Author: Samuel Wonacott

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 15, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A Dec. 16 school board election in Wisconsin A redistricting update from across the country The seven states that decided 24 constitutional amendments in 2021 Recall election to be held Dec. 16 against Wisconsin…

Welcome to the Monday, December 13, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The 12 Days of Ballotpedia are upon us! Maryland enacts new congressional map All local ballot measures Ballotpedia covered on Nov. 2 have been decided Welcome to the 12 Days of Ballotpedia! Happy holidays!…

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 8, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Local elections in 2022—a sneak peek The Department of Justice sues Texas over its congressional, state legislative maps Biden’s Article III judicial nominations    Looking ahead to 2022 local elections Last week, we looked at…

Welcome to the Monday, December 6, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Defining wave elections U.S. House elections with multiple incumbents Learn about petition blocking An introduction to wave elections As we draw closer to the 2022 midterm elections, you might encounter the term wave election.…

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 1, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Redistricting roundup—Connecticut and Illinois Do you know your state’s unemployment tax rate? New York’s Rep. Suozzi (D) announces a run for governor The latest redistricting news Last week, just before the long Thanksgiving Day…

Welcome to the Wednesday, November 24, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Our new map comparison tool for visualizing redistricting  A roundup of the latest redistricting news  Major party campaign committee fundraising See what redistricting looks like in every state Over the last few months, we’ve…

Welcome to the Monday, November 22, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The race for Congress in 2022 is just getting started—here’s how many candidates have declared so far Virginia becomes the third state with a split legislature Republicans win a mayoral office in South Carolina…

Welcome to the Wednesday, November, 17, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Three of the five Virginia House races with the most fundraising resulted in partisan control changes Redistricting roundup Leahy, Speier announce congressional retirements Three of the five Virginia House races with the most fundraising…

Welcome to the Monday, November 15, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The state legislative seats that changed parties on Nov. 2 Medicaid expansion initiative in South Dakota Clallam County, Wa., election results Redistricting update Eleven state legislative seats changed party hands on Nov. 2 On…

Welcome to the Wednesday, November 10, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The latest redistricting news The cities that voted to adopt ranked-choice voting SCOTUS agrees to hear three new cases Congressional and state legislative redistricting update Here’s where congressional and state legislative redistricting efforts stand…