Tag: State news 2023
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Florida roundup
Florida is holding elections on May 16, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection of responses from the candidates who filled out the survey as of…
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Candidates advance from primaries in Indianapolis, Indiana
The primary election for Indianapolis, Indiana, was on May 2, 2023. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 7, 2023. The filing deadline to run was on Feb. 3. Candidates ran for city council and mayor. Incumbent Joe Hogsett, Bob Kern, Clif Marsiglio, Robin Shackleford, and Larry Vaughn ran in the…
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Indiana Legislature passes bill related to nonprofit donor privacy and disclosure
On April 25, the Indiana General Assembly passed HB1212, a bill prohibiting state and local governments from requesting or disclosing nonprofit donors’ personal information. The bill defines personal information as data that identifies a person as a supporter or member of a nonprofit organization. It would prohibit government agencies from requiring individuals, contractors, or grantees…
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Florida Legislature approves election bill that eliminates resign to run provision
On April 28, Florida S7050 passed the state House 76-34, clearing both chambers of the state legislature. The Florida Senate passed the bill 28-12 on April 26. The Republican-sponsored bill makes a number of changes to the state’s election laws, including: Creates an exception to the state’s resign-to-run law for any individual seeking the office of president or vice president of…
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Texans to vote on right to farm, ranch, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife management in November
The Texas State Legislature voted to send a constitutional amendment establishing a right to farm, ranch, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife management on a person’s owned or leased property to the Nov. 2023 ballot. The amendment states that the right does not preclude the state legislature from passing laws to regulate farming, ranching, timber production,…
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The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals restored several provisions of a recent Florida election law that have been struck down
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision on April 27, 2023, involving “four recently enacted provisions of Florida’s election law, including provisions that regulate ballot drop boxes, the solicitation of voters at the polls, and the delivery of voter-registration forms by third-party voter-registration organizations,” according to Judge William Pryor’s majority opinion. These provisions…
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Florida could become 24th state to establish a constitutional right to hunt and fish
Florida could become the 24th state to establish a constitutional right to hunt and fish in 2024 after the Florida State Legislature passed a resolution referring the question to voters. The resolution would add a 28th section to the Declaration of Rights in the Florida Constitution to say that hunting and fishing are the preferred…
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) issues five executive orders from April 24-30
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) issued five executive orders from April 24-30. As of April 30, Lujan Grisham has issued 55 executive orders in 2023 — 32 more than she did at this point a year ago. Three of the orders are: Executive Order 2023-053, where the governor authorized additional emergency funds for…
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Governor Kathy Hochul (D) issues one executive order from April 24-30
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued one executive order from April 24-30. As of April 30, Hochul has issued 14 executive orders in 2023 — seven fewer than she did at this point a year ago. The order is: Executive Order No. 5.20, where the governor continued the temporary suspension and modification of laws…
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North Carolina Supreme Court issues nine opinions from April 24-30
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued nine opinions from April 24-30. As of April 30, the court issued 17 opinions in 2023 — 27 fewer than this point a year ago. Three of the nine opinions are below: Harper v. Hall, where the court “held that partisan gerrymandering claims present a political question that is…