Author: Juan Garcia de Paredes

  • Update on presidential state filing deadlines—which ones have passed, which ones are next, and how many candidates are in

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    Welcome to the Thursday, December 7, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Update on presidential state filing deadlines—which ones have passed, which ones are next, and how many candidates are in  It might be hard to believe, but the presidential primary season is…

  • Six states have eliminated odd-year elections or consolidated election dates since 2022

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    Welcome to the Thursday, November 30, 2023 Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Six states eliminated odd-year elections or consolidated election dates in 2022 and 2023 During the 2022 and 2023 legislative sessions, several states changed their election calendars, including six that eliminated odd-year…

  • 2023 election results analysis – 29 state legislative incumbents (6.5%) lost re-election bids

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    Welcome to the Monday, November 27, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Twenty-nine state legislative incumbents lost re-election in 2023, more than 2021, but less than 2019 Now that the last statewide election of the year (Louisiana) is behind us, it’s time to…

  • Landry (R) defeats Collins-Greenup (D) in Nov. 18 general election for Louisiana Secretary of State

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    Nancy Landry (R) defeated Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) in the Nov. 18 general election for Louisiana Secretary of State. As of Nov. 18, Landry received 67% of the vote to Collins-Greenup’s 33%. Incumbent Kyle Ardoin (R) did not for re-election. Louisiana’s secretary of state is the state’s chief election officer. According to Louisiana Illuminator‘s Greg LaRose, the…

  • Ballotpedia’s exclusive deep dive into Nov. 2023 school board elections, part one: Minnesota

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    Welcome to the Monday, November 20, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More than half of Minnesota’s school board races were for open seats   As regular Brew readers know, Ballotpedia covered every school board election in seven states on Nov. 7: Colorado, Kansas,…

  • 2023 had the second-most local RCV ballot measures since 1965

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    Welcome to the Thursday, November 16, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Seven local jurisdictions voted on ranked-choice voting measures in 2023 In 2023, seven local jurisdictions in five states decided local ballot measures to adopt or repeal ranked-choice voting—the second highest number…

  • Previewing Louisiana’s Nov. 18 elections

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, November 15, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Previewing Louisiana’s Nov. 18 elections The 2023 election season isn’t over just yet. On Nov. 18 (yes, a Saturday!), Louisiana voters will decide a number of races, including elections for Secretary…

  • Seven Senate retirements are the most in a decade

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    Since Oct. 17, 12 members of Congress—10 House members and two Senators—have announced they will not seek re-election in 2024. The 10 House members include five Republicans and five Democrats. The two retiring Senators are both Democrats. Including the retirements above, 33 members of Congress—seven U.S. Senators and 26 House members—have announced they will not…

  • SCOTUS checkpoint – 43 cases accepted so far

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    Welcome to the Monday, November 13, 2023 Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: SCOTUS accepts 43 cases this term; 20 scheduled for argument so far The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) had accepted 43 cases for its 2023 term as of Nov.…

  • More notable election results from Tuesday

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    Welcome to the Thursday, November 9, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More notable election results from Tuesday Welcome! It’s the Thursday after Election Day, and we have results for many of the races that remained uncalled on Tuesday night (ICYMI, click here…