Election 2024: State Legislative Races and Ballot Measures | Oct. 27, 2024
On this episode, we sat down with two election experts from NCSL to discuss the Nov. 5 election. Ben Williams, NCSL’s associate director of Elections and Redistricting, broke down the race for 5,508 legislative seats on ballots in 44 states. Helen Brewer, who tracks statewide ballot measures for NCSL, discussed the large number of measures on ballots this year related to abortion, taxes and more.
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Show Notes
On this episode, we sat down with two election experts from NCSL to discuss the state legislative races and statewide ballot measures in the Nov. 5 election.
Ben Williams, NCSL’s associate director of Elections and Redistricting, discussed the 5,508 legislative seats on ballots in 44 states, more than 78% of all legislative seats nationwide. He also explained how the outcomes could affect legislative control in the states, overall state control and veto-proof majorities in some states.
Helen Brewer with NCSL explained the range of topics covered by the more than 150 statewide ballot measures voters will decide. She discussed the large number of abortion-related measures and others uses such election administration, taxes, criminal justice and education.
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