The Ballotpedia News Update, 2014 archive
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January
- Pension Hotspots: Phoenix, AZ, and Ventura County, CA
- Courtroom Weekly: The final chapter
- Ballot Law Update: Florida Supreme Court allows marijuana measure on ballot and California Superior Court rules on signature deadlines
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 1/29/2014
- The Tuesday Count: First marijuana measure is certified for 2014 ballot
- Floridians to vote on medical marijuana in November
- State Legislative Tracker: Missouri makes another attempt at nullification
- Radel resigns from House seat
- One more hurdle after medical marijuana initiative achieves valid signature requirements in Florida
- Committee files pension reform initiative to bring down Ventura County's $1 billion in pension debt
- Three cities in Maine targeted for recreational marijuana legalization initiatives
- Courtroom Weekly: Exorcisms, open government and the NFL
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 1/22/2014
- Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell indicted in Star Scientific controversy
- The Tuesday Count: Florida measure to rejuvenate conservation fund on 2014 ballot
- State Legislative Tracker: Legislators in legal trouble
- Obama announces changes for FISA court
- Conservation fund amendment will be on the 2014 ballot in Florida
- 2014 school board elections start quietly in Oklahoma
- Florida medical marijuana and conservation fund initiatives surpass signature requirements
- Courtroom Weekly: Death penalties and assisted suicide
- Ethics violations, impeachment threats compel Mark Darr's early exit
- Rick Scott unveils identity of new lieutenant governor after ten month vacancy
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 1/15/2014
- Jolly defeats challengers for nomination in Florida
- The Tuesday Count: More marijuana measures possible in 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: Indiana considers same-sex marriage ban
- Republican candidates head to special primary in Florida
- Governor Brown appoints slew of judges to California Superior Courts
- Leo Strine nominated to Delaware's top judicial office
- The Executive Summary: New year brings new faces to state executive offices in Virginia, Utah and Indiana
- Reps. McIntyre and McCarthy will not seek re-election
- Courtroom Weekly: Gender changes, an immigrant lawyer, and a 14-year-old's execution
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 1/8/2014
- The Tuesday Count: CA pension measure given questionable title, cleared for signature gathering
- Yellen confirmed as next Fed chair
- State Legislative Tracker: California legislator faces perjury trial
- Cheney drops Senate bid
- New Mexico Supreme Court approves same-sex marriages
- Courtroom Weekly: Ghost hunters and lethal injections
February
- Pension Hotspots: Piedmont, CA, Chattanooga, TN and Sonoma County, CA
- Battleground Friday: Illinois' 12th Congressional District
- JP Election Brief: The importance of primaries
- Ballot Law Update: Four ballot law related bills proposed in three states
- Maryland filing deadline report: 32 candidates file for 4 state executive positions
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 2/26/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Effort to repeal CA transgender law fails
- State Legislative Tracker: Ohio incumbent commits filing error
- Michael Wilson nominated to Hawaii Supreme Court
- JP Election Brief: Wisconsin primary concludes as the rest of the nation is just heating up
- Nebraska filing deadline report: 16 candidates file for 6 state executive positions
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 2/19/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Mississippi voters to decide right vs. privilege
- Berkeley joins San Francisco, potentially putting a sugary beverage tax on the November ballot
- State Legislative Tracker: Two states set sights on NSA
- JP Election Brief: The Election Brief is back!
- Oklahoma school board elections see low turnout, most uncontested
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 2/12/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Michigan measure to expand initiative and referendum approved for circulation
- Filing report: Small group of state executive hopefuls so far in Indiana
- Filing deadline report: Big election year for Alabama state executives kicks off
- State Legislative Tracker: Massachusetts rep expelled from legislature
- Filing deadline report: Few primary challenges in Ohio
- Piedmont voters give overwhelming approval to pension debt refinance
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 2/5/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Maine bear hunting measure could spark multimillion dollar battle
- New Mexico filing deadline report: 19 Candidates file for 7 state executive positions
- State Legislative Tracker: California senator convicted
- Florida’s initiative petition deadline passes on February 1
- Superbowl report featuring sports arenas on the ballot: fans v. foes
March
- Colorado filing deadline report: Republicans line up for the chance to topple Gov. Hickenlooper
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive California elections in 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: California legislator arrested
- Pension Hotspots: Pacific Grove, CA, Ventura County, CA, and Phoenix, AZ
- Battleground Friday: California's 7th Congressional District
- JP Election Brief: Women successful in judicial races as incumbents face challengers
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Iowa elections in 2014
- School board elections in Alaska and Wisconsin spark debates over budgets, academic performance
- Ballot Law Update: Michigan initiatives seek to expand initiative and referendum power
- Filing deadline report: Primaries in race for South Dakota Governor
