Author: Joel Williams

  • Delaware Supreme Court ends no-excuse mail ballots, same-day voter registration

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    On Oct. 7, 2022, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a ruling in Albence v. Biggin and Mennella, finding that a state law permitting no-excuse mail-in voting and same-day voter registration was unconstitutional. Voters may now only receive mail ballots under certain conditions and the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election…

  • Campaign finance deadline today in Texas

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    Candidates and organizations involved in Texas’ statewide elections must file campaign finance information by October 11, 2022. The general election will take place in Texas on November 8, 2022. What state-level offices are on the ballot this year in Texas? All 31 seats in the Texas State Senate All 150 seats in the Texas House…

  • Campaign finance deadline today in Florida

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    Candidates and organizations involved in Florida’s statewide elections must file campaign finance information by October 7, 2022. The general election will take place in Florida on November 8, 2022. What state-level offices are on the ballot this year in Florida? All 40 seats in the Florida State Senate All 120 seats in the Florida House…

  • $758.23 million raised in statewide ballot measures so far

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    Welcome to the October 4, 2022, Brew.  By: Joel Williams Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A state ballot measure campaign finance update A preview of potential public-sector union SCOTUS cases Iowa's Chuck Grassley—the nation's 2nd-longest active-tenured U.S. Senator—running for re-election $758.23 million raised in statewide ballot measures so far…

  • Campaign finance deadline today in California

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    Candidates and organizations involved in California’s statewide elections must file campaign finance information by September 29, 2022. The general election will take place in California on November 8, 2022. What state-level offices are on the ballot this year in California? Twenty of the 40 seats in the California State Senate All 80 seats in the…

  • Campaign finance deadline today in Wisconsin

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    Candidates and organizations involved in Wisconsin’s statewide elections must file campaign finance information by September 27, 2022. The general election will take place in Wisconsin on November 8, 2022. What state-level offices are on the ballot this year in Wisconsin? Seventeen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate All 99 seats in the…

  • Campaign finance deadline today in Pennsylvania

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    Candidates and organizations involved in Pennsylvania’s statewide elections must file campaign finance information by September 27, 2022. The general election will take place in Pennsylvania on November 8, 2022. What state-level offices are on the ballot this year in Pennsylvania? Twenty-five of the 50 seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate All 203 seats in the…

  • Lydia York defeats Delaware Auditor Kathy McGuiness in Democratic primary

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    Lydia York defeated incumbent Kathy McGuiness in the Democratic primary for state auditor on September 13, 2022. McGuiness was elected to the office in 2018. McGuiness was convicted on three misdemeanor charges in July 2022: conflict of interest, structuring, and official misconduct. The charges stemmed from McGuiness hiring her daughter to work in the auditor’s…

  • U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D), Mark Robertson (R) running in a district that became less Democratic due to redistricting

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    U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D), Mark Robertson (R), and Ken Cavanaugh (L) are running in the general election for Nevada's 1st Congressional District on November 8, 2022. The partisan balance of Nevada's 1st Congressional District changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census. According to data compiled by Daily Kos, Joe Biden (D)…

  • A rematch of last year's third-closest U.S. House race taking place this year in CA-27

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    U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia (R) and Christy Smith (D) are running in the general election for California's 27th Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Judy Chu (D) is running for re-election in California's 28th Congressional District because of redistricting. In 2020, Garcia defeated Smith in the 25th District by 333 votes, making it the…