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  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    We’ve got Aug. 2 election results! On Tuesday, we covered elections in six states—Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Washington. Here are some results highlights: Eric Schmitt won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Schmitt defeated Vicky Hartzler, Eric Greitens, and seventeen other candidates. John Gibbs defeated Incumbent Rep. Peter Meijer in the…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #24

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    Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s 14,000 school districts.…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: August 3, 2022

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue: New Jersey enacts seven election administration bills Delaware enacts three election administration bills Legislation update: Legislation activity in July 2022 Have a question/feedback/or just want to say hello? Respond to this email,…

  • Economy and Society, August 2, 2022: Governor DeSantis bans ESG criteria in state pension fund management

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    Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C., and around the world Proposed bill would clarify fiduciary duty of retirement…

  • Signature verification deadline for Missouri marijuana legalization initiative is August 9

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    In Missouri, there are two citizen-initiated measures pending signature verification. One would legalize marijuana in the state. The other proposal would enact an electoral system combining top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting for general elections. The state must verify whether enough signatures have been collected by August 9. The marijuana initiative would legalize the purchase, sale,…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    What amounts to a wave election in the U.S. House? We define a wave as the top fifth (20%) of elections from 1918-2016 in terms of losses for the incumbent president’s party. Under this definition, the president’s party must lose 48 seats in the U.S. House for an election to qualify as a wave. There…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #23

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    Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s 14,000 school districts.…

  • Economy and Society- July 26, 2022: Responses to proposed Biden administration ESG rules

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    Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C., and around the world Will the SEC’s proposed disclosure rule harm materiality…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Nine states begin general election early voting in September Forty-five states and Washington, D.C., will conduct no-excuse, in-person early voting for the November elections. Nine states begin early voting in September. Another 33 states and Washington, D.C., begin early voting in October. Three states begin early voting in November. The earliest start date for early…

  • Previewing Tennessee’s August 4 local ballot measures

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    Voters in Nashville and Memphis are heading to the polls on August 4 to decide on five amendments to their cities’ charters. Memphis voters will decide on one charter amendment. If passed, the Memphis measure would increase the term limits of the city council and mayor to three 4-year terms rather than the current two…