- Montana top-two primary measure removed from the ballot by Supreme Court
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 3/26/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Legislative referrals expanding statewide ballots
- California medical malpractice cap initiative, potentially “most expensive” in state history, submits signatures
- One, maybe two, measures on Georgia’s ballot following legislative session adjournment
- State Legislative Tracker: Write-in candidate wins Pennsylvania State Senate seat
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive New Mexico elections in 2014
- The Idaho Legislature places one amendment on the ballot
- Filing deadline report: Utah Attorney General special election
- Battleground Friday: West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District
- JP Election Brief: Controversy around judicial election laws
- Filing deadline report: Maine gubernatorial race draws 5 challengers
- First fracking measure of the year fizzles out, voters say no to Johnson County anti-fracking advisory question
- Peoria protest vote boosts withdrawn school board candidate over incumbent
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 3/19/2014
- 2014 elections review: Illinois holds congressional primaries
- 2014 elections review: Three incumbents defeated in Illinois state legislative primaries
- Pat Quinn to face Bruce Rauner in November: Illinois state executive primary elections review
- The Tuesday Count: California pension reform initiative a no-go for 2014
- Nevada filing deadline report: 6 state executive positions up for election
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Oregon elections in 2014
- Illinois primary 2014 state executive officials preview
- State Legislative Tracker: Pennsylvania legislator charged with felonies
- 2014 elections preview: Illinois to hold congressional primaries
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Georgia elections in 2014
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Montana elections in 2014
- Iowa filing deadline report: Only one contested state executive primary this season
- Idaho filing deadline report: 32 candidates file for 7 state executive positions
- Battleground Friday: Texas' 23rd Congressional District
- One legislative referral will appear on the ballot in West Virginia
- Michigan wolf hunting opponents turn in signatures for second veto referendum
- JP Election Brief: Close races, scandal and removal from the ballot
- Filing deadline report: Oregon Governor race heats up
- Filing deadline report: Crowded field in Pennsylvania
- D.C. Board of Elections approves marijuana legalization initiative, petition drive to kickoff in April
- Phoenix pension reform proponents turn in 54,000 signatures to ensure their initiative goes on the ballot
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 3/12/2014
- Jolly narrowly defeats Sink for Florida congressional seat
- Montana filing deadline: 2 state executive positions up for election
- The Tuesday Count: Tax and hunting measures to appear on 2014 ballot
- State Legislative Tracker: New York lawmaker removed from legislature
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Arkansas elections in 2014
- Jolly and Sink face off in Florida special election
- Battleground Friday: Illinois' 13th Congressional District
- JP Election Brief: Texas primary recap, election funding and participation
- Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst endangered: Texas state executive primary elections review
- 2014 elections review: Texas holds uneventful congressional primaries
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 3/5/2014
- Judge blocks Sacramento STOP Initiative from ballot, construction crews expected to break ground on new arena in the fall
- Nebraska filing deadline: State executive candidate update
- The Tuesday Count: Referendum booted from AZ ballot after passage of new law
- Arkansas filing deadline report: Five of seven state executive seats wide open this year
- Texas primary 2014 state executive officials preview
- State Legislative Tracker: New Jersey considers gun control legislation
April
- Miranda-Olivares v. Clackamas County, Oregon
- 90 candidates seek 38 seats in first round of May school board elections
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/30/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Number of measures on 2014 ballots steadily increasing
- An analysis of South Carolina's lieutenant governorship, 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: Georgia passes concealed weapons bill
- Michigan filing deadline report: Two filed state executives
- Pension Hotspots: Ventura County petitioners turn in signatures, supremely confident their measure will qualify for the ballot
- Battleground Friday: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District
- Slates, incumbents prevail in New Jersey school board elections
- JP Election Brief: Primary match-ups across the nation
- King County voters reject Prop. 1 Metro funding, choosing lower taxes despite looming bus service cuts
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Missouri elections in 2014
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/23/2014
- Clawson wins GOP nomination in Florida special election
- The Tuesday Count: Alaska initiatives moved from August to November ballot
- State Legislative Tracker: New Hampshire attempts death penalty repeal
- Voters to decide GOP nominee in Florida special election
- Deadline to submit signatures for initiatives in California is April 18
- Battleground Friday: California's 36th Congressional District
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Tennessee elections in 2014
- Brawling in Newark headlines New Jersey school board elections
- JP Election Brief: Candidate controversies
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive South Carolina elections in 2014
