Jason BeetsSenate Control is especially important because of the Senate's role in confirming or blocking federal judicial nominations.
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Nebraska and Ohio are the closest Senate races.
If the Democrat wins in Ohio, and the Independent wins in Nebraska, and the Independent chooses to join Democrats in the Senate, Democrats can win Senate Control if they win the presidential election, securing the vote necessary to break a 50-50 tie in the chamber.
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The next closest Senate races are in Wisconsin, Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida, and Montana.
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This ongoing thread about the closest races to watch on election night can be read as an article on my blog, Meticulous Musings.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/10/your-guide-to-election-night-2024.html
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The race for control of the US House of Representatives is incredibly tight.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-race-for-house-control-couldnt-be.html
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Sabato’s Crystal Ball considers 43 House Races to be Lean Democrat, Toss Up, or Lean Republican.
https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2024-house/
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Six of these competitive US House races are in California, five are in New York, four are in Pennsylvania, and three are in Michigan.
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Voters in 10 states will decide whether to amend their state constitutions to protect abortion rights.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/10/abortion-amendments-are-on-ballot-in-10.html
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#Abortion #Amendment #Florida #Nebraska #Missouri Colorado #Arizona #Nevada
Polling shows broad support for the abortion rights amendments in these states.
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In Florida, Constitutional Amendments need more than 60 percent of the vote to be adopted.
https://www.alligator.org/article/2024/10/voter-guide-state-amendments
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A voter guide to the six state amendments this election
One important and often confusing part of this year’s election cycle is the six constitutional amendments that voters can decide on which require 60% voter approval to pass into law. If approved, these amendments would become a permanent part of Florida’s state constitution and could not be bypassed by any act of legislation. Despite being non-partisan amendments, voters across Florida stand divided on each issue.
In Nebraska, voters will vote on two separate state constitutional amendments related to abortion.
One amendment protects abortion rights.
The other limits abortion rights.
Voters have expressed confusion about the two competing ballot measures.
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Advocates pushing for the anti-abortion amendment have falsely claimed their amendment protects abortion rights, while falsely claiming the amendment that actually protect abortion rights does not, according to an excellent Vox article.
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Democrats have a real chance to break the Republican Supermajority in the Kansas Legislature.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/08/key-races-to-determine-balance-of-power.html
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The Republican Supermajority gives Republican lawmakers the ability to override a veto from Gov. Laura Kelly (D) with only Republican votes.
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The races that will decide whether Democrats break the Republican Supermajority will likely be close.
The Associated Press took many days to call the winners of the legislative races in the Kansas August Primary Election.
This was likely because many of these elections were decided by a small number of votes.
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This ongoing thread can be read as an article on my blog, Meticulous Musings.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/10/your-guide-to-election-night-2024.html
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Elections in the United States are administered at the state and local level.
Thus, voting procedures vary from state to state, including the local time when polls close.
And some states are split across two time zones.
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The Official U.S. Time | NIST
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Early on election night, the first important results will likely be calls in the abortion amendment elections and the competitive house races.
The presidential swing states and competitive Senate races will likely take longer to call.
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Let's start with the Eastern Time Zone.
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Everyone will be anxiously awaiting to see how Pennsylvania votes in the presidential election, but they will be slow to count their ballots.
The presidential swing states of Georgia and North Carolina are also located in the Eastern Time Zone.
Michigan is mostly located in the Eastern Time Zone, but part of the state are located in the Central Time Zone.
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The Eastern Time Zone contains 20 House Races Sabato considers Leans or Toss Ups, more than any other time zone.
New York has five of these races, Pennsylvania has four, and Michigan has three.
Virginia and Ohio both have two.
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The Florida Abortion Election is worth paying close attention to, because the abortion rights amendment needs to secure 60% of the vote to be adopted.
Florida is mostly located in the Eastern Time Zone, but part of the state is located in the Central Time Zone.
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Next, let's look at the Central Time Zone.
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The presidential swing state of Wisconsin is located in the Central Time Zone.
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There are nine house races Sabato considers Leans or Tossups in the Central Time Zone.
Two are in Texas, and two are in Iowa.
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I will be paying attention to the results of the Kansas Legislative Elections to see if Democrats can break the Republican Supermajority.
Kansas is mostly located in the Central Time Zone, but part of the state is located in the Mountain Time Zone.
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Next, let's take a look at the Mountain Time Zone.
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The presidential swing state of Arizona is located in the Mountain Time Zone.
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There are five House Races Sabato considers Leans or Tossups in the Mountain Time Zone.
Two of these races will take place in Arizona.
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Next up, we have the Pacific Time Zone
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The presidential swing state of Nevada is located in the Pacific Time Zone.
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There are eight House Races Sabato considers Leans or Tossups in the Pacific Time Zone.
Six of these races are in California.
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Finally let's talk about Alaska, which has its own time zone.
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Alaska is represented by one representative in the US House.
This representative is elected in a statewide election.
Sabato considers Alaska’s US House Race to be a Toss Up.
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You can read this thread as an article on my blog, Meticulous Musings.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/10/your-guide-to-election-night-2024.html
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Apparently, Maine will vote on whether to change their state flag.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfPKwJ7Qukc
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BREAKING NEWS! The Election's Most Difficult Decision…
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You can read more about the Maine Flag Election here.
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