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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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More than 2,500 election-related bills were introduced in state legislatures this year Ballotpedia tracked 2,534 election-related bills in 45 states this year. This comes as part of our Election Administration Legislation Tracker, which keeps tabs on the latest election-related legislation nationwide. Most of these bills—1,714, or 68%—have had no activity, meaning they were introduced, but…
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Election Legislation Weekly Digest: December 23, 2022
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Note: This digest will be taking a break next week for the holidays. We’ll be back in your inbox on January 6, 2023. Here is our weekly round-up on election-related legislation. In it, you’ll find the following information: Noteworthy bills: Here, we identify and report on the contents and legislative status of noteworthy bills. Recent…
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And your 2022 Official Holiday Cookie Election winner is…
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Welcome to the Friday, December 23, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: And your 2022 Cookie Election winner is… Sixteen states have already sworn in new legislators Alaska House freshmen in talks to form multipartisan governing coalition On the Twelfth Day of Ballotpedia, we revisit the…
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Prepare for 2024’s presidential election by looking back at 2016/2020
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Welcome to the Thursday, December 22, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here’s the timeline of presidential campaign announcements from 2020 and 2016 Reminder: Polls close tonight in the official Holiday Cookie general election! SCOTUS January 2023 preview Here’s the timeline of presidential campaign announcements from…
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More than 1,000 election winners completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey this year
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Welcome to the Wednesday, December 21, Brew. By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More than 1,000 candidates who won election this November completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey Minimum wages set to increase in 27 states in 2023 by an average of $0.87 Voting in Ballotpedia’s Holiday Cookie…
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Republicans map out their agenda on ESG and antitrust
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ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. Republicans map out their agenda on ESG and antitrust The Republican Party’s majority in the House of Representatives will take office in January, and some members and committees have already started laying out their ESG agendas for the new Congress. Among those are members of the Judiciary Committee,…
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Presenting Ballotpedia’s year-end ballot measure report
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Welcome to the Tuesday, December 20, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Presenting Ballotpedia’s year-end ballot measure report Eleven candidates running for mayor of Chicago in 2023 Campaign behind California oil and gas veto referendum submits nearly 1 million signatures Presenting Ballotpedia’s year-end ballot measure report…
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Sixth Circuit finds constitutional flaw in ARPA Tax Cut Ban
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The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition: In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review a decision from the U.S. Court of…
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Reviewing this year’s 2,500+ pieces of election-related legislation
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Welcome to the Monday, December 19, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More than 2,500 election-related bills were introduced in state legislatures this year The Federal Register has added 77,000 pages since the beginning of year Candidates advance to the 2022 Holiday Cookie general election For…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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An update on 2022 state legislative leadership elections As of Thursday, we’ve identified the results of 153 legislative leadership elections: 81 leaders were re-elected in 30 states. Oregon, Iowa, and Idaho have had the most leaders re-elected, with five apiece. Oregon is a Democratic trifecta, while Iowa and Idaho are Republican trifectas. 72 new legislative…