Newsletter Signup Edited by Al Ortiz Two more ballot measure certifications are needed for Ballotpedia’s Tuesday Count to hit the century mark. However, until then the total number of ballot-certified measures stands at 98 measures in 31 states with four ballot additions this week. The states which had a hand in bumping up the total were Alaska, Arizona [...]

By Ballotpedia’s Congressional and State legislative teams The fast-moving primary season of May and June continues tomorrow with elections in Idaho, Nebraska and Oregon. In Idaho voters will decide on two U.S. House racesand all 105 state legislative seats. Contested Primaries in Idaho — May 15, 2012 U.S. House (2 seats) State Legislature (105 seats) Total Democratic Contested Primaries 2 (100%) 10 (9.52%) Total Republican Contested Primaries [...]

By Ballotpedia’s Congressional, State Legislative, State Executive and Ballot Measure teams The May 8 primary elections are now over, capping one of the busiest election days of the 2012 season. Here at Ballotpedia, we’ve got you covered in all aspects of the ballot. That includes filling you in on the overall occurrences of Tuesday’s events. Here you fill find stories giving recaps on [...]

By Al Ortiz and Eric Veram RALEIGH, North Carolina: After months of campaigning from both support and opposition, voters ultimately spoke out in favor of North Carolina Amendment 1 on May 8. With all 100 counties reporting, unofficial results of the only ballot measure on the May 8 primary ballot shows that the measure has been approved with 61.05% voters voting “yes” and 38.95% [...]

Newsletter Signup Edited by Al Ortiz It is a busy time in the ballot measure world. The first ballot measure election of 2012 in North Carolina will take place today, where the highly-scrutinized Amendment 1 will be decided by voters. In addition, there were two ballot-certifications and two petition drive deadlines this past week. The total ballot measure count across [...]

By: Eric Veram RALEIGH, North Carolina: The primary election in North Carolina is tomorrow and voters will get to decide on one ballot measure, Amendment 1. The contentious measure was filed in the Senate on April 5, 2011, as SB 514, sponsored by Senator Peter S. Brunstetter. The bill garnered approval from both the House and the Senate, and was eventually ratified for the ballot on September [...]

May 7, 2012 RALEIGH, North Carolina: After months of campaigning from both sides, the most highly-scrutinized ballot measure in 2012 so far, North Carolina Amendment 1, will finally be decided on Tuesday, May 8. May 8 is the state’s primary election date, where North Carolina’s Democratic primary race for governor will also take place. In addition, there will be 28 contested Senate primaries and 63 contested House [...]

Newsletter Signup Edited by Al Ortiz In a relatively slow week for measure certifications for the 2012 ballot, the Tuesday Count crawled up by one proposal. The total is now at an even 90 measures in 30 states. The state with the newly-added ballot question was in Arizona, courtesy of the state legislature who voted in favor of placing a business tax break option in [...]

RALEIGH, North Carolina: North Carolina Amendment One will appear on the May 8, 2012 ballot in the state of North Carolina as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment. The measure has garnered national attention as both sides of drummed up spending in the weeks leading up until the vote. Here’s a recap of some recent developments. The group Vote FOR Marriage NC launched a series [...]

BOISE, Idaho: The month of May begins with a crucial step for initiative proponents to get their proposal on the ballot in Idaho. Today, May 1 marks the 2012 petition drive deadline for supporters of potential ballot measures to submit collected signatures to the Idaho Secretary of State‘s office. Currently there are three measures that [...]