Category: Newsletters

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #20

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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 14,000 school districts.…

  • Supreme Court ruling completes redistricting for 2022 elections

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, July 6, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Looking back on the past 18 months of redistricting Ranked-choice voting campaign submits signatures for Nevada ballot  54% of state legislators are Republican, 44% Democratic Looking back on the past 18 months of redistricting…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: July 6, 2022

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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: Missouri enacts bill making several changes to state election laws Legislation update: Legislation activity in June 2022 Redistricting round-up: The latest redistricting news Have a question/feedback/or just want to say hello? Respond…

  • Economy and Society: July 5, 2022- SCOTUS ruling impact on SEC

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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. Did the Supreme Court throw a wrench into the SEC’s plans? On…

  • A mid-year report on state legislative sessions

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, July 5, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lawmakers are in session in six states President Joe Biden’s approval at 39%, the lowest of his presidency thus far  We’re hiring—and we’d like you to be our next colleague!  Lawmakers are in session…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Introducing the Election Administration Legislation Tracker On Wednesday, Ballotpedia announced the launch of our new Election Administration Legislation Tracker—a resource to help you quickly and easily track election-related legislation in all 50 states.  This free and accessible online resource allows you to find easy-to-digest bill tags and summaries—written and curated by our election administration experts.…

  • Election Legislation Weekly Digest: July 1, 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…

  • Exploring last month’s data with our new Election Administration Legislation Tracker

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    Welcome to the Friday, July 1, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Legislatures took action on 159 election-related bills in June Entering the final stretch for candidate filing deadlines #FridayTrivia: How many U.S. House incumbents lost re-election on June 28? Legislatures took action on 159 election-related…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 29

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    Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition June 30, 2022 In this issue: Takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries and Liz Cheney tells voters how they can change party affiliation ahead of WY primary Primary results roundup Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Utah held statewide primaries on Tuesday. New York held primaries for statewide offices and…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 29

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    Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition June 30, 2022 In this issue: Takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries and Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate candidates talk abortion policy Primary results roundup Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Utah held statewide primaries on Tuesday. New York held primaries for statewide offices and state House districts, and Mississippi and South…