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2 days ago |
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
On June 22, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed SB 2753 into law. The bill moves the start of early voting later, but extends early voting to weekends and the four days leading up to Election Day. The new law requires early voting to begin on the 12th day before Election Day and end on the day before the election, and to include weekends and holidays during the period.
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3 days ago |
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
On June 22, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed SB 1326 into law, banning the enactment or enforcement of extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) — also known as red flag laws — in the state.
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1 week ago |
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
On June 12, Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) vetoed two election bills that passed the legislature in the final days of the 2025 session, including new voter ID and drop box requirements, and changes to rules for unaffiliated voters in primary elections. Voter IDAB 499 would have required in-person voters to present a valid photo ID and would have asked voters to provide the last four digits of a qualifying ID when returning an absentee ballot.
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3 weeks ago |
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
On June 2, 2025, Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed HF 954, making Iowa the sixth state to ban ranked-choice voting (RCV) this year.
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4 weeks ago |
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
Nevada Gov. Lombardo vetoes drop box bill framed as a measure to speed up election resultsMay 29, 2025 at 9:06 PMOn May 22, 2025, Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) vetoed AB 306, a bill that would have increased the availability of mail ballot drop boxes and added new security requirements for maintaining them. Under current law, county clerks must make a ballot drop box available at every polling location while that polling place is open, including early voting locations.
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1 month ago |
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
Boston City Council advances RCV proposal for city electionsMay 21, 2025 at 10:37 AMOn May 14, 2025, the Boston, Massachusetts city council voted 8-4 to approve a home rule petition to adopt ranked-choice voting (RCV) for city elections. The petition needs approval from Mayor Michelle Wu (D), who said she would sign the measure, before it goes to the state legislature for consideration. If passed by the legislature and signed by Gov.
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1 month ago |
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
Montana Gov. Gianforte (R) signs bill banning the use of extreme risk protection ordersMay 13, 2025 at 1:55 PMOn May 8, Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed into law, banning local governments in the state from enacting or enforcing extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs). The Republican-sponsored bill passed the legislature largely along party lines, but two Republicans in both the Montana House of Representatives and Montana Senate voted against the bill.
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1 month ago |
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
West Virginia enacts bill aligning municipal election datesMay 11, 2025 at 10:25 AMOn April 24, 2025, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) signed SB 50, requiring all local municipal elections to be held concurrently with a regularly scheduled statewide primary or general election by 2032. The Republican-sponsored bill passed the West Virginia Legislature with bipartisan support, including a unanimous vote in the West Virginia Senate.
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Feb 13, 2025 |
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
All but two state legislatures are currently convening their regular 2025 legislative sessions. Lawmakers in these states have already introduced more than 2,300 bills related to election administration this year. Among states where lawmakers have advanced election policy bills is Kansas. Kansas has a divided government and is one of two states, along with Kentucky, with a Democratic governor and a Republican veto-proof state legislative majority.
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Dec 19, 2024 |
news.ballotpedia.org | Joseph Gamer Greaney
In this edition of Checks and Balances:Federal stories:President-elect Trump announces Department of Government Efficiency creation. D.C. Circuit panel rules against Council on Environmental Quality’s rulemaking authority. Republican lawmakers introduce bill to abolish the Department of Education. Biden issued 21 orders reversing Trump in 100 days; Trump says some will return. State stories:Pennsylvania, Virginia governors issue executive orders changing state permitting processes.