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  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Utah ordered to redraw congressional districts ahead of the 2026 elections On Aug. 25, a federal judge ordered Utah to redraw its congressional map, making Utah one of 13 states where congressional district boundaries may change before the 2026 elections. Most notably, on Aug. 29, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a new congressional map…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, September 5, 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 40 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…

  • Thirty-eight states have confirmed dates for their 2026 statewide primaries

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    Welcome to the Friday, Sept. 5, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Thirty-eight states have confirmed dates for their 2026 statewide primaries Thirty-eight states, Guam, and the District of Columbia have confirmed the dates of their 2026 statewide primaries. Thirty of the 38 states have published…

  • 23% of last August’s elections were uncontested

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    Throughout August, Ballotpedia covered 457 elections in 17 states, 23% of which were uncontested. That’s down from July, when 29% of the 31 covered were uncontested. Ballotpedia defines an uncontested election as one where the number of candidates running is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. This analysis does…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #172

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving  school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.  In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over the Classic Learning Test In this section, we curate…

  • Federal judge halts Texas law focused on proxy advisors

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Around the world Net Zero Banking Alliance to suspend operations What’s the story? On Aug. 27, the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) announced that it is suspending operations, as a number of large banks have exited the group over the last several months. Why does it matter?…

  • 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…

  • 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…