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/16/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Illinois 2014 ballot - Double the measures, double the fun
- Filing deadline report: Governor Fallin challenged in Oklahoma
- State Legislative Tracker: Recall petition filed against Arizona legislator
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Utah elections in 2014
- Battleground Friday: California's 21st Congressional District
- JP Election Brief: The "E" word in judicial elections: Ethics
- Incumbents fare well in Missouri, South Dakota and California school board elections
- Filing deadline report: No contested primaries in North Dakota
- Local voters in California approve three measures and defeat two, Long Beach medical marijuana tax passes easily
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Nevada elections in 2014
- Voters in Springfield, Missouri, renew sales tax to support old pension fund
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/9/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Gambling measure makes 2014 ballot in Nebraska
- Filing deadline report: Colorful field for Tennessee Governor
- State Legislative Tracker: Mississippi passes controversial bill
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Alabama elections in 2014
- Battleground Friday: California's 10th Congressional District
- JP Election Brief: Who's qualified? Courts, candidates and special interest groups all want a say
- Local voters in Wisconsin support marijuana legalization and a $50 million dollar performing arts development
- Filing deadline report: Busy primary season in South Carolina
- Incumbents dominate school board elections in Alaska, Wisconsin
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive South Dakota elections in 2014
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/2/2014
- More than 100 candidates running in California, Missouri and South Dakota school board elections
- The Tuesday Count: Montana Supreme Court boots top-two primary referral from ballot
May
- Battleground Friday: New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District
- Quiet elections on June 3 mean good odds for school board incumbents in Alabama, California and South Dakota
- JP Election Brief: Primary season in high gear--what you may have missed and upcoming races to watch
- 2014 elections review: Texas' congressional primary runoff
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/28/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Missouri’s Gov. Nixon divides ballot measures between August and November
- 2014 elections preview: Texas to hold congressional primary runoff
- Battleground Friday: Florida's 26th Congressional District
- Christie and Senate reach compromise in battle over New Jersey Supreme Court nominations
- JP Election Brief: Don't discount the primaries! Many races already concluded
- Woolf's close call shows incumbency is no guarantee of easy victory: Idaho state executive primary elections review
- Nine incumbents unseated, seven districts to hold runoffs in Georgia and New York elections
- Hutchinson and Ross advance in governor race: Arkansas state executive primary elections review
- 2014 elections review: Recapping state legislative primaries in six states
- Georgia Democrats voiced views on statewide political issues at primary election
- Superintendent primaries both headed to runoff: Georgia state executive primary elections review
- Southern Oregon residents decisively vote to banish GMOs from Jackson and Josephine counties
- 2014 elections review: Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania hold congressional primaries
- Richardson win sets up close governor race: Oregon state executive elections primary day review
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/21/2014
- Wolf and Stack win comfortably: Pennsylvania state executive primary elections review
- The Tuesday Count: Medical malpractice measure makes California ballot
- Oregon non-partisan election 2014 state executive officials preview
- Oregon Gubernatorial primary 2014 preview
- Pennsylvania primary 2014 state executive officials preview
- Primary preview: Arkansas state executive elections, 2014
- Primary preview: Idaho state executive elections, 2014
- Primary preview: Georgia state executive elections, 2014
- 2014 elections preview: Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania to hold congressional primaries
- 2014 elections preview: State legislative primaries in six states
- State Legislative Tracker: North Carolina convenes legislative session
- North Carolina candidates turn out for Conservatism on Tap
- Why are no Democrats running for Wyoming Governor
- Californians to vote on medical malpractice cap in November
- Flurry of school board elections heading to ballots in Georgia, New York
- Battleground Friday: Florida's 18th Congressional District
- JP Election Brief: Candidate attacks
- 2014 elections review: State legislative primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia
- Hjelm chosen for Maine's high court
- Incumbents fare well in low-turnout Delaware and West Virginia school board races
- 2014 elections review: West Virginia holds congressional primaries
- Nebraska state executive primary review: Bruning concedes to Ricketts in the Republican race for governor
- 2014 elections review: Nebraska holds congressional primaries
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/14/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Gun measure referred to Missouri ballot
- Primary preview: Nebraska state executive elections, 2014
- Dallas race undecided, 16 incumbents defeated in Texas school board elections
- 2014 elections preview: Nebraska to hold congressional primaries
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive North Dakota elections in 2014
- 2014 elections preview: State legislative primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia
