Year: 2021

  • Ballotpedia’s Top 15 races to watch in 2021

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    While there are no federal elections taking place this year other than special elections, statewide elections for political office are taking place in three states and local elections are occurring across the country. Ballotpedia’s top 15 races to watch this year include: Attorney General of Virginia: Incumbent Mark Herring (D) and challenger Jason Miyares (R)…

  • Daily Brew: October 28, 2021 – Battleground preview week day #4: Cities

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    Welcome to the Thursday, October 28, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: This is the final full week ahead of the Nov. 2 general elections. Each day this week, we will be bringing you previews of battleground races at all levels of government. Here’s our schedule for the week:…

  • California ethics panel approves new rules for charitable donations

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    California ethics panel approves new rules for charitable donations On Oct. 21, 2021, the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) voted unanimously to adopt new disclosure requirements for charitable contributions made on behalf of politicians in a practice known as behested payments. The new rules will go into effect 30 days after they are filed…

  • Texas enacts new state legislative district maps

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    Texas enacted new state legislative districts on October 25, 2021, when Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed proposals approved by the Texas House and Senate into law. These maps will take effect for Texas’ 2022 state legislative elections. The Senate Redistricting Committee released a draft of a Senate legislative map on September 18, 2021. A Senate…

  • Texas enacts new congressional districts

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    Texas enacted new congressional districts on October 25, 2021, when Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a proposal approved by the Texas House and Senate into law. This map will take effect for Texas’ 2022 congressional elections. Sen. Joan Huffman (R) proposed a congressional map on September 27, 2021, and the Senate approved an amended version…

  • Special elections to be held in Kentucky state legislative districts

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    Special elections are being held on Nov. 2 for one seat in the Kentucky State Senate and two seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Candidates running for special elections in Kentucky are selected by their respective local party organizations. The winners of the special elections will serve until Dec. 31, 2022. In Senate District…

  • A look at mayoral partisanship ahead of Nov. 2 elections

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    Seventeen of the 100 largest U.S. cities by population and 10 state capitals outside of the top-100 cities are holding general elections for mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 2. In these 27 cities, 26 incumbent mayors are Democrats, and one is a Republican. Fourteen of these incumbents are not on the general election ballot: 10 did…

  • Myrna Pérez confirmed to U.S. circuit court

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    The U.S. Senate on Oct. 25 confirmed one of President Joe Biden’s (D) federal judicial nominees to a lifetime Article III judgeship: Myrna Pérez, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, by a vote of 48-43 The United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit is one of 13 U.S. courts…

  • All candidates answer Ballotpedia’s survey in Minneapolis City Council Ward 11 race

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    All five candidates in the race for Minneapolis City Council Ward 11—incumbent Jeremy Schroeder (D), Dillon Gherna (D), Emily Koski (D), Albert T. Ross (D), and Kurt Michael Anderson (I)—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. This survey allows candidates to speak directly to Ballotpedia readers, describing who they are, why they are running, and what they…

  • SCOTUS updates November argument calendar

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    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) updated its November calendar for arguments on Oct. 22 after accepting and scheduling two new cases to its merits docket, Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson and United States v. Texas.   Click the links below to learn more about the cases scheduled for argument during the November…