Category: State

  • Election legislation roundup: New York State Senate

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    As of May 14, Ballotpedia has tracked 143 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 143, Ballotpedia tracked three from May 8-14. Republicans sponsored two, while Democrats sponsored one. The three bills are below:    NY S06653: Prohibits the delivery of an absentee ballot or an application…

  • 42 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

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    42 people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, five more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Twenty-four of those candidates were Democratic, while 18 were Republican. Thirty candidates are running for Congress, four for governorship, and eight for a lower state executive…

  • Missouri voters to decide on ballot measure for property tax exemptions for childcare facilities

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    In Missouri, a constitutional amendment that would allow childcare establishments to be exempt from property taxes was certified for the Nov. 5, 2024, ballot. On May 12, 2023, the Missouri House of Representatives voted 91-27 to pass the amendment. It previously passed the Missouri State Senate by 33-0 on March 23, 2023. To propose a…

  • Louisiana House passes unemployment insurance indexing bill

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    The Louisiana House of Representatives on May 10 passed a bill that would index the length of unemployment insurance benefits to the state’s unemployment rate. House Bill 340 would reduce the maximum number of benefit weeks to 12 when the unemployment rate is at or below 5%. The bill also proposes capping the maximum benefit…

  • California’s state legislators represent most residents per district

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    After the 2020 census, California’s 40 state Senators represent an average of 989,419 people each. Each Senator in the 31-member Texas State Senate represents an average of 941,396 people. Both of those figures are larger than the average number of people represented by each member of the U.S. House of Representatives—761,169 people per district. The…

  • DeSantis signs Florida SB 256, unions file lawsuits

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    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed Senate Bill 256 on May 9. In part, the bill says that except for unions representing law enforcement officers, correctional officers, correctional probation officers, and firefighters — which are exempted from the bill’s provisions — “[A]n employee organization that has been certified as a bargaining agent may not have its dues and uniform…

  • Challenge to Colorado signature verification process moves forward

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    On May 5, a Colorado 2nd Judicial District Court judge rejected Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s (D) motion to dismiss a challenge to the state’s signature verification system for mail-in ballots. Vet Voice Foundation (VVF), which describes its mission as “combating climate change, protecting voting rights, dispelling toxic disinformation, and ensuring all have access to…

  • All candidates for Mississippi House of Representatives District 111 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    All three candidates running in the Aug. 8 Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 111 — Eric Camp (R), Jimmy Fondren (R), and David Carson Futch (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are…

  • All candidates for Virginia House of Delegates District 29 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both candidates running in the Nov. 7 general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 29 — Marty Martinez (D) and Jonathan Mark Rogers (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to…

  • Oklahoma treasurer announces 13 financial institutions can’t do business with the state over ESG policies

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    Oklahoma State Treasurer Todd Russ (R) on May 3 issued a list of 13 financial institutions that are ineligible to do business with the state under a 2022 law because, according to Russ’s office, they engage in energy boycotts that, in its opinion, hurt the state’s economy. The listed institutions cannot manage state pension funds…