Year: 2025

  • Boston voters to decide Sept. 9 primary—76 years since an incumbent mayor lost

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Boston voters to decide Sept. 9 primary—76 years since an incumbent mayor lost Four candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary election for mayor of Boston on Sept. 9. The top two finishers…

  • Four candidates running in Sept. 9 nonpartisan primary for mayor of Boston

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    Four candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary election for mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, on September 9, 2025. The top two vote-getters will advance to the general election on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Michelle Wu was first elected in 2021, when she defeated Annissa Essaibi George 64%-35.6%. It has been 76 years since an incumbent…

  • Proponents file recreational marijuana initiative in Nebraska for 2026 ballot—the fifth initiative attempt since 2018 

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    An initiative to amend the Nebraska Constitution to establish a “right to use all plants in the genus Cannabis” for individuals 21 years of age or older was filed on Aug. 18. This is the fifth initiative filed to effectively legalize recreational marijuana since 2018. None has ever submitted enough valid signatures to qualify for…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    California Legislature approves congressional redistricting amendment for November 2025 ballot On Aug. 21, California lawmakers approved and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation to put a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot to redraw the state’s congressional districts. Under Proposition 50, California would use the congressional district map from Assembly Bill 604 (AB 604).…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, August 29, 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 36 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…

  • Lawmakers in 42 states have adopted or enacted 337 administrative state-related bills and resolutions in 2025

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    Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lawmakers in 42 states have adopted or enacted 337 administrative state-related bills and resolutions in 2025 Earlier this week, we looked at some of the data from our latest report on election administration…

  • Utah district court rules legislature unconstitutionally repealed Proposition 4, strikes down 2021 congressional map

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    Judge Dianna Gibson of the Utah Third District Court ruled on Aug. 25 that the state’s congressional districts map, adopted in 2021, violated the state constitution. Gibson ordered that a non-politician redistricting commission, in accordance with the requirements of Proposition 4, draft new maps. The ruling followed legislative changes to Proposition 4 in 2020, and…

  • Eleven candidates are running in the Republican special primary for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District

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    The Republican special primary election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District will be held on October 7, 2025. The general election will be held on December 2, 2025. The special election will fill the vacancy Mark Green (R) left when he resigned on July 20, 2025, to take a job in the private sector. WPLN News‘…

  • Solomon Kinloch and Mary Sheffield are running for mayor of Detroit on November 4, 2025

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    Solomon Kinloch and Mary Sheffield are running in the nonpartisan election for mayor of Detroit, Michigan, on November 4, 2025. Incumbent mayor Mike Duggan is not running for re-election and is running for governor as an independent in 2026. Though the position is nonpartisan, Duggan is an independent, formerly affiliated with the Democratic Party. Kinloch…