Author: Ethan Rice

Welcome to the Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How Trump compared to other statewide Republicans on the ballot in 2024 Split-ticket voting, also known as ticket splitting, occurs when voters choose candidates from different parties in a single election. For example,…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Candidates battle it out in third election rematch With 42 days to go until the Fall election, we’ll be bringing you coverage of the most compelling elections — the battlegrounds we expect to…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The final batch of primaries kicks off today in Massachusetts Continuing our coverage of statewide primaries, today we dive into elections in Massachusetts, which is holding primaries today, Sept. 3. Voters will choose…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Utah constitutional amendment would give Legislature authority to repeal initiatives, prohibit foreign influence in ballot measure elections The Utah Legislature passed a constitutional amendment on Aug. 21 that will appear on the Nov.…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Abortion, minimum wage, and sports betting on the ballot this fall in Missouri On Aug. 13, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) certified three ballot measures on abortion, minimum wage, and sports…

Welcome to the Tuesday, July 23, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Signatures submitted for measure that would raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage The campaign Raise The Wage Oklahoma submitted roughly 180,000 signatures on July 15 to the secretary of state for State Question 832. If…

Welcome to the Tuesday, July 16, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Massachusetts has the fewest number of contested state legislative primaries in 2024, while Wisconsin has the most Twenty-six states have held state legislative primaries, and 19 have yet to hold primaries. Since 2010,…

Welcome to the Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Trifecta changes in 2022 and what to expect in 2024 In our annual trifecta vulnerability report, Ballotpedia projects the chances of state government trifectas breaking and forming. Today, let’s take a look back…

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Rhode Island becomes 22nd state to enact a readability requirement for ballot measure questions  In Rhode Island, a new law requires that ballot measure questions be written in plain language and reasonably calculated…