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Announcing Ballotpedia’s upgraded Sample Ballot Lookup Tool
Feb 6, 2024 · Just in time for Super Tuesday – announcing Ballotpedia’s new Sample Ballot Lookup Tool. Governors in states with divided government vetoed the most election legislation in 2023. Democratic party committees outraised Republican counterparts every month in 2023.
44 states allow voters to check the status of their ballot online
Oct 28, 2020 · If you decided to vote using an absentee or mail-in ballot, you may be wondering if there’s a way you can see where your individual ballot is in the process. Forty-four states and the District of Columbia allow voters to track the status of their absentee/mail-in ballot online.
Statewide ballot measures in 2024: abortion ... - Ballotpedia News
Sep 16, 2024 · Some of the biggest trends for state ballot measures this year are abortion policies, citizenship and voting, electoral systems, minimum wage and benefits, criminal justice, drug use policies, and more.
Ten state ballot measures related to property taxes ... - Ballotpedia …
Sep 23, 2024 · Ten ballot measures concerning property taxes are on the ballot in eight states in 2024. Nine of the measures will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot, while one, in Louisiana, will be decided on in December. All ten measures were referred to the ballot by the states’ legislatures.
37 states modified absentee/mail-in voting ... - Ballotpedia News
Nov 24, 2020 · • Deadline extensions: Five states (Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania) extended absentee/mail-in ballot application or submission deadlines. • Other process changes: Four states (Alaska, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia) made other modifications to their absentee/mail-in ballot procedures. Additional reading:
What states allow citizens to initiate ballot measures?
Feb 5, 2024 · An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state statute. Twenty-one (21) states allow citizens to initiate state statutes, including 14 that provide for direct initiatives and nine (9) that provide for indirect initiatives (two provide for both).
Three presidential tickets will appear on the ballot ... - Ballotpedia …
Oct 25, 2024 · Illinois’ Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot will feature three presidential candidates and their running mates. They are: Kamala Harris / Tim Walz (D) Donald Trump / J.D. Vance (R) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. / Nicole Shanahan (Independent) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrew from the presidential election in August, but will still appear on ...
Here’s how voter signatures are verified – Ballotpedia News
Oct 26, 2020 · All states require voters to provide valid signatures on their absentee/mail-in ballot return documents. Thirty-two states require election workers to match a voter’s signature on ballot return documents with the signature on record for that voter.
Four presidential tickets will appear on the ballot ... - Ballotpedia …
Oct 24, 2024 · Georgia’s Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot will feature four presidential candidates and their running mates. They are: This is the most candidates on Georgia’s presidential ballot since at least 2008. In 2020, Georgia’s ballot had three candidates: Joe Biden (D), Donald Trump (R), and Jo Jorgensen (L).