- State Legislative Tracker: Vermont removes medical marijuana limit
- 2014 elections preview: West Virginia to hold congressional primaries
- 33 school board seats up for grabs in Delaware and West Virginia
- Battleground Friday: Colorado's 6th Congressional District
- Texas school board elections draw large number of challengers
- JP Election Brief: Judicial voting round-up
- Incumbents falter in early May elections, governing majority shifts in Buffalo
- 2014 elections review: Recapping state legislative primaries in three states
- 2014 elections review: Ohio holds congressional primaries
- 2014 elections review: North Carolina holds congressional primaries
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/7/2014
- 2014 elections review: Indiana incumbents advance after primaries
- May 6, 2014 election results: Ohio bonds approved, Youngstown, OH, fracking ban rejected for a third time and California voters approve school taxes but reject healthcare tax
- The calm before the storm: Ohio state executive primary elections review
- The Tuesday Count: Certifications and elections mark the first Tuesday in May
- May 6, 2014 ballot measure elections
- Judge Shea appointed to Montana Supreme Court
- Ohio primary 2014 state executive officials preview
- 2014 elections preview: Ohio to hold congressional primaries
- 2014 elections preview: North Carolina to hold congressional primaries
- 2014 elections preview: State legislative primaries in Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio
- State Legislative Tracker: Maine holds veto override session
- 2014 elections preview: Indiana to hold congressional primaries
- Mary Yu appointed to Washington's high court
- Battleground Friday: Virginia's 2nd Congressional District
- Ballot Law Update: Proposed changes to I&R in four states and a precedent-setting court case on Alaska fishing
- JP Election Brief: Primaries galore
June
- Major cases of the Supreme Court October 2013 term
- Stipend scandal erupts in St. Joseph, Missouri
- Filing deadline report: Six third-party candidates jump into Rhode Island Gubernatorial race
- State Legislative Tracker: North Carolina legalizes medical marijuana for epilepsy
- Pension Hotspots: Ventura County pension reformers see first offensive from unions
- Criminal sentencing reform initiative on the ballot in California
- Battleground Friday: New York's 18th Congressional District
- Ballot Law Update: Semi-annual summary
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Kansas elections in 2014
- JP Election Brief: Survival of the fittest as more candidates are eliminated
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Florida elections in 2014
- Incumbent Superintendent defeated in primary: Oklahoma state executive primary elections review
- Voters in Maryland, Utah give thumbs up to incumbents in school board primaries
- South Carolina finally chooses superintendent candidates: South Carolina state executive primary elections review
- 2014 elections review: Maryland busy on otherwise quiet night in state legislature primaries
- Congressional primary review: Incumbents advance unscathed
- After a year of lawsuits and delays, Loveland, CO, voters reject a two-year fracking suspension
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/25/2014
- Beauprez wins GOP nomination for governor, faces Hickenlooper in the general: Colorado state executive primary elections review
- Maryland candidates from three contested primaries ready for November: State executive primary review
- The Tuesday Count: Minimum wage, equal rights measures certified for November ballots
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Wyoming elections in 2014
- What's on the ballot today? - June 24, 2014
- Primary preview: Maryland state executive elections, 2014
- Oklahoma primary 2014 state executives preview
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Wisconsin elections in 2014
- South Carolina primary runoff 2014 state executives preview
- Primary preview: Colorado state executive elections, 2014
- Utah attorney general special election 2014 primary preview
- Dallas school board runoff turns into David versus Goliath battle, Foreman beats well-funded Whatley for District 6 seat
- State Legislative Tracker: New York approves medical marijuana
- With initiative signature deadline in Montana, Medicaid expansion and cable tax cut initiatives out
- Battleground Friday: New York's 11th Congressional District
- JP Election Brief: Retention tension, a supreme court candidate on trial, and an election decided by coin toss
- All Massachusetts initiative campaigns to submit signatures on June 18
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Hawaii elections in 2014
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/18/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Minimum wage battle heating up at state and local levels
- Parental custody sharing initiative may get second chance in North Dakota
- Judge Hines nominated to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Minnesota elections in 2014
- School board primaries in Maryland and Utah reveal tensions over ethics, Common Core
- Recall elections in 2014: From domestic partner benefits to stray dog shooting
- California's 9th Circuit Court strikes down law mandating identity of ballot measure proponents on front of petition
- State Legislative Tracker: Chamber flip resolves Virginia's medicaid question
- Dallas runoff school board election could be close in Texas
- Filing deadline report: Strong showing from local third parties in Vermont
- Battleground Friday: New York's 1st Congressional District
- Misconduct in the 113th Congress (2013-2014)
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Arizona elections in 2014
- JP Election Brief: Looking back on primaries in four states as candidates advance toward November
- 2014 elections review: Recapping state legislative primaries in four states
