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Alaska approves citizenship voting requirement
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A ballot measure that would introduce minor language changes to an Alaska law around citizenship and voter eligibility is projected to pass, according to Decision Desk HQ. The effort, dubbed Initiative Petition 25USCV, notes that Alaska law mandates that voters must be citizens and meet other criteria in order to be eligible to vote. It…
Former Justice Department official to succeed Luttrell in Texas district
Jessica Steinmann (R) is projected to defeat Laura Jones (D) in Texas’s 8th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Steinmann leads Jones by about 10 points with 91 percent of the vote in, per DDHQ. The constitutional lawyer will succeed Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), a 50-year-old former Navy SEAL who is departing the lower…
Environmental advocate defeats oil and natural gas executive in redrawn Texas House district
Leticia Gutierrez (D) is projected to defeat Alex Mealer (R) in Texas’s 9th District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gutierrez is leading Mealer by 14 points with 78 percent reporting, per DDHQ. Gutierrez will succeed Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) in representing the 9th District. After state lawmakers redrew Green’s Houston-area district last year to favor…
Five takeaways on a midterm rout for Democrats
Tuesday saw seismic results in the midterm elections as Democrats virtually ran the table of competitive races, and voters delivered a powerful rebuke to President Trump and the GOP. The bottom line is that Democrats have won control of the Senate and the House. And while the precise tally in each chamber remains unclear, the…
Forstag flips Montana House seat, beating Trump-backed opponent
Democrat Sam Forstag is the projected winner of the election for Montana’s 1st District, a key flip in his party’s push to take control of the House, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Forstag, a former smokejumper and union leader, defeated Republican challenger Aaron Flint, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, in the race for the open seat — a…
DC approves ballot measure banning foie gras from local restaurants
A ballot measure that would ban foie gras — a luxury delicacy associated with French cuisine made from the liver of a duck or goose fattened by force feeding — from being served in local restaurants is projected to pass in Washington, D.C., according to Decision Desk HQ. Initiative 86, called the “Prohibiting Force-Feeding of…
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