Author: Lara Bonatesta

  • Ballotpedia report finds state lawmakers have passed more than 560 new election administration laws so far this year

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia report finds state lawmakers have passed more than 560 new election administration laws so far this year  Let’s explore some data from our State of Election Administration Legislation 2025 Mid-Year Report. The…

  • A look at the state of mail-in voting in the U.S.

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    Welcome to the Thursday, August 21, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the state of mail-in voting in the U.S.  As the November 2025 general elections draw closer, one thing on the top of many people’s minds is the mechanics of casting…

  • Catelin Drey and Christopher Prosch running in the special general election for Iowa state Senate District 1 on Aug. 26

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    Catelin Drey (D) and Christopher Prosch (R) are running in the special general election for Iowa state Senate District 1 on Aug. 26. The previous incumbent Rocky De Witt (R) died on June 25. Republicans have a 33-16 majority in the Iowa Senate with one vacancy. Republicans also have a majority in the Iowa General…

  • Party control at stake in Virginia House of Delegates elections

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Party control at stake in Virginia House of Delegates elections All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates are up for election on Nov. 4.  Democrats have a 51-49 majority in the…

  • Incumbent Bruce Harrell and Katie Wilson advance to Nov. 4 general election for Seattle mayor

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    Katie Wilson and incumbent Bruce Harrell defeated seven other candidates in the August 5 nonpartisan primary election for mayor of Seattle. Wilson received the most votes with 48.1% to Harrell’s 43.6%. The general election is scheduled for November 4, 2025. Harrell was first elected in 2021, when he defeated M. Lorena González 58.6%-41.2%. The last…

  • Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears running in the general election for Governor of Virginia on Nov. 4

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    Abigail Spanberger (D) and Winsome Earle-Sears (R) are running in the general election for Governor of Virginia on Nov. 4, 2025. Incumbent Glenn Youngkin (R) is term-limited. As one of only two gubernatorial elections– the other being in New Jersey— that take place in the odd year following a presidential election, media outlets and political…

  • State legislatures approved 30% of indirect initiated state statutes between 2018 and 2024

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, July 30, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State legislatures approved 30% of indirect initiated state statutes between 2018 and 2024  As part of our ongoing coverage of direct democracy in the United States, Ballotpedia has completed an overview of all…

  • Supreme Court changes agency power in 13 administrative state rulings

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    Welcome to the Thursday, July 24, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Supreme Court changes agency power in 13 administrative state rulings  The U.S. Supreme Court ended its October 2024 term on June 27, 2025.  During the term, the Court decided on a series of…

  • A look at political party ballot access requirements and Elon Musk’s America Party

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, July 16, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at political party ballot access requirements and Elon Musk’s America Party  On July 5, Tesla and SpaceX CEO and former Trump administration senior advisor Elon Musk announced he would form a…

  • How and when states count absentee and mail-in ballots

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    Welcome to the Thursday, July 10, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: How and when states count absentee and mail-in ballots Daily Brew readers may recall that back in April, we published a report analyzing why some states seem to count their ballots faster than…