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Ballot measure campaign contributions top $1.1 billion this year, cost-per-required-signature hits record high
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Welcome to the Friday, Nov. 1, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora and Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballot measure campaign contributions top $1.1 billion this year, cost-per-required-signature hits record high As of Oct. 30, individuals and groups have contributed $1.12 billion to support or oppose this year’s 159…
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Happy Halloween! Candidates’ favorite fictional characters
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Welcome to the Thursday, October 31, 2024, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Happy Halloween! Candidates’ favorite fictional characters Happy Halloween! Each year, thousands of candidates fill out our Candidate Connection survey. The survey asks candidates thoughtful questions about their political philosophy and provides valuable information…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #133
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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. Happy Halloween Eve!🎃 This is the final issue of Hall Pass before the Nov. 5 elections. On Nov. 6, instead of Hall Pass, you will receive one edition of our…
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Ten state treasurer, eight state auditor elections scheduled for Nov. 5
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ESG developments this week In this week’s edition of Economy and Society : Election Day is in one week, and Ballotpedia staffers will be working around the clock to bring our readers updates on the latest election results. Next week’s edition of Economy and Society will land in your inbox on Thursday, but don’t worry…
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Ballotpedia releases readability analysis of 2024 ballot measures
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia releases readability analysis of 2024 ballot measures Ballotpedia recently released its eighth annual analysis of the readability of statewide ballot measures. The report found that the language for the 159 measures on…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #132
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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 Kentucky Amendment 2 In this section, we curate reporting,…
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How the outcome of a statewide measure could change local ballot measure results
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Welcome to the Monday, October 28, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California Proposition 5 could affect this year’s local bond measure election results This November, California voters will decide on 10 statewide ballot propositions, including Proposition 5, which would lower the supermajority requirement for local…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will decide on competing ballot measures related to electoral systems and abortion, respectively, on Nov. 5 On Nov. 5, Nebraska voters will decide on competing abortion measures, while Arizona voters will decide on competing measures related to electoral systems. In Nebraska: When Nebraska voters approve two conflicting measures, the measure…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, October 25, 2024
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In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover six bills acted on since our last edition. Four of these bills were in states with Democratic trifectas. Legislative highlights In the news Here’s a rundown of recent news stories and developments from across the country on election administration. Recent activity Enacted bills No election-related bills have been…
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Bargaining in Blue
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In this month’s edition of Bargaining in Blue: On the beat Voters in Lafayette, Colorado consider ballot measure to allow police collective bargaining Voters in Lafayette, Colorado, will decide on a ballot initiative on November 5 determining whether the city’s police officers should be allowed to engage in collective bargaining. If voters approve the measure,…