Tag: state supreme court

  • Both candidates for Michigan Supreme Court complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both candidates running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for Michigan Supreme Court —  Andrew Fink and Kimberly Thomas — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the question: What are the…

  • Four candidates are running for the Montana Supreme Court—two for chief justice, two for associate justice

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    Montana is holding an election for two Montana Supreme Court justices—one for chief justice and one associate justice seat. Chief Justice Mike McGrath and Justice Dirk M. Sandefur are retiring at the end of their terms. The Supreme Court clerk, a partisan position, is also up for election. Incumbent Bowen Greenwood (R) is running for…

  • State supreme court vacancy count for September 2024

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    In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and swearings in of justices from September 2 to September 30, 2024. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts. Justice retirements: During September 2024, one justice announced his retirement from a state supreme court, and one justice…

  • Incumbent Justice Allison Riggs (D) and Jefferson Griffin (R) are running in the partisan general election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court

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    Incumbent Justice Allison Riggs (D) and Jefferson Griffin (R) are running in the partisan general election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court on November 5, 2024. The Raleigh News & Observer’s Kyle Ingram wrote the race “lack[s] much of the public vitriol or big personalities present in races higher on the ballot…

  • Over the past decade, courts have disqualified 16 state ballot measures after certification, including two this year

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    After a ballot measure is certified to appear before voters, state courts can still invalidate the measure for various reasons, even after officials have printed the ballots. Lawsuits against ballot measures are common and often result in several being disqualified after certification during each election cycle.  Since 2014, state courts removed or disqualified 16 state…

  • State supreme court vacancy count for August 2024

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    In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and swearing-in of justices from July 26 to September 1. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts. Announced retirements: In August 2024, one justice announced he would retire later this year, and two justices were sworn out…

  • Michigan Supreme Court rules that the legislature cannot adopt and then amend indirect citizen-initiated measures during the same session

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    The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the state legislature cannot adopt-and-amend indirect initiated state statutes, and that such actions in 2018 violated the Michigan Constitution. An indirect initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. While a direct initiative is placed on the ballot once supporters file the required number of…

  • State supreme court vacancy count for July 2024

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    In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and swearings in of justices from July 1, 2024, to July 25, 2024. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts. Announced retirements: No justices announced new retirements in the month of July 2024. Candidates nominated, appointed, and…

  • State supreme court vacancy count for June 2024

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    In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and the swearing-in of justices from June 1, 2024, to June 28, 2024. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts. Announced retirements: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) announced on June 10, 2024, that Justice Lee A.…

  • State supreme court vacancy count for May 2024

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    In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and swearings in of justices from May 1, 2024, to May 31, 2024. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts. Announced retirements: On May 21, 2024, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) announced that Chief Justice Richard Robinson…