Author: Samuel Wonacott
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #90
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. A note to readers: It’s the holidays, and so we’ll be off next week to celebrate accordingly. We’ll return to your inbox again on Jan. 3, 2024. Thanks, as always, for reading, and we’ll see…
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2023 in review: state legislative activity on election administration
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Welcome to the Tuesday, December 19, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A year-end look at the state of election administration legislation In June, we published our report on trends in election administration legislation in the first half of the year, covering bill topics like ranked-choice…
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64% of Washington’s school board seats were uncontested on Nov. 7
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Welcome to the Friday, December 15, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 64% of Washington’s school board seats were uncontested last month Over the last few weeks, we’ve walked you through our research on Nov. 7 school board election data in Colorado, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia,…
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It's that time of year…Ballotpedia’s fifth annual Holiday Cookie election!
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Welcome to the Tuesday, December 12, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Polls open today for the official Holiday Cookie primary! The 2023 election cycle isn’t over just yet. In fact, the most mouthwatering one begins today! We’re stocking up on flour, breaking out the sprinkles,…
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Republicans won 59% of all Pennsylvania school board seats to Democrats’ 39%
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Welcome to the Friday, December 8, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Republicans won 59% of all school board seats in Pennsylvania to Democrats’ 39% Ballotpedia covered every school board election in seven states on Nov. 7: Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington. We’re…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #88
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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: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over the U.S. Department of Education In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary…
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You can now pump your own gas in Oregon—but that could change in 2024
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Welcome to the Tuesday, December 5, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Oregon voters could weigh in on initiative to prohibit self-serve gas stations in 2024 In August, Oregon ended its 72-year ban on self-service gas stations, leaving New Jersey as the only state that prohibits…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #87
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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: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over grade inflation In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the issues…
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Highest number of odd-year constitutional amendments approved since 2003
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Welcome to the Tuesday, November 28, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in six states decided 32 constitutional amendments, most in odd-numbered years since 2003 As we move toward the end of 2023, let’s continue our look back at the year’s top political stories. On…
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Ballotpedia’s exclusive deep dive into Nov. 2023 school board elections, part two: Virginia
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Welcome to the Tuesday, November 21, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A majority of school board seats were uncontested in Virginia Ballotpedia covered every school board election in seven states on Nov. 7: Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington. Over the next month,…