Year: 2021

  • The Daily Brew: 2021 voter registration deadline round up

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    Welcome to the Friday, October 1, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2021 voter registration deadline roundup Recall elections scheduled for four Wisconsin school board members #FridayTrivia: By this date in 2011, how many states had enacted congressional district maps? Quick reminder: This is my last day writing the…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #303: September 30, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: An extended mask mandate in Louisiana An extended pandemic sick leave program in Massachusetts  Vaccine distribution School mask requirements State proof-of-vaccination requirements and policies We are committed to keeping you updated on everything from mask requirements to vaccine-related policies. We will keep you abreast…

  • Redistricting map updates: proposals, advancements, and enactments between Sept. 22 and 29

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    Redistricting map updates: proposals, advancements, and enactments between Sept. 22 and 29 At least eight states made progress in either proposing, advancing, or enacting new district maps between Sept. 22 and 29. Proposed New maps were proposed in Arkansas, Georgia, and North Dakota. Arkansas: Between Sept. 9 and 27, fifteen state legislators—nine Republicans and six…

  • Signatures filed for veto referendums to repeal Arizona income tax bills

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    The campaign Invest in Arizona filed signatures on Sept. 28, 2021, for two veto referendums aimed at overturning bills designed to change income tax brackets and small business income taxes in Arizona. Both of the bills would impact tax revenue associated with Proposition 208, an initiative passed in 2020. Proposition 208 enacted a 3.5% income…

  • Lawsuit filed seeking to remove Amendment 78 from Colorado’s November ballot

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    Scott Wasserman of the Bell Policy Center and Summit County Commissioner Tamara Pogue filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court arguing that the Colorado Secretary of State’s office improperly certified Amendment 78 for the ballot. The plaintiffs asked the court to either remove the measure from the ballot or order that votes for the measure…

  • Tennessee Supreme Court justice’s death leaves vacancy

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    Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Cornelia Clark passed away from cancer on Sept. 24. Her death created one vacancy on the five-member supreme court. Clark’s replacement will be Gov. Bill Lee’s (R) first nominee to the court. Under Tennessee law, midterm vacancies on the supreme court are filled via gubernatorial appointment with legislative approval. The appointed…

  • The Daily Brew: Oregon enacts first congressional map after 2020 census

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    Welcome to the Thursday, September 30, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:  Redistricting Roundup: Oregon becomes first state to enact congressional maps after 2020 census  How vacancies are filled on state supreme courts  Announcing Ballotpedia’s Newest Learning Journey on Agency Dynamics in Adjudication Quick reminder: This is my last…

  • Federal appeals court upholds Rhode Island donor disclosure law

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    On Sept. 14, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld a 2012 Rhode Island donor disclosure law in Gaspee Project v. Mederos. The law requires organizations that spend more than $1,000 per year on independent expenditures or electioneering communications to file a report with the Board of Elections disclosing all…

  • Filing deadline approaches for Jacksonville special election

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    Candidates interested in running for a vacant seat on the Jacksonville City Council in Florida have until Oct. 1 to qualify via qualifying fee. The filing deadline to qualify via signature petitions was Sept. 21. The special election will be held on Dec. 7. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff…

  • Oregon is first state to enact congressional maps after 2020 census

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    Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) signed new congressional and state legislative maps into law on Sept. 27, making Oregon the first state to enact congressional maps in the current redistricting cycle. If the maps are not changed by the Oregon Supreme Court as a result of possible legal challenges, this would become the third time…