- Challengers surprise school board incumbents in South Carolina, swipe open seats in North Dakota and show strength in Nevada
- Three primaries headed for runoffs: South Carolina state executive primary elections review
- June 10, 2014 election results: Voters alter initiative process in North Dakota
- June 11 congressional primary review: Only one incumbent lost, but it was a doozy
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/11/2014
- VA-07: Jack Trammell's path to the Democratic nomination
- "None of these candidates" wins its first election in 38 years: Nevada state executive primary review
- House Majority Leader Cantor defeated in stunning upset
- The Tuesday Count: North Dakota ballot measure election held during June primary
- North Dakota primary 2014 state executive officials preview
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Alaska elections in 2014
- What's on the ballot today? - June 10, 2014
- Valihura chosen as Delaware Supreme Court nominee
- South Carolina primary 2014 state executive officials preview
- Primary runoff preview: Arkansas attorney general election, 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: Party switch bolsters Kansas Republican caucus
- Obama administration's game of musical chairs continues
- JP Election Brief: Tough primary competition sends some incumbents packing
- Ethics claims, growing pains define school board races in Nevada and North Dakota
- Neel Kashkari to face Jerry Brown in November: California state executive primary elections review
- Despite recent troubles, Terry Branstad scores decisive primary victory: Iowa state executive primary elections review
- 2014 elections review: Recapping state legislative primaries in six more states
- Three runoffs, two open seats and one lucky Boozer: Alabama state executive primary elections review
- June 3 school board elections: Rivas gets revenge in Twin Rivers, primaries determine winners in Alabama and incumbents run unopposed in South Dakota
- Only contested incumbent loses in primary: New Mexico state executive elections review
- June 3 congressional primaries: Mississippi runoffs, tight races in California and a notable Iowa victory
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/4/2014
- Former Secretary of State Brad Johnson wins Republican primary for Public Service Commission seat
- June 3, 2014 election results: California veteran bonds and open government measures approved, 51st state results mixed and San Franciscans vote for input on waterfront projects
- Incumbent Governor Daugaard overcomes challenge from the right: South Dakota state executive primary elections review
- Primary preview: Iowa state executive elections, 2014
- Primary preview: Alabama state executive elections, 2014
- The Tuesday Count: Judgement day for statewide and local measures in California's primary election
- Primary preview: California state executive elections, 2014
- June 3, 2014 ballot measure elections
- South Dakota primary 2014 state executive officials preview
- Four contested primaries in New Mexico: State executive elections preview
- Two Michigan ballot measure campaigns submit signatures for indirect initiatives
- Filing deadline report: Wyoming Governor Matt Mead set for primary fight
- 2014 elections preview: State legislative primaries in six more states
- State Legislative Tracker: Minnesota repeals more than 1,000 laws
- June 3: Busy congressional primary day in eight states
- Pension Hotspots:Porterville City, CA, and Orange County, CA
- Ballot Law Update: Courts could restrict the scope of the initiative power in three states
July
- Ballot Law Update: Taxpayers association, alleging a violation of political fair play, sues to keep Citizens United advisory measure from statewide ballot
- JP Election Brief: Attorneys weigh in on non-partisan elections, Tennessee judges and conspiracy
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/30/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Marijuana a prevalent issue on state and local ballots
- McDonald confirmed to head VA
- State Legislative Tracker: Utah candidate facing charges
- FBI narrows probe in St. Joseph stipend scandal
- Contentious GMO labeling measure the last initiative certified in Oregon
- Court overturns fracking ban in Longmont, Colorado, with potentially significant implications for other cities
- Pension Hotspots: Trend of unfavorable ballot summaries for pension reform measures continues
- Battleground Friday: Arizona's 1st Congressional District
- JP Election Brief: Runoffs, retentions and a special election
- Moreland commission causes controversy for Governor Cuomo
- Newcomers win three-quarters of school board seats in Georgia runoff elections
- Legalized marijuana initiative on Oregon ballot, again
- Republican superintendent runoff poised for recount: Georgia state executive elections review, 2014
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/23/2014
- 2014 elections review: Unexpected winner in Georgia Senate runoff
- The Tuesday Count: From Citizens United v. FEC to parental custody battles, diverse issues certified for November ballot
- Conflicting rulings on Affordable Care Act federal exchange tax credits
- A Peek Inside the Congressional Millionaire's Club
- What's on the ballot today? - July 22, 2014
- Primary runoff preview: Georgia state executive official elections, 2014
- Pharmacy ownership battle may soon begin in North Dakota
- State Legislative Tracker: Redistricting controversies in two states
- 2014 elections preview: Georgia to hold runoff primary elections
- Open, top-two primaries make the Oregon ballot
- JP Election Brief: Big money in supreme court elections; local race decided by coin toss
- Filing deadline review: New York state executives primary 2014
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Connecticut elections in 2014
- Delaware filing deadline report: 10 candidates file for 3 state executive positions
