Government
Educational freedom will be on the November ballot for Nebraska votersNebraska’s first-ever school choice program is being challenged by anti-choice activists who hope to repeal it, but Nebraska voters have a chance to retain the brand-new tax-credit-based initiative. The… Read More
Josh Hawley
End of the republic? Allowing states to ban disfavored presidential candidates from the ballot would be just that, Sen. Josh Hawley arguesIt would signal nothing less than the end of the American republic if the U.S. Supreme Court allows Colorado and other states to keep an unfavored presidential candidate off the… Read More
President Donald Trump
Colorado SOS files brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Trump case(The Center Square) – Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case involving former President Donald Trump’s removal from the 2024… Read More
2024 election
Trump to remain on Illinois ballot after elections board declines to remove him(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump has scored a victory in his battle to be included on the primary ballot in Illinois. The Illinois State Board of Elections… Read More
Government
Former lawmaker seeking parental rights question for Illinois’ November ballot(The Center Square) – A former state legislator has formed a group that is launching a statewide effort to put parents’ rights on Illinois’ November 2024 ballot. The… Read More
2024 election
Bill would allow Washington Legislature to ban political candidates from ballot(The Center Square) – A Washington bill introduced this session would give the state Legislature and the Secretary of State the power to ban a political candidate from appearing on… Read More
2024 election
Coalition of state AGs back Trump in key Colorado ballot case(The Center Square) – A coalition of more than two dozen state attorneys general have voiced their support for former President Trump after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would… Read More
2024 election
Chaos? Ballot battles, impeachment inquiry, indictments disrupt election cycle(The Center Square) – The Republican primary’s Iowa caucuses are scheduled for Jan. 15, the first chance for voters to determine who they want to represent their party in November’s… Read More
Government
School choice, border security among 13 propositions on Texas GOP primary ballot(The Center Square) – Thirteen propositions will be on the 2024 GOP primary ballot in March, the Republican Party of Texas announced Thursday. The propositions address a range of issues,… Read More
Government
Org turns over 420K signatures for parents’ bill of rights initiative(The Center Square) – Voter advocacy group Let’s Go Washington dropped off more than 420,000 signatures at the Secretary of State’s office in Tumwater on Tuesday afternoon to qualify… Read More
Public Education
Two rural ISDs in Texas have $200 million in combined debt obligations on ballot for less than 750 students(The Center Square) – Many small rural Independent School District residents in Utopia and Brackett say $200 million in combined bond obligations on the Nov. 7 ballot is unsustainable and… Read More
2024 election
New Hampshire attorney general clarifies Trump’s ballot eligibility questions(The Center Square) — New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella has sent a letter to the secretary of state and chairman of the Ballot Law Commission to “provide guidance” on his… Read More
2022 election
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft: Missouri leads the country in election security ahead of Nov. 8 midterm electionsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Amid lingering concerns about election integrity across the country, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says voters should have “great confidence” in the Show-Me State’s Nov. Read More
2022 election
Early voting on the rise ahead of midterm elections(The Center Square) – With one week until election day, new research shows more and more Americans have already voted. Gallup released new polling data that found far more… Read More
2022 election
Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat rated a toss-up by election forecastersIncumbent Mark Kelly (D), Blake Masters (R), and Marc Victor (L) are running in the general election for Arizona’s Class III U.S. Senate on Nov. 8. As of August 2022,… Read More
2022 election
Better Elections wasted millions of out-of-state dollars in failed effort to get ranked-choice voting on the ballotJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A petition to get ranked-choice voting (RCV) on Missouri’s November ballot not only failed miserably, but wasted millions of out-of-state dollars in the process. RCV was… Read More
2022 election
Republicans lead Congressional ballot as Biden dips below Trump, Carter’s approval rating(The Center Square) – Republicans have a sizable edge over Democrats as the midterm elections draw closer, according to a new poll.Updated CBS News’ Battleground Tracker data now projects… Read More
2022 election
Trump endorses ‘ERIC’ for Missouri U.S. Senate seat in race with three Erics(The Center Square) – Two Republican candidates vying for the seat of retiring Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt publicly claimed the endorsement of former President Donald Trump on Monday and… Read More
Politics
Two out-of-state campaigns that spent millions expected to fall short on signatures to get initiative petitions on the ballotJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Two campaigns that dumped millions of dollars into Missouri to get recreational marijuana and ranked-choice voting (RCV) on the November ballot will come up short of… Read More
2022 election
Missouri Recognized as Leader in Election IntegrityJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Earlier this week, the America First Policy Center for Election Integrity (CEI),praised Missouri's leadership for the recent passage of new election integrity measures. In June,… Read More