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Sanders suspends presidential campaign, Biden becomes presumptive Democratic nominee
Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) suspended his presidential campaign on Wednesday. Joe Biden has won an estimated 1,217 Democratic pledged delegates to Sanders’ 914. With a plurality of pledged delegates, Biden has become the presumptive Democratic nominee. To officially win the nomination, a candidate needs to secure 1,991 pledged delegates.
Four Arizona ballot measure campaigns seek approval to collect signatures electronically
Four ballot initiative campaigns filed a petition April 2 asking the Arizona Supreme Court to allow them to gather signatures through E-Qual—the state's online signature collection platform—during the coronavirus pandemic. E-Qual is currently available for federal, statewide, and legislative candidates in Arizona, but not ballot initiatives.
Fewer primary challenges in 2020 state legislative races compared to 2018
So far, this year’s state legislative elections are less competitive than 2018’s elections. The three categories that saw a decrease in competition are open seats, incumbents with primary challengers, and total primaries
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