Legislative party competitiveness score Professors of Political Science Gerald Gamm and Thad Kousser, University of Rochester and University of California San Diego, respectively, claim that states ...

Illinois has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As ...

Getting measures on the ballot See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Colorado and Laws governing the initiative process in Colorado Odd-year ballot measures Measures that can go on ...

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American PoliticsJamie Draper did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey. Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey? Any candidate ...

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Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American PoliticsGetting measures on the ballot Citizens In Louisiana, citizens do not have the power to initiate statewide initiatives or referendums. As of 2021, ...

A special election to fill the seat representing Virginia's 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House will be held in 2025. The general election will be held September 9, 2025. The filing deadline ...

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American PoliticsPotential citizen-initiated measures In California, citizens have the right to initiate legislation through the ballot initiative or repeal ...

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American PoliticsElection dates and deadlines vary across the country and at different levels of government. Election dates included in the list below are for cases ...

How do the states compare to one another? This section compares local school board authority and constraints on that authority across the states on select topics. These topics include authority over ...