- Alabama Public Service Commissioner Terry Dunn ousted by Chip Beeker in primary runoff
- Voters may cast ballots on splitting California into six states in 2016
- Amendment 1 ends Alabama cotton refunds, but adds to constitutional reform debate
- Election review: Three primary runoffs in Alabama and North Carolina
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/16/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Alabama measure to be decided in $3 million election
- Few Republican challengers in Massachusetts congressional races
- What's on the ballot today? - July 15, 2014
- Primary runoff preview: Alabama state executive official elections, 2014
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Delaware elections in 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: Florida legislature loses redistricting case
- Boehner suing Obama over employer mandate
- Battleground Friday: New York's 23rd Congressional District
- Legislative Lowdown: Identifying competitive Massachusetts elections in 2014
- JP Election Brief: Kidnapping, runoffs and voter ID
- Castro confirmed as HUD secretary
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/9/2014
- The Tuesday Count: 2014 shaping up to be a remarkably light year for initiatives
- Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration
- State Legislative Tracker: Pennsylvania budget bill still unsigned
- Few initiatives for Oregon, but none for Arizona
- Signatures submitted for minimum wage measure one day before deadline in Nebraska
- Battleground Friday: New York's 21st Congressional District
- JP Election Brief: Election laws challenged
- No measures slated for November ballot in Ohio
- New online resource shines a light on public policy
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/2/2014
- Burwell v. Hobby Lobby deals blow to ACA
- The Tuesday Count: Fourth and final citizen referred measure certified for 2014 California ballot
August
- Pension Hotspots: Ventura County pension initiative ruled illegal
- Seven candidates tangle for three seats on Boise school board
- JP Election Brief: Florida primary results are in; supreme court races are heating up
- Florida and Alabama elections lead to runoffs, school boards to welcome newcomers
- State legislative competitiveness analysis following recent primaries and New York's completed candidate list
- Scott and Crist to vie for vulnerable governor seat this fall: Florida state executive primary elections review
- Attorney General Horne and Schools Superintendent Huppenthal ousted: Arizona state executive primary elections review
- Every vote counts
- Challenger running for two offices fails to win either: Vermont state executives primary 2014 review
- 2014 elections review: Few competitive congressional primaries in Vermont and Arizona
- The Federal Vacancy Count 8/27/2014
- Minimum wage increases among hot topics featured on 2014 ballots
- The Tuesday Count: Issues of “consumer choice” make the ballot in Colorado and North Dakota
- What's on the ballot today? - August 26, 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: Montana representative now running for U.S. Senate
- JP Election Brief: Primary previews and a 19-person race
- August 19, 2014 election results: Outcome of Alaska ballot measure election still up in the air
- Gov. Sean Parnell cruises through primary, along with Mallott, French and Sullivan: Alaska state executive primary elections review
- 2014 elections review: Alaska and Wyoming hold congressional primaries
- Wyoming state executive primary elections review: Narrow margin in secretary of state race prevents night of big wins
- The Federal Vacancy Count 8/20/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Minimum wage on the ballot in Alaska, Nebraska and possibly Arkansas
- Back to school in Missouri: With some teachers carrying guns
- August 19, 2014 ballot measure election
- What's on the ballot today? - August 19, 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: Missouri senator speaks out about Ferguson controversy
- Grand jury indicts Governor Rick Perry on abuse of official capacity, coercion charges
- 2014 elections review:Incumbent advances in Hawaii Senate race
- Battleground Friday: Minnesota's 8th Congressional District
- JP Election Brief: Lawsuits about elections and continuing controversies
- Incumbent turnover increases only slightly following nine state legislative primaries
- Possible recount averted for Republican lieutenant gubernatorial contest: Connecticut state executive primary elections review
- Recount alert on Republican lieutenant gubernatorial contest: Connecticut state executive primary elections review
- Statewide Ballot Measures Making Waves
- Former U.S. Vice President's endorsement not enough in Minnesota school board election
- Wisconsin prepares for third governor election in four years: Wisconsin state executives primary 2014 review
- Minnesota state executive elections review: Comfortable wins, close calls share the stage in Minnesota primaries
- 2014 elections review: Connecticut, Minnesota and Wisconsin hold congressional primaries
- The Federal Vacancy Count 8/13/2014
- Marijuana among hot topics featured on 2014 ballots
- The Tuesday Count: California’s “Overturn Citizens United” Proposition 49 booted off the ballot by Supreme Court
- What's on the ballot today? - August 12, 2014
- Primary preview: Connecticut state executive elections, 2014
- Stormy weather new anthem for unseated Gov. Abercrombie: Hawaii state executive primary elections review
- Wisconsin primary 2014 state executive officials preview
- State Legislative Tracker: California legislature faces busy month
- Minnesota state executive elections preview: Heated races for governor, auditor highlight primary day in Minnesota
- 2014 elections review:Hawaii primary still too close to call
- What's on the ballot today? - August 9, 2014
