) have received legislative approval. With three approved this year, the total increases…
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West Virginia will be the first state where voters will decide to prohibit assisted death, also known as assisted suicide, in a state constitution
Voters in West Virginia will decide on a constitutional amendment to prohibit people from participating in “the practice of medically assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of a person.” While several states have voted on ballot measures to allow for assisted death, also known as assisted suicide or aid-in-dying, West Virginia is the first state…
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Idaho governor signs bill to reduce unemployment insurance tax rate
Gov. Brad Little (R) signed Idaho House Bill 428 into law on Mar. 6, 2024, reducing employer-paid unemployment insurance taxes by 20%. The bill retroactively took effect starting Jan. 1. The state estimates Idaho businesses will save about $44 million in 2024 taxes and $117 million over the next five years under the new law. …
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoes bill that would have required Virginia to rejoin ERIC
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed SB606 on March 8, a bill that would have required the state to rejoin the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). ERIC is a multi-state voter list maintenance compact. The legislation passed the Virginia State Senate 21-19 on Feb. 12, and the House of Delegates 51-49 on Feb. 21. Both…
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Let’s Go Washington submitted six citizen-initiated measures; three will appear on the Nov. ballot, and three were approved by the legislature
The Washington State Legislature adjourned its 2024 legislative session on March 7, 2024. During the session, the legislature was presented six initiatives sponsored by Let’s Go Washington after the group submitted 2.6 million signatures for them. Three of the initiatives were adopted by the state legislature. Three will appear on the Nov. ballot for voters…
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West Virginia treasurer sends letter to financial institutions over ESG practices
West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore (R) sent a letter on February 22, 2024, to six banks—including Citibank, TD Bank, and HSBC—warning that they may be ineligible for contracts with the state in 45 days unless they show that they do not illegally boycott fossil fuel companies. Ballotpedia tracks support for and opposition to the environmental,…
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Florida voters will decide on constitutional amendment to adjust homestead exemption for inflation
The Florida State Legislature approved House Joint Resolution 7017, a constitutional amendment, on March 6. Voters will decide on the amendment at the general election in Nov. 2024. The amendment would provide for an annual inflation adjustment for the value of the homestead property tax exemption that applies to non-school taxes. The adjustment would be…
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Voters in Alabama rejected Amendment 1, which addressed local legislation
In Alabama, voters rejected Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment related to local legislation. The vote was 48.67% ‘Yes’ to 51.33% ‘No.’ The amendment would have eliminated the requirement for a budget isolation resolution for legislators to vote on local laws and constitutional amendments before the approval of budgets and without a 60% vote. In 1984,…