Federal statutes define a foreign national as someone who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. The Federal Election Campaign Act defines a foreign principal as a foreign ...

South Dakota: On Feb. 17, the South Dakota State Senate voted 19-15 to pass SB 198, a bill to prohibit K-12 public school students from using their cellphones during the school day. The bill now goes ...

In 2026, Ballotpedia is covering local ballot measures that appear on the ballot for voters within the 100 largest cities in ...

Of the 58 ballot measures, 57 were constitutional amendments. One, in Oregon, was an initiated state statute. It is excluded from this analysis, which focuses on measures that proposed amending state ...

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 ...

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics Gwendolyn Beck was a 2014 independent candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Virginia. [1] ...

Georgia has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As ...

Arizona has a Democratic triplex and a divided trifecta. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The Republican Party controls both chambers of ...

Nevada has a divided government. The Republican Party controls the office of governor, while the Democratic Party controls the offices of attorney general, secretary of state, and both chambers of the ...

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