Category: Newsletters

  • Explore Ballotpedia’s Annual Congressional Competitiveness Report

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    Welcome to the Friday, October 28, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia’s analysis of congressional elections finds fewer incumbents, more primary challengers compared to 2020 Previewing Alaska’s U.S. Senate election Florida state senator elected by narrowest margin nationwide in 2020 faces re-election challenge Ballotpedia’s analysis…

  • 45 candidates share a last name with one or more of their opponents in November

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    Welcome to the Thursday, October 27, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Twenty-two elections on Nov. 8 are between candidates with the same last name Help Desk—here’s where you can check the status of your ballot  Hawaii voters to decide open-seat governor’s race Twenty-two elections on…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #36

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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 critical race theory and whether its ideas make white students feel guilty for their skin color School board general election previews: Florida and California…

  • Introduced bills to change I&R ⬆️, enacted bills ⬇️

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, October 26, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Introduced bills to change I&R ⬆️, enacted bills ⬇️ Democratic party committees surpass Republican party committees in cumulative fundraising for first time since June 2021 Alaska voters to decide three statewide races using new…

  • Economy and Society, October 25, 2022: Missouri latest state to divest BlackRock funds over ESG

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    Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. Proposed SEC ESG regulations could strain resources, argues inspector general report  According…

  • Take two! Detailing 377 election rematches this year

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, October 25, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: There are 377 rematches this year between candidates who last faced off in 2018 or 2020 Previewing Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial election Battleground races for U.S. Senate, state executive offices in Wisconsin this year There are…

  • The average reading level needed to digest statewide ballot measures

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    Welcome to the Monday, October 24, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Our 2022 report on ballot measure readability scores Here’s what SCOTUS is up to this term  74% of legislative seats up for election in Massachusetts do not have major party competition Our 2022 report…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Here’s when your state will finalize its election results Each state has its own election certification deadline that is generally fixed by state law.  Five states have certification deadlines within one week of the election. Delaware’s is the earliest: Nov. 10. In 14 states, the certification deadlines fall between two and three weeks after the…

  • Election Legislation Weekly Digest: October 21, 2022

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    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 activity: Here, we report on the number of bills acted on within the past week.  The big picture: Here, we look at the…

  • A closer look at the 229 incumbents who lost state legislative primaries

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    Welcome to the Friday, October 21, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Most state legislative primary defeats in over a decade Ballot measure campaigns have raised $808 million this cycle Maine is one of 11 states where Democrats are defending a U.S. House district Donald Trump…