Category: Newsletters
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #29
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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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Federal court rules that Arkansas law imposing limits on voter assistance violates Voting Rights Act
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Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue: Federal court rules that Arkansas law limiting voter assistance violates Voting Rights Act California enacts four election administration bills Legislation update: Legislation activity in August 2022 Have a question/feedback/or just want to…
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A sneak preview of upcoming vacancies in the federal judiciary
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Welcome to the Wednesday, September 7, Brew. By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A sneak preview of upcoming vacancies in the federal judiciary Ranked-choice voting: How Alaska’s approach compares to the system proposed in Nevada Georgia voters may determine the partisan balance in the U.S. Senate on…
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Most expensive ballot measures ever headline California’s November 2022 elections
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Welcome to the Tuesday, September 6, Brew. By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Most expensive ballot measures ever headline California’s November 2022 elections President Joe Biden’s approval rating rises to 42%, highest since May Jonathan Skrmetti starts term as Tennessee attorney general Most expensive ballot measures ever…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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How close races in 2020 might affect state legislative elections in 2022 To better understand this year’s state legislative elections, we took a look back at 2020. In 2020, the average margin of victory in state legislative elections was 27 percentage points, meaning most winning candidates won by a fairly large margin. But for 928…
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Election Legislation Weekly Digest: September 2, 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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The quiet season—four states actively in session
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Welcome to the Friday, September 2, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Legislators are in session in four states A look at Massachusetts’ Sept. 6 primaries Explore North Dakota’s general elections Legislators are in session in four states Most state legislatures have wrapped up their business…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 37
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September 1, 2022 In this issue: Boston Globe backs Doughty in GOP gubernatorial primary and a look at turnout in Ohio’s split primaries Globe backs Doughty in Massachusetts gubernatorial primary The Boston Globe editorial board wrote that “reasonable conservatives need to mobilize for Chris Doughty” in the GOP gubernatorial primary and “reset the Massachusetts state…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 37
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September 1, 2022 In this issue: Major endorsement splits in Massachusetts AG primary and a look at turnout in Ohio’s split primaries Progressive endorsers split, candidate drops out of Massachusetts AG primary Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and Boston’s former Acting Mayor Kim Janey endorsed labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan for Massachusetts attorney…
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Ballotpedia’s new weekly podcast, “On the Ballot”
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Welcome to the Thursday, September 1, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Smart political talk finally has a home—Ballotpedia’s new weekly podcast, “On the Ballot” 131 statewide measures certified for this year’s ballot On the ballot in Nebraska Smart political talk finally has a home—Ballotpedia’s new…