Tag: State legislation coverage
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Administrative state 2024 legislation: 30 states passed 88 bills decreasing agency power
State lawmakers in 44 states considered 583 bills and resolutions in 2024 designed to decrease or increase agency authority and influence or otherwise affect the administrative state. 30 states passed 88 bills and resolutions that decreased agency power. As of August 16, most state legislative sessions have adjourned, and all but eleven of the significant…
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Arizona sees fewer contested state legislative primaries this year
Arizona has 29 contested state legislative primaries this year, down 24% from 2022. Of these, there are 12 for Democrats and 17 for Republicans. For Democrats, this is down from 15 in 2022, a 20% decrease. Contested Republican primaries are down 26% from 23 in 2022. Twenty-nine incumbents—14 Democrats and 15 Republicans— face primary challenges,…
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Fewer election-related bills approved this year than in 2023, more than in 2022
States have enacted fewer pieces of election-related legislation this year than in 2023 but more than in 2022. One hundred-five bills have been approved as of April 4, compared to 139 in 2023 and 78 in 2022. Broken down by the bill sponsors’ partisan affiliation, Democrats have sponsored 17 enacted bills so far this year,…
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Voter registration bills make up more than 10% of all election-related legislation in 2024 state legislative sessions
There are 370 active bills in the legislature of 37 states that deal with voter registration, making up more than 10% of all election-related legislation tracked by Ballotpedia this year, as of Feb. 22. Of these bills, legislators introduced 213 since the beginning of the year, while the remainder were carried over from last year’s sessions. …