Tag: State news 2023
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Election legislation roundup: Indiana General Assembly
As of April 16, members of the Indiana General Assembly, which includes the Indiana House of Representatives and the Indiana State Senate, have passed five bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those five bills, legislators passed one during the week of April 10-16. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored…
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Governor Tony Evers (D) issues three executive orders from April 10-16
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) issued three executive orders from April 10-16. As of April 16, Evers has issued 12 executive orders in 2023 — one more than he did at this point a year ago. The orders are: EXECUTIVE ORDER #191, where the governor declared a state of emergency in response to elevated wildfire…
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Governor Kathy Hochul (D) issues one executive order from April 10-16
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued one executive order from April 10-16. As of April 16, Hochul has issued 12 executive orders in 2023 — six fewer than she did at this point a year ago. The order is: Executive Order 3.19, where the governor extended the state disaster emergency due to gun violence.…
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Governor Phil Murphy (D) issues one executive order from April 10-16
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) issued one executive order from April 10-16. As of April 16, Murphy has issued 14 executive orders in 2023 — four fewer than he did at this point a year ago. The order is: EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 327, where the governor ordered the prioritization of work experience and skills…
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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly
As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked six election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the six, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. Democrats sponsored the bill. The one bill is below: WI AB156: Entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president and vice president…
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Election legislation roundup: Iowa House of Representatives
As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked four election-related bills in the Iowa House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the four, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. No sponsors are named for this bill. The one bill is below: IA HSB183: A bill for an act allowing for the use of…
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly
As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked 161 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 161, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. Democrats sponsored the bill. The one bill is: NY A06476: Provides that the police commissioner of the city of New York and all other…
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Election legislation roundup: Colorado State Senate
As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked two election-related bills in the Colorado State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the two, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. Democrats sponsored this bill. The one bill is below: CO SB276: Modifications to Laws Regarding Elections, Sen. Stephen Fenberg (D) and Rep. Emily Sirota (D). …
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Iowa to vote in 2024 on gubernatorial succession amendment
The Iowa State Legislature referred a constitutional amendment to the 2024 ballot that would create a system of succession in the case of temporary or permanent disability of the governor. The amendment would provide that if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor would assume the office of governor for…
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At least 27 state legislators have been expelled since 2000
Over the past month, three elected officials were expelled from state legislatures: Reps. Liz Harris (R-Ariz.), Justin Jones (D-Tenn.), and Justin Pearson (D-Tenn.). Local officials later re-appointed Jones and Pearson to their seats. For Harris, local Republican committee members gave the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors three names—including Harris’—to choose from on April 18. In…