- Fourteen incumbents unseated in Tennessee school board elections
- Primary preview: Hawaii state executive elections, 2014
- 2014 elections review: DesJarlais and Fleischmann survive primary
- Battleground Friday: Arizona's 9th Congressional District
- Governor Haslam will face Charlie Brown in November: Tennessee Gubernatorial primary 2014 review
- JP Election Brief: Pricey retention campaigns in Tennessee and Florida candidates in the news
- Loretta Rush becomes Indiana's first female chief justice
- What's on the ballot today? - August 7, 2014
- Ken Selzer wins crowded GOP primary for insurance commissioner: Kansas state executive primary elections review
- Compromise in Colorado: Fracking stays off the ballot for 2014
- Tennessee Gubernatorial primary 2014 preview
- Initiative campaigns, ranging from summer vacations to conservation funding, submit signatures in North Dakota
- The Federal Vacancy Count 8/6/2014
- August 5, 2014 election results: Missouri right-to-farm narrowly approved, gun rights amendment succeeded and Michigan PPT to be phased out
- 2014 elections review: "Accidental congressman" becomes third representative to lose primary this cycle
- The Tuesday Count: Primary elections foreshadow those in November
- August 5, 2014 ballot measure elections
- What's on the ballot today? - August 5, 2014
- Retired Judges Report, July 2014
- Primary preview: Kansas state executive elections, 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: Maine legislator passes away
- State legislative incumbents cruise through election season with little competition
- Cantor announces resignation, effective August 18
- Battleground Friday: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District
September
- The Tuesday Count: Marijuana legalization advocates target 2016
- Preview of 2014's most competitive gubernatorial races
- Ballot Law Update: Governor Brown signs two bills reforming California ballot law and vetoes one
- State Legislative Tracker: Pennsylvania pursues marijuana legalization
- Pension Hotspots: Phoenix, Arizona, and San Diego County, California
- Top 5 List of Real-Life Judicial Misconduct
- JP Election Brief: Partisan elections in the top courts
- A.G. Holder announces plans for resignation
- Midterm Election Countdown: "Rematches"
- The Federal Vacancy Count 9/24/2014
- The Tuesday Count: New York's not-so-independent redistricting commission amendment
- State Legislative Tracker: Convicted California senator resigns
- JP Election Brief: Candidate in contempt of court and a 3-month retirement
- Obama announces U.S. aid for Ebola outbreak
- Arkansas school board challengers unseat three incumbents
- Midterm Election Countdown: "Firsts"
- The Federal Vacancy Count 9/17/2014
- U.S. Senate holds D.C. statehood hearing
- The Tuesday Count: California will remain one state as “Six Californias” fails signature count
- At least 52 new members will walk the halls of the U.S. Congress in 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: South Carolina Speaker indicted
- Arkansas school board elections largely unopposed
- JP Election Brief: Party switches and the soaring cost of campaigning
- President Obama reveals plans to deal with ISIS
- Simpler, Mayrack advance in down ballot races: Delaware state executive primary elections review
- Massachusetts state executive primary review: Coakley, Baker continue march to November gubernatorial face-off
- The Federal Vacancy Count 9/10/2014
- Raimondo wins Democratic nod for governor in crowded field: Rhode Island state executives primary 2014 review
- 2014 elections review: First Democratic representative loses 2014 primary bid
- New York state executive primary elections review: Andrew Cuomo holds off challenger in Democratic race
- New Hampshire state executive primary elections review: Hassan, Havenstein cruise by opposition on the way to November matchup
- The Tuesday Count: Final citizen’s initiatives certified for 2014
- Nebraska's lieutenant governor resigns from office following physical altercation with sister
- What's on the ballot today? - September 9, 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: Mississippi remembers a fallen legislator
- Retired Judges Report, August 2014
- Final statewide ballot measure count for 2014 strikingly low
- Former Virginia governor, first lady convicted in corruption case
- GMOs among hot topics featured on 2014 ballots
- Ballot Law Update: California lawmakers avoid significant additions to election code but seem likely to pass minor reform
- JP Election Brief: More lawsuits plus appellate court campaigning
- 2014's Most Competitive U.S. Senate Races
- Former state legislator and both incumbents win by big margins in Boise school board race
- The Federal Vacancy Count 9/3/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Voters in Arkansas have chance to forbid dry alcohol jurisdictions
October
- JP Election Brief: Top judicial races for election day
- The Federal Vacancy Count 10/29/2014
- Midterm Election Countdown: "Big Money"
- Top Ten Things to Watch on Election Day 2014
- The Tuesday Count: Brown spending more on CA’s Props 1 and 2 than on his own reelection
- State Legislative Tracker: Wisconsin legislator pleads no contest to sexual assault charges
- Preview of 2014's most competitive down ballot state executive races
- JP Election Brief: Everything's bigger in Texas, including ballots
- The Federal Vacancy Count 10/22/2014
- Midterm Election Countdown: The South Regional Review
- The Tuesday Count: Polls show faltering support for medical cannabis initiative in Florida
- Alabama speaker, up for re-election, indicted on 23 counts
- State Legislative Tracker: Sports betting passes in New Jersey, awaiting signature
- JP Election Brief: Gold Rush! Racing to the California judiciary
- Midterm Election Countdown: The West Regional Review
- The Federal Vacancy Count 10/15/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Michigan's wolf hunting referendums would have short-term effect on law
