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Toolkit NCSL State Elections 2023

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Updated October 25, 2023
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General elections are scheduled to take place Nov. 7, 2023, in Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia, with Louisiana voters set to head to the polls on Nov. 18, 2023. Simple majorities are guaranteed for Republicans in both chambers in Mississippi and Louisiana, while all seats in the New Jersey Legislature and Virginia’s General Assembly are at stake.

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