Author: Joseph Greaney

  • New York becomes second state to pass law on readability of ballot measures this year

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, November 22, 2023, Brew.  By: Joe Greaney Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New York becomes second state to pass law on readability of ballot measures this year Starting in 2024, New York will implement new language requirements for state ballot questions. On Nov. 17, Gov.…

  • Happy Halloween – trick-or-treat over to another school board election preview

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, October 31, Brew.  By: Joe Greaney  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ten candidates running for Leavenworth Unified School District 453 School Board Thousands of school board members will be elected in races across the country on Nov. 7. Over the past few weeks, we’ve brought…

  • North Carolina lawmakers codify semi-closed primary system

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    North Carolina lawmakers made unaffiliated voter participation in partisan primaries a permanent feature of state election laws as part of a veto override of S747 on Oct. 10, 2023. As part of the omnibus election bill, political parties holding primaries in the state must allow unaffiliated voters to participate in their primaries. Previously, state law permitted but…

  • Maine ballot initiative would prohibit foreign election spending

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, October 25, 2023, Brew.  By: Joe Greaney  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: We have a few questions for you on your values and views of Ballotpedia. Please take a few moments to respond here. Maine ballot initiative would prohibit foreign election spending On Nov. 7,…

  • Louisiana becomes second state in a week to enact a ban on private funding for election administration

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    Voters in Louisiana approved Amendment 1, a ban on the use of private funding for election administration, by 72.56% on Oct. 14, 2023. With Saturday’s vote, Louisiana became the second state to enact a ban on private funding for election administration in the last week. North Carolina lawmakers overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) veto of…

  • State ballot measure certifications move past 10-year average

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    Welcome to the Friday, October 6, Brew.  By: Joseph Greaney Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State ballot measure certifications move past 10-year average The ballot measure landscape is set for 2023. ICYMI, check out our final roundup from September 18, 2023. For now, let’s check in on 2024.  Heading…

  • Explore the Heart of American Governance: Join Our Federalism Learning Journey today!

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, September 5th, Brew.  By: Joseph Greaney Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Explore the Heart of American Governance: Join Our Federalism Learning Journey today! Rhode Island and Utah hold special-election primaries for open congressional seats Donald Trump’s share price in PredictIt’s 2024 Republican presidential primary market…

  • Texas becomes ninth state to resign from ERIC

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    On July 20, Texas became the eighth state to resign from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) in 2023, and the ninth state overall.  ERIC is a multi-state voter list maintenance organization, initially established in 2012 by a group of chief election officials from seven states. By 2022, 33 states were participating members in ERIC.…

  • States enact the most new extreme risk protection order laws since 2020

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    So far this year, two states, Michigan and Minnesota, have enacted extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs). They became the first states to enact new ERPOs since New Mexico and Virginia did so in 2020. The new laws in Michigan and Minnesota raise the total number of states with ERPOs to 21. ERPOs are also commonly…

  • U.S. Election Assistance Commission set to retire current voting system standards, transition to updated certification guidelines

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    The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), an independent and bipartisan commission established by the 2002 Help America Vote Act (HAVA), will retire the standards currently used to test and federally certify voting equipment, known as Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) versions 1.0 and 1.1, on November 16, 2023. A new version of the VVSG, version…