Tag: State leg
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina State Senate
As of March 12, Ballotpedia has tracked four election-related bills in the North Carolina State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the four, Ballotpedia tracked one from March 6-12. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is: NC S226: Freedom to Vote, Sens. Gale Adcock (D), Valencia Applewhite (D), Sydney Batch (D), Dan Blue…
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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Senate
As of March 12, Ballotpedia has tracked five election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the five, Ballotpedia tracked one from March 6-12. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is: WI SB98: Verifying citizenship of individuals on the official voter registration list and contents of operator’s licenses and…
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55% of state legislatures are Republican, 45% Democratic
At the beginning of March 2023, 55% of all state legislatures in the United States are Republican while 45% are Democratic. There are 7,386 state legislative seats in the country. Republicans control 56 chambers, while Democrats hold 41. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions. Democrats hold 856 state Senate seats and…
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Election legislation roundup: New Mexico State Legislature
As of March 12, members of the New Mexico State Legislature, which includes the New Mexico House of Representatives and the New Mexico State Senate, have passed one bill related to election administration since the beginning of the year. The bill is: NM HB4: Voting Rights Protections, No sponsors listed. Deletes a provision that a…
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Legislature
As of March 5, members of the New York State Legislature, which includes the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate, have passed two bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those two bills, legislators passed both during the week of Feb. 27-March 5. Democrats sponsored both…
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly
As of Feb. 19, Ballotpedia has tracked 118 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 118, Ballotpedia tracked 11 from Feb. 13-19. Democrats sponsored seven of these bills, while Republicans sponsored two. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored two bills. The 11 bills are: NY A04358:…
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Election legislation roundup: Kentucky House of Representatives
As of Feb. 19, Ballotpedia has tracked four election-related bills in the Kentucky House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the four, Ballotpedia tracked one from Feb. 13-19. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is: KY HB302: AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency, Reps. Joshua Branscum (R), Jennifer Decker…
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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly
As of Feb. 19, Ballotpedia has tracked three election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the three, Ballotpedia tracked one from Feb. 13-19. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the bill. The bill is: WI AB38: Absentee ballot request and return confirmation (FE), Reps. Clinton Anderson (D), Mike Bare…
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The final state legislative election of 2022
On Feb. 21, voters in New Hampshire’s House Stafford 8 District will determine the winner of the only remaining uncalled state legislative election of the 2022 cycle. The seat was up for election on Nov. 8, but ended in a 970 to 970 vote tie, resulting in a redo election between incumbent Chuck Grassie (D)…
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Democrats win Feb. 7 Pennsylvania House special elections
On Feb. 7, 2023, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives held elections to fill vacancies in Districts 32, 34, and 35. The districts opened up following the Nov. 8, 2022, elections when one incumbent died and the other two were elected to different offices. In District 32, Joe McAndrew (D) defeated Clay Walker (R). McAndrew is…