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  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, December 19, 2025

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    A note to readers: Ballot Bulletin will take a break over the next two weeks during the holiday season. Our coverage of election-related legislation and news will resume on Jan. 9. 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,…

  • President Trump signed a record number of Congressional Review Act resolutions in 2025

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    Welcome to the Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: President Trump signed a record number of Congressional Review Act resolutions in 2025 On Dec.11, President Donald Trump (R) signed five resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) into law, bringing…

  • Trump admin. says CFPB funding structure is illegal

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    Highlights from this edition of Checks and Balances include a Trump administration memo that finds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding structure is illegal, and a resolution passed by an association of state utility regulators calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to respect their authority In Washington Trump admin. says CFPB funding structure is…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #185

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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.  🧑‍🎄 A note to readers: We’ll return to your inbox again on Jan. 7, 2026. Thanks, as always, for reading, and we’ll see you in the New Year! Please take…

  • President Trump EO scrutinizes proxy advisors

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    In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Programming note: Economy & Society is off the next two weeks. We’ll be back on Jan. 7, 2026.  In Washington, D.C., and around the world President Trump expands oversight of proxy advisors What’s the story? Last week, President Donald Trump (R) issued an executive order increasing federal…

  • A year-end look at the state of election administration legislation

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, Dec. 16, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A year-end look at the state of election administration legislation As 2025 comes to a close, we’re diving into the election-related legislative activity that happened this year and exploring some of the data in…

  • Referendum to repeal Missouri’s new congressional map submits signatures for 2026 ballot

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    Welcome to the Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Referendum to repeal Missouri’s new congressional map submits signatures for 2026 ballot  On Dec. 9, the campaign People Not Politicians reported filing more than 300,000 signatures for a veto referendum against Missouri’s House…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, December 12, 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 28 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…

  • Weekly Brew: December 12, 2025

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    Texas filing deadline was December 8—here's what we're watching Texas' candidate filing deadline was earlier this week on Monday, Dec. 8. This was the third statewide filing deadline for the 2026 elections, behind Arkansas and Illinois, and was only for candidates wanting to run in partisan primaries. The filing deadline for independent candidates is June…

  • 2025 had the most local ballot measures in major cities and state capitals since 2017

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    Welcome to the Friday, Dec. 12, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2025 had the most local ballot measures in major cities and capitals since 2017 In 2025, 322 local measures were on ballots in the 100 most populous U.S. cities and in state capitals. These…