Ratcliffe received a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1987, and a law degree from Southern Methodist University in 1989. Before being elected to Congress, Ratcliffe served as the ...

In Pennsylvania, citizens do not have the power to initiate statewide initiatives or referendums. As of 2021, voters of Pennsylvania had never voted on a ballot measure to authorize a statewide ...

CISS 3 Prohibit the Injury or Killing of Animals Initiative Treatment of animals Criminalizes the injury or killing of animals, including farming, ranching, hunting, fishing, trapping, pest control, ...

Rhode Island does not allow the initiative and referendum process. The Rhode Island State Legislature can refer constitutional amendments, statutes, and bond issues to the ballot for voter ...

For 2024, measures that were certified for the ballot are available here, and measures that failed to make the ballot are available here. In New York, citizens do not have the power to initiate ...

Connecticut was one of 15 Democratic state government trifectas at the start of 2025 legislative sessions. A state government trifecta occurs when one political party holds the governor's office, a ...

ORC §705.92, which allows the recall of elected officials of cities, counties, townships, villages, and other municipal corporations in the state, calls for signatures equaling "15% of the total votes ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Massachusetts 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 ...

Nebraska has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and the upper chamber of the state legislature ...