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 ...

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

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 ...

Ballot access requirements for gubernatorial candidates, 2025 Two states, New Jersey and Virginia, are holding gubernatorial elections in 2025. The incumbents in both states— Phil Murphy (D) in New ...

Partisan breakdown by year The average number of special elections per even year between 2011 and 2024 (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024) was 59, while the average per odd year was 80. The ...

Pennsylvania has a divided government. The Democratic Party controls the office of governor and the lower chamber of the state legislature, while the Republican Party controls the offices of attorney ...

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American PoliticsText of measure Full text The full text is available here. Path to the ballot Amending the Texas Constitution See also: Amending the Texas ...

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American PoliticsNoteworthy elections Below is a list of races in this state that received in-depth coverage on Ballotpedia. Click the link below to learn about that ...

Section 36. Right to make decisions about pregnancy. (1) There is a right to make and carry out decisions about one’s own pregnancy, including the right to abortion. This right shall not be denied or ...