Category: Newsletters
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Election Legislation Weekly Digest: August 19, 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…
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Five new measures were certified for the ballot within the past week
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Welcome to the Friday, August 19, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The number of certified statewide ballot measures remains lower than the decade-average Previewing the Republican primary in New York’s 23rd Congressional District #FridayTrivia: How many states do not have a lieutenant governor? The number…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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We’ve got Aug. 16 election results On Tuesday, we covered elections in Alaska and Wyoming. Final results for Alaska may not be available until Aug. 31. Here are some highlights: Alaska U.S. Senate: Nineteen candidates ran in the top-four Senate primary, including Incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R). As of Aug. 17, Murkowski led, followed by…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 35
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August 18, 2022 In this issue: The big stories from Tuesday’s elections and satellite spending updates in two battleground House districts Primary results roundup Wyoming’s U.S. House District: Harriet Hageman defeated Rep. Liz Cheney 66%-29%. Hageman had backing from former President Donald Trump (R), dozens of incumbent House Republicans, and Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 35
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August 18, 2022 In this issue: Alaska election takeaways and NYT‘s battleground endorsements Primary results roundup Alaska, Hawaii, and Wyoming held primaries over the past week. Here are results from battlegrounds in Alaska and Hawaii. Before we get into Alaska’s results, here’s a refresher: Alaska held top-four primaries for several offices and a ranked-choice special…
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Looking back on two days ago
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Welcome to the Thursday, August 18, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 4.8% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries this year Results from battleground elections in Alaska, Wyoming Signatures submitted for education scholarship tax credit initiative in Michigan 4.8% of…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #26
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Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s more than 13,000…
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Harris at 26 tie-breaking votes, most ever cast in a single term
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Welcome to the Wednesday, August 17, Brew. By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Harris at 26 tie-breaking votes, most ever cast in a single term We’ve got Aug. 16 election results! Campaign to increase vote threshold for new or increased taxes in California submits signatures for a…
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Five states don’t have lieutenant governors—that could change this fall
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Welcome to the Tuesday, August 16, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Arizona voters to decide whether to establish a lieutenant governorship It’s primary day in Alaska and Wyoming Revisiting Saturday’s election results in Hawaii Arizona voters to decide whether to establish a lieutenant governorship Arizona…
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Economy and Society, August 16, 2022: ESG becomes a campaign theme
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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. Is an SEC ESG crackdown imminent? According to Bloomberg Law, a recent…