Tag: State leg
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Mississippi State Senate sees lowest number of incumbent retirements since 2011
Three incumbents did not file for re-election to Mississippi’s Senate in 2023. This was the lowest number of retirements since 2011, and a 66% decrease from the average of 8.7 retirements per cycle between 2011 and 2019. Mississippi is holding its primary on Aug. 8, with a primary runoff on Aug. 29. The general election…
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina State Senate
As of July 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 15 election-related bills in the North Carolina State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 15, Ballotpedia tracked one from July 3-9. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is: NC S99: Bond Referendum Transparency, Sens. Carl Ford (R), Matthew Johnson (R), Joyce Krawiec (R), Tim Moffitt (R), Jim Perry (R), Vickie…
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina House of Representatives
As of July 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 25 election-related bills in the North Carolina House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 25, Ballotpedia tracked three from July 3-9. Republicans sponsored two, while a bipartisan group of legislators sponsored one. The three bills are: NC H772: Poll Observer Appointments, Access & Activity,…
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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly
As of July 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 10 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 10, Ballotpedia tracked one from July 3-9. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the bill. The bill is: WI AB330: The number of signatures on nomination papers, Reps. Clinton Anderson (D), Deb Andraca (D),…
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Election legislation roundup: New Jersey State Senate
As of July 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 33 election-related bills in the New Jersey State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 33, Ballotpedia tracked two from July 3-9. Democrats sponsored the two bills. The bills are: NJ S4044: Changes MVC voter registration procedures, Sen. Andrew Zwicker (D). A summary has not been provided…
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Election legislation roundup: New Jersey General Assembly
As of July 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 55 election-related bills in the New Jersey General Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 55, Ballotpedia tracked two from July 3-9. Democrats sponsored both bills. The two bills are: NJ A5627: Requires municipal clerk to post municipal documents online, Assembly Member Angela McKnight (D). A summary…
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Election legislation roundup: Texas State Senate
As of July 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 115 election-related bills in the Texas State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 115, Ballotpedia tracked one from July 3-9. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the bill. The bill is: TX SJR35: Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United…
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Election legislation roundup: Texas House of Representatives
As of July 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 189 election-related bills in the Texas House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 189, Ballotpedia tracked two from July 3-9. Democrats sponsored one, while Republicans sponsored the other. The two bills are: TX HB33: Relating to electronic voter registration, Rep. John Bucy (D). As introduced,…
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Election legislation roundup: New Jersey State Legislature
As of July 2, members of the New Jersey State Legislature, which includes the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey State Senate, have passed two bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Legislators passed the two bills during the week of June 26–July 2. Democrats sponsored the bills. The…
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Election legislation roundup: Florida State Legislature
As of July 2, members of the Florida State Legislature, which includes the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida State Senate, have passed eight bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of the eight bills passed this year, eight have been enacted. This is five more than this point a…