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  • Oklahoma adopts pay-per-signature ban, residency requirement, signature distribution requirement, and funding disclosure rules for citizen initiatives

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    Welcome to the Monday, June 2, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Oklahoma adopts pay-per-signature ban, residency requirement, signature distribution requirement, and funding disclosure rules for citizen initiatives On May 27, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed Senate Bill 1027 (SB 1027), approving changes to…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Florida enacts law changing initiative process requirements On May 2, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed House Bill 1205 (HB 1205), making multiple changes to the state's citizen initiative process. This process allows citizens to propose statutes or constitutional amendments, depending on the state, and collect signatures to place their proposals on the ballot for…

  • How ballot measures have shaped school choice policy 100 years after Pierce v. Society of Sisters

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    Welcome to the Friday, May 30, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How ballot measures have shaped school choice policy 100 years after Pierce v. Society of Sisters One hundred years ago, on June 1, 1925, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Pierce…

  • Fourteen states have passed policies on K-12 public school cell phone use in 2025

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    Welcome to the Thursday, May 29, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fourteen states have passed policies on K-12 public school cell phone use in 2025 As part of our ongoing coverage of education policy, we ran a story earlier this month on the states…

  • Eighteen special legislative elections to happen in Mississippi—more than any other state so far this year

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, May 28, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Eighteen special legislative elections to happen in Mississippi—more than any other state so far this year Fifteen more state legislative special elections will happen this year in Mississippi—10 in the Mississippi Senate and five…

  • Federal government weighs in on Texas antitrust suit against Big Three

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C. Federal government weighs in on Texas antitrust suit against Big Three What’s the story? The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission filed a statement of interest last week in an 11-state, Texas-led lawsuit alleging BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard colluded to suppress…

  • Trump signs legislation addressing deepfakes, 32 states have passed similar laws since 2019

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trump signs legislation addressing deepfakes, 32 states have passed similar laws since 2019 On May 19, President Donald Trump (R) signed Senate Bill 146, also called the TAKE IT DOWN Act.  According to…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Texas legislators put citizen voting requirement on 2025 ballot  On Nov. 4, Texas voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would add noncitizens to the list of people who cannot vote in the state. In Texas, a two-thirds supermajority vote in each chamber is required to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. This…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, May 23, 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 305 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…

  • A look at the laws governing foreign spending on candidates and ballot measure campaigns

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    Welcome to the Friday, May 23, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the laws governing foreign spending on candidates and ballot measure campaigns  This year, several states have acted on legislation about the issue of foreign spending on candidate elections and ballot…