Category: Newsletters

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, September 13, 2024

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    Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) signed one election-related bill this week. 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 four bills state legislatures have acted…

  • Battleground races where all candidates took the Ballotpedia candidate survey

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    Welcome to the Friday, Sept. 13, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Three marquee races have 100% Candidate Connection survey response rates  From now until Election Day, we’ll bring you coverage of marquee races where all candidates completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. Our survey responses allow…

  • Education on the ballot with veto referendum in Nebraska

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    Welcome to the Thursday, Sept. 12, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Education on the ballot with veto referendum in Nebraska  Nebraska voters will decide on a veto referendum for a private education scholarship program on Nov. 5. Voters will decide whether to uphold or repeal…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #126

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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: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over Bible teaching requirements in Oklahoma In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary…

  • 79 percent of August’s elections were uncontested

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 79 percent of August’s elections were uncontested Each month, Ballotpedia publishes an article detailing the number and percentage of uncontested races in the previous month. Throughout August, Ballotpedia covered 11,320 elections in 21…

  • Harris and Trump face off for the first time in second presidential debate

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, Sept. 10, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Harris and Trump face off for the first time in second presidential debate ABC News will host a second presidential debate tonight, Sept. 10. It will be the first debate between Vice President Kamala…

  • Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for September 2024

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    Welcome to the Sept. 9 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. We hope you’ve been enjoying your summer, dear reader. Fall is almost upon us, and next month, the SCOTUS 2024-2025 term officially begins. Are you excited? Good.…

  • A record-low number of contested state legislative primaries to take place in Rhode Island on Sept. 10

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    Welcome to the Monday, Sept. 9, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A record-low number of contested state legislative primaries to take place in Rhode Island on Sept. 10 The final statewide primary day of the season is tomorrow, Sept. 10. Rhode Island is holding congressional…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    The final batch of primaries kicked off Sept. 3 in Massachusetts On Sept. 3, Massachusetts voters chose nominees for one U.S. Senate seat and nine U.S. House districts. Democrats occupy both U.S. Senate seats and represent all nine U.S. House districts. Eight seats on the Governor’s Council and all 200 seats of the Massachusetts General…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, September 5, 2024

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    All 22 bills with activity over the previous week were in states with Democratic trifectas. 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 22 bills…