Year: 2021

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: January 7, 2021

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    The next 24 hours What is changing in the next 24 hours? California (Democratic trifecta): The Department of Health will review the Bay Area’s regional stay-at-home order Jan. 8—the final day of the required three-week minimum length of the order. The region’s current ICU availability is 5.9%. Restrictions will remain effective until the region’s four-week…

  • The Runoff Report: With Ossoff and Warnock wins, Democrats will control the Senate

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    In today’s final regular edition of The Runoff Report, we bring you the latest results and analysis of the Georgia Senate runoffs. Originally intended for yesterday, Jan. 6, we postponed the edition following the protests and riots surrounding Congress’ certification of the presidential election. For more, see today’s edition of The Transition Tracker. Democrats win…

  • Transition Tracker: Biden picks Merrick Garland to lead Justice Department

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    Prior to taking office on January 20, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden (D) and his team must prepare for the transition between presidential administrations, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions. In 2016, there were 1,714 government positions subject to presidential appointment: 1,242 positions required Senate confirmation and 472 did not.…

  • Mayoral partisanship control changed in 2020’s elections in seven of the 100 largest cities

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    Mayoral elections were held in 29 of the 100 largest U.S. cities in 2020. Seven party changes took place as a result of these elections. Five offices held by Republican incumbents and two offices held by Democratic incumbents changed partisan control: Scottsdale, Arizona: Independent David Ortega won the open seat. Incumbent Jim Lane (R) was…

  • Warnock wins Georgia’s U.S. Senate special election runoff, outcome of regular election runoff not yet determined

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    As of 8:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 6, one of Georgia’s two U.S. Senate runoff elections had been called. Raphael Warnock (D) was projected as the winner of the special runoff election with 50.6% of the vote to incumbent Kelly Loeffler’s (R) 49.4%, according to unofficial results available as of Wednesday morning.  In the regular…

  • Five candidates file to run in Texas state House special election

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    Candidates interested in running in a special election for the District 68 seat in the Texas House of Representatives had until January 4, 2021, to file. The special election will be held on January 23. Five candidates—Charles Gregory (D), John Berry (R), Jason Brinkley (R), Craig Carter (R), and David Spiller (R)—filed to run in…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: January 6, 2021

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    Since our last edition What rules and restrictions are changing in each state? For a continually updated article, click here. Arkansas (Republican trifecta): Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) added first responders to the list of individuals currently able to receive a vaccine. Hutchinson also said the second (next) phase of vaccinations would include residents over the…

  • New York state court upholds ranked-choice voting for Feb. municipal special election in NYC

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    New York: State court upholds ranked-choice voting for Feb. municipal special election in NYC On Dec. 16, 2020, a state trial court declined to block the implementation of ranked-choice voting in the municipal special election scheduled for Feb. 2.  What’s at issue  On Nov. 5, 2019, New York City voters approved a charter amendment providing…

  • Massachusetts House of Representatives 19th Suffolk District special election set for Mar. 30, 2021

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    Election officials have scheduled a special election for the 19th Suffolk District seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for Mar. 30, 2021. The seat became vacant after state House Speaker Robert DeLeo (D) resigned on Dec. 29. The primary is on March 2, and the filing deadline is on Jan. 26.

  • Congress convenes joint session to count electoral votes

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    January 6, 2021: Congress will convene a joint session on Wednesday to count electoral votes by state and confirm the result of the presidential election. Prior to taking office on January 20, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden (D) and his team must prepare for the transition between presidential administrations, including selecting senior White House staff and…