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Virginia has a Republican triplex and a divided trifecta. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The Democratic Party controls both chambers ...
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author. January 29, 2024: Forty-seven percent (47%) of the Elite 1% of American voters believe that the U.S. provides ...
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 ...
Minnesota has a Democratic triplex and a divided trifecta. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The Democratic Party controls the upper ...
Michigan has a Democratic triplex and a divided trifecta. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The Democratic Party controls the upper ...
One Democratic incumbent lost, 1% of the 99 Democratic incumbents who ran, and 3% of the 33 contested incumbents. No Republican incumbents lost of the 73 Republican incumbents who ran and five who ...
An amendment to require initiatives proposing supermajority requirements to pass by the same threshold as is being proposed was originally placed on the 2024 ballot but was moved to the 2026 ballot ...
The Texas State Legislature introduced 288 constitutional amendments during the 2025 legislative session—17 have been certified for the ballot. Since the adoption of the Texas Constitution in 1876, ...
The ballot measure was designed to increase the state minimum wage to $9 per hour in 2025, $10.50 per hour in 2026, $12 per hour in 2027, $13.50 per hour in 2028, and $15 per hour in 2029. Beginning ...
IndISS Limits on Payday Loans Initiative Banking Establish a 36% annual cap on interest rates for certain loans, including payday loans IndISS Limit Contingency Fees in Civil Cases Initiative Civil ...
Rhode Island does not allow the initiative and referendum process. The Rhode Island State Legislature can refer constitutional amendments, statutes, and bond issues to the ballot for voter ...