Year: 2021

  • 3 congressional special elections in 4 weeks

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    Welcome to the Friday, July 9, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters to decide primaries, runoffs in three U.S. House races by Aug. 3 Michigan Supreme Court to decide whether voters can cast ballots on Detroit’s proposed city charter Alaska governor appoints new state supreme court justice Voters…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery #281: July 8, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: Changes in coronavirus restrictions in Hawaii Legislation in Missouri protecting organizations from COVID-19 liability Vaccine distribution School closures and reopenings Travel restrictions State proof-of-vaccination requirements and policies Federal responses COVID-19 policy changes from this time last year  We are committed to keeping you updated…

  • Biden signs three CRA bills repealing Trump-era rules

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    Welcome to the Thursday, July 8, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Biden signs three Congressional Review Act bills repealing Trump-era rules Redistricting review: Virginia House of Delegates candidate sues over 2021 elections using existing maps Lander wins Democratic primary for New York City comptroller Biden signs three Congressional…

  • U.S. Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting policies

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue, we cover the following: U.S. Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting policies Redistricting round-up: Colorado redistricting commissions release preliminary congressional, state legislative maps (and other news) Legislation update Have a question/feedback/or just want…

  • Lander wins Democratic primary for New York City comptroller

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    Brad Lander won the Democratic primary for New York City comptroller. The primary took place on June 22, and the race was called after the New York City Board of Elections released ranked-choice voting tabulations on Tuesday, July 6. Those tabulations included early voting ballots, election day ballots, and most absentee ballots. Voters were allowed…

  • Alaska Supreme Court Justice Joel Bolger retires

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    Alaska Supreme Court Justice Joel Bolger retired on June 30. Former Gov. Sean Parnell (R) appointed Bolger to the state supreme court in 2013, and voters retained him in 2016 with 57% of the vote. When he retired, Bolger was the court’s chief justice, a position he had held since 2018. Bolger is the only…

  • U.S. Supreme Court accepts 10 cases for upcoming term

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    On July 2, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court granted review in 10 cases to be argued during the upcoming October 2021 term: • Carson v. Makin • United States v. Taylor • Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C. • Hughes v. Northwestern University • Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation • CVS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Doe…

  • June 2021 breakdown of state legislative party membership: 54.33% Republicans, 44.87% Democrats

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    According to Ballotpedia’s June partisan count of the 7,383 state legislators across the United States, 54.33% of all state legislators are Republicans, and 44.87% are Democrats. Ballotpedia tallies the partisan balance of state legislatures at the end of every month. This refers to which political party holds the majority of seats in each chamber. Republicans…

  • Two New Hampshire House of Representatives special elections set for Oct. 26

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    Elections officials have scheduled the special elections for the Cheshire 9 and Hillsborough 7 seats in the New Hampshire House of Representatives for Oct. 26. The seats became vacant after Douglas Ley (D) died on June 10 and David Danielson (R) died on May 22. The primaries are on Sept. 7, and the filing deadlines…

  • Louisiana Rep. Malinda White leaves Democratic Party

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    Louisiana state Rep. Malinda White switched from the Democratic Party to no party on July 1. According to the Advocate, White said, “this decision came after many years of consideration for the people I represent. It was not a snap decision but one I have struggled with for a while.” White was first elected to…