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Republican U.S. House candidates outperformed 2020’s presidential results in 327 districts last year
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Welcome to the Tuesday, January 24, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Republican U.S. House candidates outperformed 2020’s presidential results in 327 districts last year Signatures submitted for Right to Repair initiative in Maine Florida creates new appellate court district Republican U.S. House candidates outperformed 2020’s…
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Wisconsin voters to decide three ballot measure questions on April 4
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Welcome to the Monday, January 23, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wisconsin Legislature puts three ballot questions on the April ballot Over the last week, 236 election-related bills were introduced in state legislatures An update on last week’s additions to the Federal Register Wisconsin Legislature…
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Election Legislation Weekly Digest: January 20, 2023
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Here is our weekly round-up on election-related legislation. In it, you’ll find the following information: Recent activity: Here, we report on the number of bills acted on within the past week. The big picture: Here, we look at the bills in the aggregate. Legislative status: How many bills have been introduced, voted upon, or enacted…
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Less than 10% of all bills introduced to change ballot initiative processes passed in 2022
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Welcome to the Friday, January 20, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Less than 10% of all bills introduced to change ballot initiative processes passed in 2022 18% of last year’s congressional elections were decided by fewer than 10 percentage points #FridayTrivia: How many people have…
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Redistricting litigation updates in five states
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Welcome to the Thursday, January 19, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Updates regarding redistricting litigation in five states 2024 presidential candidate filings currently at the third-highest level in forty years Listen to our interview with pollster and political analyst Scott Rasmussen for On…
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Recapping 2022’s state legislative special sessions
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Welcome to the Wednesday, January 18, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look back at 2022 state legislative special sessions Two veto referendum campaigns and California executive departments disagree on when referendums suspend fast food workers and oil and gas laws Subscribe to Hall Pass…
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Changes in initiative signature requirements following 2022 election
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Welcome to the Tuesday, January 17, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Signatures required for ballot initiatives decreased by 7.34% on average following the 2022 election The average margin of victory was higher in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House than in 2020 Over the last…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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Following the 2022 elections, more Americans now live in a Democratic trifecta than a Republican trifecta Once all newly elected officials take office, 41.7% of Americans will live in a state with a Democratic trifecta, 39.6% in a state with a Republican trifecta, and 18.8% in a state with divided government. This will be the…
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Election Legislation Weekly Digest: January 13, 2023
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Here is our weekly round-up on election-related legislation. In it, you’ll find the following information: Recent activity: Here, we report on the number of bills acted on within the past week. The big picture: Here, we look at the bills in the aggregate. Legislative status: How many bills have been introduced, voted upon, or enacted…
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2022 had second-highest midterm voter turnout in two decades
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Welcome to the Friday, January 13, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2022 had second-highest midterm voter turnout in two decades Two statewide ballot measures certified so far this year #FridayTrivia: How many state legislative districts were renamed or eliminated after the 2020 census? 2022 had…