Author: Mercedes Yanora

  • Border law enforcement measure will go before Arizona voters

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    Welcome to the Thursday, June 13, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Border law enforcement measure will go before Arizona voters Arizona voters will decide on a measure that will make it a state crime to unlawfully cross the border from Mexico, as well as allow…

  • Voters in Idaho, Nevada, and South Dakota will decide on measures that would change how primaries work

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    Welcome to the Friday, June 7, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in Idaho, Nevada, and South Dakota will decide on measures that would change how primaries work  Voters in three states will consider whether to change their nominating systems this November. In South Dakota,…

  • Forty states have enacted 284 election-related laws this year, including 84 in the first

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    Welcome to the Thursday, June 6, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Forty states have enacted 284 election-related laws this year, including 84 in the first three weeks of May Last week we published our State of Election Administration Legislation May 2024 Roundup. This monthly report…

  • Sixteen U.S. House primaries are contested in New Jersey this year — highest this decade

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    Welcome to the Thursday, May 30, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Sixteen U.S. House primaries are contested in New Jersey this year — highest this decade  Yesterday, we looked at what was on the ballot in Montana on June 4. Today, let’s dive into elections…

  • Abortion measure update: four states confirmed to vote on the issue in November, eight more could join them

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    Welcome to the Friday, May 24, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Abortion measure update: four states confirmed to vote on the issue in November, eight more could join them Voters in as many as a dozen states could be voting on abortion-related ballot measures this…

  • Missouri voters to decide on first constitutional amendment to prohibit ranked-choice voting (RCV)

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    Welcome to the Thursday, May 23, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Missouri voters to decide on first constitutional amendment to prohibit ranked-choice voting (RCV)  On May 17, the Missouri Legislature voted to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would prohibit non-citizen voting and…

  • Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for North Dakota’s At-large Congressional District

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    Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for North Dakota’s At-large Congressional District. Alex Balazs, Rick Becker, Julie Fedorchak, and Cara Mund have received the most media attention and endorsements. Incumbent Kelly Armstrong (R) is running for governor of North Dakota. The primary is June 11, 2024. According to the Grand Forks Herald, the…

  • Retirements among Idaho state legislators reach decade low

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    Welcome to the Thursday, May 16, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Retirements among Idaho state legislators reach decade low Yesterday, we looked at what was on the ballot in Georgia on May 21. Today, we are going to look at elections for that same day…

  • Second-lowest number of incumbents defeated in Pennsylvania House primaries

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    Two challengers defeated incumbents in the April 23 primaries for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. This is the second-lowest number of incumbents defeated since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2010.  The defeated incumbents are: The only other year with fewer incumbent defeats was 2010 when one Republican was defeated. Conversely, a decade-high of 10 incumbent…

  • Busy election month continues with Georgia primaries on May 21

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, May 15, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Busy election month continues with Georgia primaries on May 21  Continuing our preview of May’s busy primary season, today we look at Georgia, which is holding primaries for congressional, state legislative, and local offices…