Author: Juan Garcia de Paredes

  • Six U.S. House districts in California are open this year—the most since 2014

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in California was Dec. 10, 2023. Two-hundred forty-one candidates filed to run for California’s 52 U.S. House districts, including 125 Democrats, 88 Republicans, and 28 independent or minor party candidates. That’s 4.63 candidates per district. In 2022, the first election after the number of congressional districts…

  • Three candidates running in the Republican primary for governor of North Carolina

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    Dale Folwell, Bill Graham, and Mark Robinson are running in the Republican primary for governor of North Carolina on March 5, 2024. The general election is on Nov. 5, 2024. Incumbent Roy Cooper (D) is term-limited. The National Review’s Audrey Feinberg wrote, “North Carolina’s gubernatorial race is shaping up to be one of the most expensive and…

  • Ballotpedia’s new dashboard is your go-to resource for information about police CBAs

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    Welcome to the Thursday, January 18, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia’s new dashboard is your go-to resource for information about police collective bargaining agreements Ballotpedia today announced the launch of its Police Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) Dashboard. This new resource allows users…

  • San Francisco to vote on minimum police staffing charter amendment on March 5

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    Welcome to the Thursday, January 11, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: San Francisco to vote on minimum police staffing charter amendment on March 5 Voters in San Francisco, California, will decide on a policing-related charter amendment, Proposition B, on March 5, 2024. Proposition…

  • What we learned from identifying nearly 10,000 endorsements in local school board elections in 2023

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    Welcome to the Monday, January 8, 2024, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: What we learned through our comprehensive school board election coverage in 2023 Last year, Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of school board elections in Colorado, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,…

  • Highest percentage of officials recalled since 2018

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    Welcome to the Thursday, December 21, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Highest percentage of officials removed from office in recall elections since 2018 Back in June, we released our mid-year report looking at recall efforts through June 22. Now that 2023 is…

  • Forty members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election in 2024—more than at this point in previous cycles

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    Between Nov. 15 and Dec. 18, eight U.S. House members announced they will not seek re-election in 2024. The eight House members include six Democrats and two Republicans.  Including the announcements above, 40 members of Congress—seven U.S. Senators and 33 House members—have announced they will not seek re-election in 2024. Thirty-six members of Congress had…

  • The field for the 2023 General Holiday Cookie Election is set!

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    Welcome to the Monday, December 18, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The field for the 2023 General Holiday Cookie Election is set! The polls closed last week for the 2023 Primary Holiday Cookie Election. It was a deliciously tough battle, with results…

  • Final episode of our RCV deep dive: the origins of RCV and what comes next

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    Welcome to the Thursday, December 14, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Queens College Professor Jack Santucci discusses the history of RCV and what comes next for the electoral system in the final episode of our On the Ballot series This past week, On…

  • At least 16 abortion-related measures could appear on the ballot in 2024

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    Welcome to the Monday, December 11, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: At least 16 abortion-related measures could appear on the ballot in 2024 In November, Ohio voters approved Issue 1, a constitutional amendment that established the right to have an abortion in…