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  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) becomes 6th Senator not to seek re-election in 2024   On Sept. 13, Utah U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R) announced he would not run for re-election in 2024, becoming the second Senate Republican and sixth U.S. Senator overall not to seek re-election.  The six U.S. Senators who have announced they are…

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of September 5-September 8. Explore the Heart of American Governance: Join Our Federalism Learning Journey today! Announcing our latest educational series – Ballotpedia’s Federalism Learning Journey! This free, comprehensive, three-part…

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of August 14-August 18. Nine candidates met the polling and fundraising thresholds for the first Republican presidential primary debate on Aug. 23 The first Republican presidential primary debate will take…

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of August 7-August 11. Constitutional amendment to provide state right to abortion will be on November 2023 ballot in Ohio Ohio voters will decide a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on abortion…

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of July 31-August 4. Ballotpedia Report: states are making it harder for campaigns to qualify and pass initiatives and referendums Between 2018 and 2023, state legislators introduced 1,787 pieces of…

  • Number of special elections to each meeting of Congress has increased since 1993

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    The number of special elections to each meeting of Congress has steadily increased over the past twenty years, from an average of 7.6 special elections in the five meetings beginning in 1993, to 11.6 in the five meetings starting in 2003, and to 13.4 in the five meetings that began in 2013 and ended in…

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of June 19-June 23. More bills related to Juneteenth introduced and enacted so far this year than in all of 2022  Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the day in…

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of June 5-June 9. Biden issued two executive orders in May on sanctions and coronavirus vaccine requirements President Joe Biden (D) issued two executive orders in May, bringing his total…

  • Virginia becomes the seventh state to withdraw from the Election Registration Information Center (ERIC) this year

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    Virginia Commissioner of Elections Susan J. Beals withdrew the state from membership in the Election Registration Information Center (ERIC) on May 11, 2023. This made Virginia the seventh state to resign membership in the multi-state voter list maintenance organization so far this year, and the eighth to do so overall. Beals said of the decision…

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. But first… When Ballotpedia launched 15 years ago, it started small, focused on ballot measures. Now it’s a vital service used by one in four Americans, covering federal and state elections, municipal elections in the country’s largest cities,…