Author: Juan Garcia de Paredes

  • Newcomers will hold at least 23% of New Jersey’s state legislative seats next year

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    Welcome to the Thursday, May 11, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Newcomers will represent at least 23% of New Jersey’s state legislative seats next year An update on the 2024 presidential campaign  Ballotpedia celebrates its first Community Volunteer Day! Newcomers will represent at least 23% of New Jersey’s…

  • Patricia McCullough and Carolyn Carluccio are running in the May 16 Republican primary for Pennsylvania Supreme Court

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    Patricia McCullough and Carolyn Tornetta Carluccio are running in the Republican primary for one seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 16, 2023. The winner will face the winner of the Democratic primary—Deborah Kunselman or Daniel McCaffery—in the general election on Nov. 7, 2023. Pennsylvania conducts closed primaries, meaning only voters who register with…

  • Gaylor Baird defeats Geist in Lincoln’s mayoral election

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    Incumbent Leirion Gaylor Baird defeated Suzanne Geist in the May 2, 2023, nonpartisan general election for mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska. Gaylor Baird received 54.2% of the vote to Geist’s 45.6%.  While mayoral elections in Lincoln are officially nonpartisan, candidates are often affiliated with one of the two major political parties. Gaylor Baird is affiliated with…

  • Fewer bills in 2023 related to private funding of elections than 2022

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    Welcome to the Thursday, May 4, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes In a political galaxy far, far away, a team of dedicated researchers and writers toiled to provide their readers with unbiased information on elections, politics, and policy… Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: States consider 24 bills related…

  • Ohio considering measure to raise ballot measure approval requirement to 60%

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    Welcome to the Thursday, April 27, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ohio Senate passes measure that would require 60% of the vote to approve constitutional amendments Dr. Shauna Reilly unpacks ballot measures in the latest episode of On the Ballot, our weekly podcast Tell us about your district’s…

  • Leirion Gaylor Baird and Suzanne Geist are running in the general election for mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska

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    Incumbent Leirion Gaylor Baird and Suzanne Geist are running in the May 2, 2023, nonpartisan general election for mayor of Lincoln, Neb. They advanced to the general election after being the top-two vote-getters in the nonpartisan primary on April 4, 2023. While mayoral elections in Lincoln are officially nonpartisan, candidates for office are often affiliated…

  • At least 27 state legislators have been expelled since 2000

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    Over the past month, three elected officials were expelled from state legislatures: Reps. Liz Harris (R-Ariz.), Justin Jones (D-Tenn.), and Justin Pearson (D-Tenn.).  Local officials later re-appointed Jones and Pearson to their seats. For Harris, local Republican committee members gave the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors three names—including Harris’—to choose from on April 18. In…

  • Tracking partisanship in the 2023 mayoral elections

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    Welcome to the Thursday, April 20, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at partisanship in the 2023 mayoral elections Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications  Staff Writer Paul Rader tackles the topic of off-cycle elections in the latest episode of On the Ballot,…

  • North Dakota’s House overrides veto of RCV ban

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    Welcome to the Thursday, April 13, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: North Dakota’s House overrides veto of bill banning ranked-choice and approval voting methods Biden signs resolution ending the national coronavirus state of emergency while four states still have active emergency orders Listen to the latest episode of…

  • Three incumbents lose in first general election for downsized St. Louis’ Board of Aldermen

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    St. Louis, Missouri, held general elections for the Board of Aldermen on April 4, 2023. All 14 seats on the board and the seat of the president of the board were up for election. Eleven incumbents, including Board President Megan Ellyia Green, won re-election. Three incumbents were defeated. The 2023 elections were the first to…