Category: Newsletters
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Ballotpedia launches Artificial Intelligence Deepfake Legislation Tracker
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Welcome to the Thursday, June 27, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia launches Artificial Intelligence Deepfake Legislation Tracker Deepfakes, an offshoot of artificial intelligence (AI), have become a pressing social and political issue that an increasing number of state lawmakers are trying to address through…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #116
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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 student free speech In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the…
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Arizona State Legislature refers 11 measures to the general election ballot, most since 1984
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Welcome to the Wednesday, June 26, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Arizona State Legislature refers 11 measures to the general election ballot, most since 1984 The Arizona State Legislature adjourned earlier this month, referring 11 measures to the ballot—five state statutes and six constitutional amendments.…
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Rhode Island becomes 22nd state to enact a readability requirement for ballot measure questions
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Welcome to the Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Rhode Island becomes 22nd state to enact a readability requirement for ballot measure questions In Rhode Island, a new law requires that ballot measure questions be written in plain language and reasonably calculated…
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Both Denver District Attorney candidates complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
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Welcome to the Monday, June 24, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: All candidates for the June 25 Democratic primary for Denver, Colorado District Attorney complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey Both candidates running in the June 25 Democratic primary for Denver, Colorado District Attorney—Leora Joseph (D)…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, June 21, 2024
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States approved 19 election-related bills since our last edition, compared to 46 in 2023 and 10 in 2022 during the same 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…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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What’s on the ballot in Colorado’s primaries Colorado is one of three states holding primaries on June 25. Voters will decide primaries for eight U.S. House districts. Currently, Democrats hold five of the eight U.S. House districts in Colorado, with Republicans holding two and one seat vacant. There are also 83 legislative seats up for…
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Fewest number of candidates running for U.S. House in New York since 2014
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Welcome to the Friday, June 21, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fewest number of candidates running for U.S. House in New York since 2014 In Tuesday’s Brew, we looked at the upcoming primaries in Colorado. Today, we are looking at another state holding primaries on…
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SCOTUS dismisses challenge to FDA’s abortion pill regulations, strikes down bump stock ban
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The Checks and Balances Letter delivers monthly news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law since the last edition. This edition: In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review the following…
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Republican state legislative incumbents have lost at a higher rate than Democrats
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Welcome to the Thursday, June 20, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Republican state legislative incumbents have lost at a higher rate than Democrats In the 22 states that have held state legislative primaries so far this year, Republican incumbents have lost at a higher rate…