Author: Juan Garcia de Paredes

  • Catch up on results from one of the biggest election days of 2023

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    Welcome to the Thursday, April 6, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Johnson defeats Vallas in Chicago’s mayoral election runoff Wisconsin Supreme Court to change from a 4-3 conservative majority to a 4-3 liberal one Daniel Knold wins special election in WI-08, giving Republicans a supermajority in the state…

  • It’s Election Day in Wisconsin and Chicago (among others)

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, April 4, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: It’s Election Day in Wisconsin and Chicago Maryland voters to decide on state constitutional right to abortion in 2024 Six noteworthy candidates are running in the 2024 presidential election, twelve fewer than this point in the 2020…

  • What to expect in Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election

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    Janet Protasiewicz and Daniel Kelly are running in the nonpartisan general election for Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 4, 2023. The elections are officially nonpartisan, but justices and candidates are often considered to be liberal or conservative. The current court is considered to have a 4-3 conservative majority. With Justice Patience Roggensack — a member…

  • Florida becomes fourth state in 2023 to expand ESA program

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 30, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Florida expands education savings account (ESA) program What to expect in Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election Listen to our interview with Transparency USA’s Tracy Marshall for On the Ballot, our weekly podcast Florida expands education savings account…

  • Next steps in Moore v. Harper

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 23, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Litigants in Moore v. Harper submit briefs on SCOTUS’ next steps after North Carolina’s highest court re-hears case Jacksonville’s mayoral election advances to a runoff Learn about this year’s state executive and state legislative races with On…

  • Four incumbents lose re-election in primaries for downsized Board of Aldermen in St. Louis

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    The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held nonpartisan primaries for the Board of Aldermen on March 7, 2023. All 14 seats on the board and the seat of the president of the board were up for election. The top two candidates in each primary advanced to an April 4 general election. The 2023 primary was…

  • Oklahoma voters to decide 137 school board elections on April 4

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 16, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Oklahoma voters will decide 137 school board elections on April 4 A look at where things stand in the 2024 presidential race vs 2020 and 2016 Listen to our interview with Kyle Kondik for On the Ballot,…

  • Day 4 of our Top 15 stories to watch in 2023 – local elections

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 9, Brew.  All week, we will be celebrating Ballotpedia’s 15th Anniversary by bringing you the top 15 political stories to keep an eye on this year. Today, we tackle some of the most interesting local elections in 2023. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: San…

  • Nine fewer noteworthy presidential candidates have declared (so far) in 2024 compared to the 2020 cycle

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 2, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five noteworthy presidential candidates have declared for 2024, nine fewer than this point in the 2020 cycle What’s next in the Chicago mayoral election Listen to this week’s episode of On the Ballot, our weekly podcast Five…

  • A look at Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court primary results

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    Welcome to the Thursday, February 23, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court primary results Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications Learn everything you need to know about the school board primaries in Oklahoma…