Author: Samuel Wonacott
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15 stories for Ballotpedia’s 15th Anniversary – Day 3
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Welcome to the Friday, July 28, Brew. To celebrate Ballotpedia’s 15th Anniversary, we’ve been highlighting five of our favorite 2023 articles and analyses each day this week. You can find yesterday’s batch of five stories here. We hope you have enjoyed it this week. If you think we missed anything, reply to this email and…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #70
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over curating school libraries Share candidate endorsements with us! School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications Twelve states this year have introduced bills…
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Percentage of open seats in state executive and legislative elections at decade-high
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Welcome to the Friday, July 21, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Odd-year open seat rate currently at a decade-high with further increases likely Ohio Proposal 1 is one of five bills or resolutions passed in 2023 that could make the initiative process more difficult #FridayTrivia: Which vice-president is…
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Ohio could become the only state to require campaigns to collect signatures from every county
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Welcome to the Friday, July 14, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ohio could become the only state to require campaigns to collect signatures from every county States enact the most new extreme risk protection order laws since 2020 #FridayTrivia: How many states require a simple majority to approve…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #68
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over classical education In your district: Learning loss since the pandemic Share candidate endorsements with us! School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications…
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Mandatory retirement ages responsible for half of state supreme court retirements this year
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Welcome to the Tuesday, July 11, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Half of state supreme court retirements have been mandatory in 2023 Voters have decided on 959 parcel tax measures in California since 2008 Iowa, New Hampshire received the most visits from noteworthy presidential candidates on July 4…
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A primer on primaries
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Welcome to the Monday, July 10, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott and Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A primer on primaries State governors issue 53 executive orders from June 19 to July 2 A look at the upcoming school board recall in Richland, Wash. A primer on primaries…
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Texas school board races still more competitive during odd-year elections but percentage of incumbents who lost re-election may buck trend
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While California enrolls the largest population of public school students in the country, Texas has the most school districts and elected board members. There are 1,022 school districts in the Lone Star State and 6,994 elected board members. This year, Ballotpedia will cover elections for 172 Texas school board seats. One-hundred and fifty of those…
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Biden’s 100th U.S. District Court judge confirmed
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Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 100 of Biden’s U.S. District Court nominees confirmed Eleven state legislatures still in session; remaining 39 adjourned #FridayTrivia: How many affirmative action-related ballot measures have voters decided since 1996? 100 of Biden’s U.S. District Court nominees confirmed There’s been a lot of attention recently…
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Oregon voters to decide measures related to ranked-choice voting, impeachment
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Welcome to the Thursday, July 6, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Oregon voters in 2024 to decide measures related to ranked-choice voting, impeachment Texas school board races still more competitive during odd-year elections but percentage of incumbents who lost re-election may buck trend Catch up on the latest…