Author: Douglas Kronaizl

  • How school mask requirements have changed over time

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    Welcome to the Friday, March 4, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at school mask requirements since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination brings the total number of upcoming Article III judicial vacancies to 40 #FridayTrivia: How many U.S. Senators…

  • Casar wins Democratic primary in Texas’ 35th Congressional District

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    Greg Casar defeated three candidates—State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, consultant Carla-Joy Sisco, and former San Antonio City Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran—in the Democratic primary election for Texas’ 35th Congressional District on March 1, 2022.  Incumbent U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D) is seeking re-election in the 37th District, leaving the 35th District open for the first time since…

  • New single-member House districts boost total number of state legislative primaries in West Virginia this year

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in 2022 in West Virginia was Jan. 29, 2022. This is the first election following West Virginia’s redistricting process, which featured structural changes to the state’s legislature. Before the 2022 election cycle, the West Virginia House of Delegates used multi-member districts, with 100 seats…

  • Republican candidates fuel an increase in contested state legislative primaries in Indiana

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Indiana this year was Feb. 4, 2022. Elections will take place in 25 of the state’s 50 Senate districts and all 100 state House districts. Two hundred and fifty-eight candidates filed for those 125 districts: 84 Democrats and 174 Republicans. Fifty-one primary elections…

  • Stay informed this primary election season with our sample ballot tool

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    Welcome to the Friday, February 25, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How you can use Ballotpedia to stay in the know on election day State supreme courts in North Carolina and Pennsylvania enact new redistricting plans #FridayTrivia: How many state legislative seats are up for…

  • Kentucky sees largest number of U.S. House candidates since at least 2014

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    Thirty-one candidates are running for Kentucky’s six U.S. House districts in 2022, including nine Democrats and 22 Republicans. This equals 5.2 candidates per district, the most candidates per district since 2014. The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Kentucky was Jan. 25, 2022. Democrats currently represent one U.S. House district…

  • Upcoming candidate filing deadlines – Arkansas and Mississippi

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, February 22, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: One week until candidate filing deadlines in Arkansas, Mississippi One-third of state legislative incumbents seeking re-election in Kentucky will face primary challenges Previewing the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio One week until…

  • Three candidates running in Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District’s first contested Republican primary since 2014

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    Incumbent Jeff Fortenberry, Mike Flood, and John Weaver are running in the Republican primary for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District on May 10, 2022. This is the first contested Republican primary in the district since 2014 and the first for Fortenberry after a 2021 federal indictment stemming from a 2016 campaign finance investigation. A federal grand…

  • Kentucky filing deadline update: 51% of state legislative districts are contested by only one of the two major parties

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Kentucky was Jan. 25, 2022. State legislative elections will take place in 19 of the 38 state Senate districts and all 100 state House districts. In all, 256 candidates filed for those 119 districts: 88 Democrats and 168 Republicans. This equals 2.2 candidates…

  • Five governors—all in states with divided governments—have vetoed at least one redistricting map this cycle

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    Welcome to the Friday, February 18, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five governors—all in states with divided governments—have vetoed at least one redistricting map this cycle New Mexico voters will decide amendment changing when appointed judges must stand for election #FridayTrivia: Before this week, when…