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The Vote Smart Research team has been hard at work this past month. Check out some key highlights below! |
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2022 Midterm Election Results
The 2022 midterm general election took place on November 8. See the results here. Choose your state then use the drop-down menu to filter through the offices that were on the ballot. See the results of the statewide ballot measures that were voted on here by filtering for your state.
Georgia Runoff Election
Early voting has begun for Georgia's runoff election on Tuesday, December 6. Learn more about the race between Sentator Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker for the open seat in the U.S. Senate here.
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International Relations
This month, President Biden had meetings with several global leaders while attending summits in Egypt, Cambodia, and Indonesia. While at the Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change, Biden met with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt; read their remarks before the meeting here and Biden's remarks at the conference here. Biden attended the annual U.S.-ASEAN Summit (read his remarks here) where he met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea; read their remarks before the meeting here. At the G20 summit, Biden met with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China; read their remarks before the meeting here.
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Several mass shootings received national coverage in November. On November 13, a University of Virginia student killed three of the school's football team players and injured two other students. At Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a person opened fire on November 19 killing five people and injuring 22 more. On November 22, a mass shooting occurred at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia. Seven people were killed, including the gunman, and four others were injured. Read statements from President Biden this month on guns here and statements from members of Congress here. |
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Fighting between Ukraine and Russia has continued into its eighth month. On November 15, a missile landed in Poland, Ukraine's neighbor and a NATO ally, killing two people. NATO and G7 allied leaders, who were at a summit in Bali, held an emergency meeting to discuss the explosion. Poland's investigation of the missile strike is ongoing. Read President Biden's remarks on the situation here. View statements from members of Congress on the ongoing conflict here. |
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Respect for Marriage Act
The U.S. Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act on November 29 in a 61–36 vote. The bill provides statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages. Click here to read our summary of the legislation.
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Speak Out Act
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Speak Out Act on November 16 to prohibit the judicial enforceability of a nondisclosure clause or non-disparagement clause agreed to before a dispute arises involving sexual assault or sexual harassment in violation of federal, tribal, or state law. Click here to read our summary of the legislation.
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A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020
On November 15, the U.S. Senate passed a joint resolution to repeal the national emergency concerning COVID-19 declared by President Trump on March 13, 2020. Click here to see how your representatives voted on the resolution.
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