Category: Newsletters
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, December 12, 2025
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Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity. In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover 28 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the…
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Weekly Brew: December 12, 2025
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Texas filing deadline was December 8—here's what we're watching Texas' candidate filing deadline was earlier this week on Monday, Dec. 8. This was the third statewide filing deadline for the 2026 elections, behind Arkansas and Illinois, and was only for candidates wanting to run in partisan primaries. The filing deadline for independent candidates is June…
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2025 had the most local ballot measures in major cities and state capitals since 2017
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Welcome to the Friday, Dec. 12, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2025 had the most local ballot measures in major cities and capitals since 2017 In 2025, 322 local measures were on ballots in the 100 most populous U.S. cities and in state capitals. These…
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Wyoming could become the 41st state to specify who may return another voter's ballot
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Welcome to the Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Election results update: Albuquerque, New Mexico and Miami, Florida held runoff elections for mayor on Tuesday, Dec. 9. In Albuquerque, incumbent Tim Keller defeated Darren White 58%-42% with 100% of precincts reporting. In…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #184
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over moving some U.S. Education Department functions to the U.S.…
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Senator proposes limits on proxy voting in federal retirement plan
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In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C., and around the world Senator proposes limits on proxy voting in federal retirement plan What’s the story? On Nov. 25, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) proposed legislation affecting the federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), the retirement program for civilian federal employees and active-duty service members.…
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A look at ballot measures affecting top-two, top-four primaries, RCV, state supreme court selection, and other electoral systems
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Welcome to the Wednesday, Dec. 10, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at ballot measures affecting top-two, top-four primaries, RCV, state supreme court selection, and other electoral systems Heading into the 2026 elections, we're examining some of the themes we're seeing in potential ballot…
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Michigan voters could decide on four citizen initiatives on elections, voting, and taxes in 2026
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Michigan voters could decide on four citizen initiatives on elections, voting, and taxes in 2026 Proponents of four citizen initiatives, including three constitutional amendments and one state statute, have filed with the Michigan…
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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for December 2025
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Welcome to the Dec. 8 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. It’s our final edition of the year, dear reader. Thanks so much for sticking with us as we’ve navigated this new SCOTUS term. There’s a lot to…
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Texas filing deadline today—here's what we're watching
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Welcome to the Monday, Dec. 8, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Texas filing deadline today—here's what we're watching Texas' candidate filing deadline is today, Dec. 8. This is the third statewide filing deadline for the 2026 elections, behind Arkansas and Illinois. This filing deadline is…