Tag: 2024 primary coverage
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Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets
As of Nov. 28, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 62%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 14% and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) at 10%. No other candidate has…
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Eugene, Oregon, to vote on STAR voting initiative at May primary election
Voters in Eugene, Oregon, will decide on an initiative to adopt a new electoral system, STAR voting, on May 21, 2024. STAR is an acronym for Score-Then-Automatic-Runoff. If approved, Eugene, Oregon, would be the first jurisdiction to adopt STAR voting. In 2018, voters in Lane County, Oregon, which includes Eugene, defeated Measure 20-290, which would…
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Two candidates filed to appear on Alabama’s Democratic presidential primary ballot
The filing deadline for the Alabama Democratic presidential primary passed on Nov. 10, 2023. Two candidates qualified to appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to submit a petition with either 500 signatures from across the state or 50 signatures from each of Alabama’s seven congressional districts and pay…
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29 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
Twenty-nine people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 93 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Nine of those candidates were Democratic, while 18 were Republican. Two filed as independents. Sixteen candidates are running for Congress, 12 for state legislatures, and one…
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Wisconsin to vote on prohibiting private funds in elections and a second question related to election officials at the April primary election
The Wisconsin State Legislature voted to send one constitutional amendment as two ballot questions to the April 2, 2024, ballot. The first question asks voters to prohibit governments from applying or accepting non-governmental funds or equipment for the administration of any primary, election, or referendum. The second question asks voters to provide that only election…
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54 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
Fifty-four (54) people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 16 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Twenty-six (26) of those candidates were Democratic, while 21 were Republican. Seven are minor-party or nonpartisan candidates. Twenty-nine (29) candidates are running for Congress, 17…