Year: 2025

  • Both candidates for Edmonds, Wash., City Council complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both candidates running for Position 3 on the Edmonds, Wash., City Council—Erika Barnett and Alex Newman—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key campaign messages. In Edmonds, both…

  • Both candidates for Island County, Wash., Public Hospital District 1 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both candidates running for the Island County Public Hospital District 1 on Whidbey Island, Wash., commissioner board—Kirk Gasper and Dennis Rochier—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about the areas of…

  • Both candidates for Lynnwood, Wash. City Council complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both candidates running for Position 1 on the Lynnwood, Wash., City Council—Dio Boucsieguez and Derica Escamilla—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key campaign messages. In Lynnwood, both…

  • Both candidates for Marysville, Wash., City Council complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both candidates running for Position 3 on the Marysville, Wash., City Council—Amber Cantu and Dan Perkins—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key campaign messages. In Marysville, both…

  • Senate Republicans invoke nuclear option to change nomination rules

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    Welcome to the Monday, Sept. 15, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Senate Republicans invoke nuclear option to change nomination rules On Sept. 11, Senate Republicans voted to change chamber rules governing the nomination process for certain presidential nominees. The vote was 53-45, along party lines.…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Understanding primaries – State primary laws and types, explained State laws governing primaries can be confusing. In some states, political parties control their primaries, including whether to hold a primary at all. Elsewhere, primaries are mandatory.  Looking at laws governing who may participate in a primary, we classify states into one of five categories:  Thirty-nine…

  • Virginia 2025 House of Delegates elections could affect the outcome of three proposed constitutional amendments related to abortion, same-sex marriage, and voting

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    Virginia’s 2025 House of Delegates election could decide the fate of three proposed constitutional amendments. One would remove a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, one would create a constitutional right to reproductive freedom, and one would allow persons convicted of felonies to vote following their release from incarceration. The constitutional amendment process in Virginia requires…

  • Citizen-initiated ballot measures have different signature deadlines in each state; here’s what they are for 2026

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    Twenty-six states permit citizen-initiated ballot measures, with each state setting its own rules for signature collection and filing deadlines.  In Nevada, where the citizens can collect signatures for indirect initiated state statutes that require the state legislature to first consider the proposal before it heads to voters, the deadline was Nov. 20, 2024. One indirect…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, September 12, 2025

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity.  In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover 66 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…

  • A look at campaign fundraising in North Carolina's state supreme court elections

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    In 2026, incumbent North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls (D) will be up for re-election. According to the North Carolina Board of Elections, as of September 11, 2025, Earls has raised over $585,000, while state Rep. Sarah Stevens (R), the only other candidate who has filed, has raised almost $141,000. In elections going back…