- Have you seen these ballot measures
- JP Election Brief: Spotlight on the Sunshine State
- Incumbents dominate in two Alaska school board elections, Alabama runoff decided
- The Federal Vacancy Count 10/8/2014
- Midterm Election Countdown: The Midwest Regional Review
- The Tuesday Count: SCOTUS to determine fate of independent redistricting commission
- State Legislative Tracker: Unopposed New York legislator indicted
- Retired Judges Report, September 2014
- JP Election Brief: It's all about Ohio
- Huntsville runoff, Alaskan general school board elections on Tuesday
- Called to Serve: 11 female veterans seeking election to Congress
- Ebola case diagnosed in Texas
- The Federal Vacancy Count 10/1/2014
- Midterm Election Countdown: The Northeast Regional Review
November
- Louisiana judicial elections summary, 2014
- Pension Hotspots: San Jose and San Bernardino, California
- Ballot Law Update: 2016 Mississippi initiative seeks veto referendum power
- The Federal Vacancy Count 11/26/2014
- Lingering Louisiana school board races to be decided in Dec. 6 runoff
- Third-party candidates expand their influence in 2014 state executive elections
- The Tuesday Count: More marijuana, minimum wage measures expected in upcoming elections
- Mississippi judicial elections summary, 2014
- Defense Secretary Hagel hands in resignation
- State Legislative Tracker: Utah reconsidering firing squads
- Illinois judicial elections summary, 2014
- Kansas judicial elections summary, 2014
- Connecticut judicial elections summary, 2014
- Vermont judicial elections summary, 2014
- The Federal Vacancy Count 11/19/2014
- West Virginia judicial elections summary, 2014
- Washington judicial elections summary, 2014
- St. Joseph school board rescinds CFO suspension
- Oregon judicial elections summary, 2014
- The Tuesday Count: Hot-button issues resurfacing on future ballots
- Idaho judicial elections summary, 2014
- Nevada judicial elections summary, 2014
- Montana judicial elections summary, 2014
- California judicial elections summary, 2014
- South Dakota judicial elections summary, 2014
- Missouri judicial elections summary, 2014
- Low number of seats determined which state legislative chambers flipped
- State Legislative Tracker: Nevada joins list of Republican trifectas
- New Mexico judicial elections summary, 2014
- Pension Hotspots: Election review
- Arizona judicial elections summary, 2014
- Oklahoma judicial elections summary, 2014
- South Carolina judicial elections summary, 2014
- Maine judicial elections summary, 2014
- Ballot Law Update: Election review and judge rules Nebraska's distribution requirements unconstitutional
- JP Election Brief: 2014 retention report
- The Federal Vacancy Count 11/12/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Post-election highlights
- Texas judicial elections summary, 2014
- New York judicial elections summary, 2014
- Obama nominates Lynch to succeed Holder
- Minnesota judicial elections summary, 2014
- Michigan judicial elections summary, 2014
- Ohio judicial elections summary, 2014
- North Carolina judicial elections summary, 2014
- Maryland judicial elections summary, 2014
- Alabama judicial elections summary, 2014
- School board election wrap-up: Did the Republican wave extend down the ballot
- Incumbents hold the line for their parties in 2014 state executive elections
- Florida judicial elections summary, 2014
- Kentucky judicial elections summary, 2014
- Indiana judicial elections summary, 2014
- 2014 Election Review: Upset in Oakland and runoffs for Austin
- 2014 Election Review: Big gains for Republicans in state legislatures
- Local measure results rundown: Fracking, Marijuana, Minimum wage and GMOs
- Voter backlash down the ballot: Incumbency advantage drops in November's hottest school board races
- 2014 ballot measure results likely to affect future elections
- 2014 supreme court election results: Democratic gain in North Carolina, incumbents dominate nationally
- Republicans see decisive wins in U.S. Congress elections
- Republican wave continues in 2014 with gains in gubernatorial elections
- The Federal Vacancy Count 11/5/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Election day 2014
- Retired Judges Report, October 2014
December
- Retired Judges Report, December 2014
- Municipal Elections: 2014 Year in Review
- State Legislative Tracker: Legislative reform proposals in Oklahoma
- Signatures submitted to put California’s plastic bag ban before voters
- Pension Hotspots: 2014 Year in Review
- First state initiative of 2015 certified in Mississippi
- Ballot Law Update: 2014 Year in Review
- Expensive ballot measures were a boon for advertisers in 2014
- Big spending leads to big win for Pace in Austin ISD runoffs
- The Federal Vacancy Count 12/17/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Dust continues to settle after 2014 election
- Salaries for state executive officials hold steady in 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: Maine recount settled
- Ballotpedia's 2014 Recall Analysis
- St. Joseph school board CFO deals with $2M shortfall, emotional return
- Local California ballot measures year-end summary (2014)
- Austin ISD heads to runoff for three seats
- The Federal Vacancy Count 12/10/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Familiar activists working on 2015, 2016 measures
- Big bucks spent on 2014 ballot measures
- State Legislative Tracker: Two Ohio legislators resign
- Ballot Law Update: Court ruling breaks backbone of Arizona campaign finance disclosure laws
- Few surprises in Louisiana school board general elections
- The Federal Vacancy Count 12/3/2014
- The Tuesday Count: Arkansas 2016 ballot beginning to take shape
- Retired Judges Report, November 2014
- State Legislative Tracker: Maine recount leads to investigation
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