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Washington’s Democratic-controlled Legislature approves historic number of GOP-backed ballot initiatives

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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins March 2024 sitting

Welcome to the March 18 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Thirteen candidates are running in the Democratic primary for mayor of Baltimore, Maryland

Thirteen candidates are running in the Democratic primary for mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, on May 14, 2024. Three lead in fundraising and local media attention: incumbent Brandon Scott (D), Sheila Dixon (D), and Bob Wallace (D).

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All candidates for Ohio House of Representatives District 94 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 94 — Kevin Ritter (R) and Shannon Walker (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for Ohio House of Representatives District 51 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 51 — John Bazaar (D) and Joe Rinehart (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for Illinois House of Representatives District 76 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 76 — Liz Bishop (R) and Crystal Loughran (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for U.S. House Ohio District 8 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All three candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Democratic primary for Ohio’s 8th Congressional District — Vanessa Enoch (D), David Gelb (D), and Nathaniel Hawkins (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for Illinois House of Representatives District 49 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 49 — Hannah Billingsley (R) and Aris Garcia (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for U.S. House Ohio District 15 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Democratic primary for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District — Zerqa Abid (D) and Adam Miller (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for U.S. House Illinois District 13 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Republican primary for Illinois’ 13th Congressional District — Thomas Clatterbuck (R) and Joshua Loyd (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for U.S. House Ohio District 7 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Democratic primary for Ohio’s 7th Congressional District — Doug Bugie (D) and Matthew Diemer (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for Ohio House of Representatives District 10 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 10 — Sarah Pomeroy (D) and Mark Sigrist (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for U.S. House Ohio District 10 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All four candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Democratic primary for Ohio’s 10th Congressional District completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. The candidates are Amy Cox (D), David Esrati (D), Joseph Kuzniar (D), and Tony…

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Three U.S. House incumbents in Ohio are facing primary challengers this year—a decade-low

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Last week was the busiest yet for ballot measure certifications in 2024. As of March 7, 73 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 27 states. Legislatures put 11 more measures on their respective state ballots:

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, March 15, 2024

States approved 10 election-related bills since our last edition, compared to 19 in 2023 and 13 in 2022 during the same period.

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What’s on the ballot next week in Illinois

By: Samuel Wonacott

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Incumbent George Gascón and Nathan Hochman advanced from the nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles County District Attorney

Incumbent George Gascón and Nathan Hochman advanced from the nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles County District Attorney on March 5, 2024. The general election is on November 5, 2024. As of March 13, 2024, Gascón received 24.4% of the vote and Hochman received 16.4%.

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Decade-high number of incumbents in contested state legislative primaries in Ohio

Twenty-five Ohio state legislative incumbents face primary challenges, representing 29% of all incumbents running for re-election. This is the highest number and percentage of contested incumbents since at least 2014.

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Decade-low number of open seats in Illinois’ state legislative primaries

Six seats in the Illinois state legislature are open, meaning no incumbents filed. This guarantees that at least 4% of the seats up for election will be represented by newcomers next year, a decade low.

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McDowell wins NC-6 Republican primary after Walker declines runoff

Addison McDowell defeated five other candidates in the Republican primary for North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. McDowell finished with 26.1% of the vote, below the 30% vote threshold that could have prompted a runoff. Mark Walker, who finished second with 24.1% of the vote, said he…

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Laura Friedman and Alex Balekian advance from the top-two primary for California’s 30th Congressional District

Laura Friedman (D) and Alex Balekian (R) advanced from the top-two primary for California’s 30th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. The general election is on November 5, 2024. As of March 14, Friedman received 30.1% of the vote and Balekian received 17.4%.

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Incumbent Summer Lee and Bhavini Patel are running in the Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District

Incumbent Summer Lee (D) and Bhavini Patel (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District on April 23, 2024.

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SEC approves climate reporting rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6 approved its long-awaited final rules on climate reporting standards. As expected, the new rules eliminated requirements for Scope 3 emissions reporting and reduced Scope 1 and 2 requirements.

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Washington State Legislature passed three citizen-initiated ballot measures from the Let’s Go Washington PAC, which is the most passed in state history

The Washington State Legislature adjourned this year’s legislative session on March 7. Legislators passed three citizen-initiated measures into law—the most ever for a single year. From 1912, when the state’s initiative process was established, to 2023, just six Initiatives to the Legislature (ITLs) have received legislative approval. With three approved…

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