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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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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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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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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,…
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Welcome to the Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Cities join states in deciding abortion and ranked-choice voting ballot measures Voters will decide on a record number of statewide ballot measures regarding both abortion and ranked-choice voting in November. A number of…
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Welcome to the Wednesday, Oct. 23, Brew. By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia’s top 15 ballot measures and trends to watch on election day By year’s end, voters will have decided on 159 statewide ballot measures, the most since 2018 when voters decided on 167 measures.…
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ESG developments this week Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of ESG stories that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Around the world Law firm alleges BlackRock misled investors with environmental claims ClientEarth—an environmental law charity based in London—has filed a complaint with French regulators claiming BlackRock (the world’s largest asset manager)…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More than half of elected state supreme court seats are up for election this year Thirty-three states are holding elections for their supreme courts in 2024. In total, 82 of the 158 elected…
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Welcome to the Monday, October 21, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 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…
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In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover four bills acted on since our last edition. All 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…