Ranked-choice voting coming to more statewide ballots in 2024
The issue to watch in 2024 has been around for more than a century, but has only recently become a potentially transformative force in state and local elections.
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The Election Timing, Voter Turnout Conundrum
Off-cycle elections like those held in New Jersey, Maine, Virginia and several other states this year routinely see less than a 25% voter turnout.
Introducing The Pathfinder – A New Monthly Column from Ballotpedia
We interviewed Ballotpedia founder Leslie Graves to find out more about their work, the expertise they bring, and to get a sense of what readers can look forward to in Graves’ new monthly column.
1.5% of all absentee/mail-in ballots were rejected in 2022
1.5% of all absentee/mail-in ballots were rejected in 2022 Photo by Tiffany Tertipes/Unsplash. Voters cast 36,683,450 absentee/mail-in ballots in the 2022 general election. Of that total 549,824—or 1.5%—were rejected, roughly equal to the 1.4% rejection rate in 2018, the most recent midterm election,…
Oregon’s longest state legislative walkout enters sixth week
Oregon’s longest state legislative walkout enters sixth week Democratic Sen. Michael Dembrow speaks during a press conference and rally against the Republican Senate walkout at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Oregon Democratic lawmakers got…
North Carolina Supreme Court vacates state’s congressional, legislative maps
In a 5-2 decision on April 28, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court overturned a 2022 decision that the state’s enacted congressional and legislative maps were unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering.
It’s Election Day in Wisconsin and Chicago
Voters in Wisconsin and Chicago go to the polls today to decide two of this year’s most-watched elections: Chicago’s mayoral runoff and Wisconsin’s state supreme court general election. Here’s one final look at each race. Wisconsin In Wisconsin, voters will decide the ideological…
Three things you may not know about election administration
Election administration can be a complex topic, and it’s not easy to keep up with all the related legislation in your state—let alone all the others. Our weekly newsletter, The Ballot Bulletin, provides a regular, big-picture update on proposed changes to…
Wyoming to vote in 2024 on amendment concerning residential property taxes
In 2024, voters in Wyoming will decide on a constitutional amendment to add residential real property as a fourth, separate, class of property for property tax purposes. Under the amendment, the legislature would be authorized to create a subclass of residential property…
Three more states withdraw from voter data organization
Missouri, Florida, and West Virginia withdrew from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) on March 6.