Tag: elections
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Texas has enacted the most election-related legislation so far this year
As of June 15, legislators across the country have enacted 208 election-related bills this year, 42 more than the 166 bills states had enacted at this point in 2022. Texas has enacted the most bills this year, with 20, surpassing Tennessee, which has enacted 17. In 2022, Tennessee enacted the most bills at this point…
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Incumbents defeated in Texas city council runoff elections
The nonpartisan general runoff elections in city councils in San Antonio, Irving, Fort Worth, and Dallas, Texas, were on June 10, 2023. The general elections were held on May 6, and the filing deadline to run was on Feb. 17. At least two incumbents lost their re-election bids. Results were as follows: San Antonio City…
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Texas set to become ninth state to withdraw from ERIC, Arizona’s possible withdrawal vetoed by Gov. Hobbs (D)
Texas lawmakers sent SB1070 to Gov. Greg Abbot (R) on May 29, 2023, positioning the state to become the eighth to withdraw from ERIC this year, and the ninth overall. Elsewhere, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed SB1135 on May 26, a bill including provisions that would have effectively withdrawn Arizona from ERIC. ERIC is…
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New Jersey statewide primary to be held June 6
The statewide primary election for New Jersey is on June 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run was on March 27. Candidates are running in elections for the following offices: New Jersey State Senate New Jersey General Assembly Ballotpedia is also covering local elections in the following areas: Essex County Hudson County Candidates are competing…
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Enactment rate of single-topic versus omnibus-style election bills on par with 2022
The percentage of all enacted election-related bills dealing with single or multiple topics has stayed consistent from 2022 to 2023. As of May 2023, 53.5% of enacted bills address a single topic (61 of 114 bills), compared to 55.6% (158 of 284) of bills enacted by the end of 2022. Enactment of omnibus-style election bills,…
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33 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
Thirty-three people declared candidacies for federal or state offices in the past week, seven fewer than the 40 that declared the week before. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Eighteen of the 33 candidates are Democrats, while 14 are Republicans. One is a minor party candidate. Twenty-seven candidates are running…
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Utah in the top-three for rate of election policy legislation enactment for second straight year
Utah is among the top three states enacting the highest percentage of their introduced election-related legislation for the second year in a row. It is the only state among the top three in 2022 and 2023. Utah lawmakers enacted 12 of the 29 election-related bills (41.4%) introduced in 2023 and nine of 18 in 2022…
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40 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
Ballotpedia identified 40 declared candidates for federal and statewide offices over the previous week. All of these candidates declared prior to their state’s official filing deadline. That number is seven more than the number of candidates processed the previous week (33). Seventeen of those candidates were Democratic, while 19 were Republican. Four were third-party. Of…
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Absentee/mail-in ballot return deadlines in 2023 elections
Eight states—Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington—are holding statewide elections this year. Rules governing who can return completed absentee/mail-in ballots vary by state. Absentee/mail-in voting is voting that does not happen in person on Election Day but instead occurs another way, usually by mail. All states allow for some form of…
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Amendment to require direct partisan primary elections will be decided by Arizona voters in 2024
Voters in Arizona will decide on a constitutional amendment to require that direct partisan primaries be conducted in a way that allows political parties to nominate a candidate or candidates (in multi-seat districts) for the general election. The amendment wouldn’t change the current process but could preempt top-four primaries, as seen in Alaska, or other…