Tag: State news 2023
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New Mexico Supreme Court issues four opinions from March 13-19
The New Mexico Supreme Court issued four opinions from March 13-19. As of March 19, the court issued nine opinions in 2023 — five more than this point a year ago. The four opinions are below: State v. Sena, where the court reversed the appellate court’s opinion and affirmed the district court’s imposition of an…
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Texas Supreme Court issues three opinions from March 13-19
The Texas Supreme Court issued three opinions from March 13-19. As of March 19, the court issued 21 opinions in 2023 — 12 fewer than this point a year ago. The three opinions are below: In re Morris (Opinion), where the court denied a prospective San Antonio voter’s petition for a writ of mandamus. The…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court issues one opinion from March 13-19
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued one opinion from March 13-19. As of March 19, the court issued 15 opinions in 2023 — one more than this point a year ago. The opinion is below: Casanova v. Polsky, “In this dispute between the residents of a senior-living facility in a receivership over the proceeds generated by…
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Two weeks until Wisconsin Supreme Court elections
In Wisconsin, voters will decide the ideological balance of their state supreme court on April 4, 2023, choosing between Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz and former Justice Daniel Kelly. While Wisconsin’s supreme court elections are officially nonpartisan, PBS Wisconsin’s Zac Schultz wrote, “Protasiewicz and Kelly are heavily aligned with the Democratic and Republican parties,…
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Donna Deegan (D), Daniel Davis (R) advance to May 16 runoff in Jacksonville mayoral election
Donna Deegan (D) and Daniel Davis (R) will advance to the May 16, 2023, runoff election for mayor of Jacksonville, Florida. On election night, with 94% of precincts reporting, Deegan led with 40% of the vote, followed by Davis with 25%. Since no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, the top-two finishers advanced…
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North Carolina Supreme Court re-hears case regarding state’s congressional districts
The North Carolina Supreme Court re-heard oral arguments on March 14 in Moore v. Harper, a lawsuit brought by North Carolina House Speaker Timothy K. Moore (R) challenging the state’s congressional district boundaries enacted after the 2020 census. The state’s supreme court had ruled 4-3 in February 2022 that the congressional boundaries the Republican-controlled legislature adopted…
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Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications
As of March 21, 2023, five statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in three states for elections in 2023. That’s the same as the average number certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021. For 2024, 19 statewide measures have been certified in five states. That’s seven more than…
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New Mexico State Legislature sends two constitutional amendments related to veteran property tax exemptions to the 2024 ballot
The New Mexico State Legislature voted to send two constitutional amendments to statewide ballots in 2024 on March 17 before adjourning on March 18. House Joint Resolution 5 (HJR 5) would extend the disabled veteran property tax exemption to all disabled veterans (or their widows) in proportion to their federal disability rating. Currently, the state…
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Voters in El Paso, Texas, to decide on a charter amendment to require the city to consider climate change
El Paso voters will vote on a charter amendment, titled Proposition K, to declare “[reducing] the city’s contribution to climate change” and “[advancing] the cause of climate justice” of paramount importance on May 6, 2023. The charter amendment would also: require El Paso to use energy generated by renewable sources (defined as “energy generated without…
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Eight state supreme court vacancies announced by mid-March 2023
As of March 14, there have been eight state supreme court vacancies or vacancy announcements in 2023 for judges whose replacements are chosen via appointment instead of election. Alaska, California, North Dakota, and Tennessee each have one state supreme court vacancy. Delaware and Missouri each have two state supreme court vacancies. Two judges vacated their…