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Across the country, there are 13,024 public school districts governed by a total of about 82,600 board members. Most school board members are elected directly by voters, while a small number of ...
An initiated constitutional amendment (ICA) can be direct or indirect. Of the 18 states that provide for initiated constitutional amendments, these measures are direct in 16 states and indirect in two ...
The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2025. The number on the left reflects how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the ...
Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Our goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of ...
Kansas has a divided government. The Democratic Party controls the office of governor, while the Republican Party controls the offices of attorney general, secretary of state, and both chambers of the ...
Washington 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.
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 ...
Maine 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 of ...
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 ...
Utah has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As of April 18, 2025, ...
LRCA Denial of Bail for Certain Violent or Sexual Offenses or Human Trafficking Amendment Civil and criminal trials Denies bail to individuals accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or human ...