Year: 2025

  • Three justices are up for a retention vote in Pennsylvania on November 4, 2025

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    Three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices—Christine Donohue (D), Kevin M. Dougherty (D), and David N. Wecht (D)—are up for retention elections on November 4, 2025. WHYY’s Carmen Russell-Sluchansky wrote, "State judicial elections typically garner little attention, but Pennsylvania’s 2025 state Supreme Court races are shaping up to be the next major political battleground," and Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s…

  • Nationwide mail-in ballot rejection rate was 1.2% in 2024, higher than in 2016 and 2020

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    Welcome to the Monday, Aug. 18, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Nationwide mail-in ballot rejection rate was 1.2% in 2024, higher than in 2016 and 2020 On June 30, the Election Assistance Commission released the 2024 Election Administration and Voting Survey results. According to the…

  • President Donald Trump announces the first federal judicial nomination of a state supreme court justice in over two years

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    President Donald Trump (R) announced on August 12, 2025, his intention to nominate Alabama Supreme Court Justice Bill Lewis to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. This marks the first potential judicial elevation from a state supreme court since March 2023. The last state supreme court justice to be successfully…

  • Nationwide mail ballot rejection rate was 1.2% in 2024, higher than 2016 and 2020

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    On June 30, the Election Assistance Commission released the results of the 2024 Election Administration and Voting Survey. According to a press release, the report “covers topics such as voter participation, voter registration, voter list maintenance, and election technology, as well as early and Election Day polling place operations for the general election.” Ballotpedia has…

  • California legislature reconvenes Aug. 18 with redistricting proposal on the agenda

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    The California State Legislature is set to reconvene on Aug. 18 following its summer recess with proposed changes to the state’s redistricting process on the agenda that would go before voters in November. The legislature has until Aug. 22, according to the California Secretary of State, to vote to place a constitutional amendment on the…

  • UBS quits NZBA

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    UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, announced Thursday it is leaving the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), joining several recent global departures from the coalition. UBS was a founding member of the NZBA and is the third major bank to leave in as many weeks. The departures could limit the alliance’s ability to set shared targets and monitor…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Twenty-two states have banned or limited cellphones in classrooms so far this year So far this year, 22 states have enacted laws or policies banning or limiting cellphones in classrooms. Oregon enacted the most recent law via executive order on July 2. Since 2023, 33 states have enacted laws or policies on cellphone use in…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, August 15, 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 15 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…

  • Marsha Blackburn becomes third U.S. senator to announce a 2026 gubernatorial bid

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    Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Marsha Blackburn’s entrance into Tennessee gubernatorial election makes her the third U.S. senator to announce a 2026 gubernatorial bid  On Aug. 6, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) announced her bid for governor of…

  • Catelin Drey and Christopher Prosch running in the special general election for Iowa state Senate District 1 on Aug. 26

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    Catelin Drey (D) and Christopher Prosch (R) are running in the special general election for Iowa state Senate District 1 on Aug. 26. The previous incumbent Rocky De Witt (R) died on June 25. Republicans have a 33-16 majority in the Iowa Senate with one vacancy. Republicans also have a majority in the Iowa General…