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Fewest ever contested state legislative primaries in Massachusetts
![Massachusetts has 33 contested state legislative primaries on September 3, 2024, the fewest since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010. There are 27 contested Democratic primaries and six contested Republican primaries. For both parties that is below the average from 2010 to 2022. The average number of contested Democratic primaries was 36.9 and the average number […]](https://cdn.statically.io/img/news.ballotpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/state-flag-of-massachusetts-150x150.gif)
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76% of last June’s elections were uncontested
![Throughout June, Ballotpedia covered 5,065 elections in 25 states, 76% of which were uncontested. That’s up from May when 70% of the 5,799 covered were uncontested. Ballotpedia defines an uncontested election as one where the number of candidates running is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. This analysis does […]](https://cdn.statically.io/img/news.ballotpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-8112199-150x150.jpg)
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Voters in six states—CO, FL, MD, NY, NV, and SD—will be deciding on abortion in 2024, with measures proposed in five other states
![Voters in six states—Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota—will decide on abortion-related ballot measures in Nov. 2024. Initiatives are also proposed in five additional states. On June 28, a ballot initiative to provide a state constitutional right to an abortion was certified for the ballot in Nevada. Around 128,000 signatures were verified […]](https://cdn.statically.io/img/news.ballotpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/stickers-with-i-voted-inscription-and-flag-of-usa-1550339-150x150.jpg)
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Signatures submitted for Ohio ballot initiative to establish the Citizens Redistricting Commission
![In Ohio, the campaign behind a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment to create a Citizens Redistricting Commission submitted signatures on July 1, 2024. Voters would decide the ballot initiative on Nov. 5, 2024. The initiative would replace the current Ohio Redistricting Commission with the Citizens Redistricting Commission. Currently, the Ohio Redistricting Commission has seven members, including the […]](https://cdn.statically.io/img/news.ballotpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Flag_of_Ohio-150x150.png)
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