Category: Newsletters

  • Maine ballot initiative would prohibit foreign election spending

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, October 25, 2023, Brew.  By: Joe Greaney  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: We have a few questions for you on your values and views of Ballotpedia. Please take a few moments to respond here. Maine ballot initiative would prohibit foreign election spending On Nov. 7,…

  • SEC deprioritizes ESG enforcement

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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. Help us improve Ballotpedia and our newsletters by sharing your media preferences with us: take this short survey to…

  • Our top 15 elections to watch in November

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, October 24, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia presents 2023’s top 15 elections to watch in November Nov. 7 is the biggest election day of the year—and we’ll be covering tens of thousands of races up and down the ballot. Our…

  • Ballotpedia exclusive – our 2023 readability report on ballot measures

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    Welcome to the Monday October 23, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2023 statewide ballot measures written at graduate school reading level Since 2017, we’ve reported on ballot measure readability. Our 7th edition of this report assesses the level of education voters would…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of October 16-October 20. Ballotpedia exists to fill the ballot information gap, providing vital information about federal and state elections, municipal elections in the country’s largest cities, ballot measures, public…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, October 20, 2023

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    Nineteen of the 25 bills with activity this week relate to contest-specific procedures, which refer to primary systems, municipal election procedures, recall elections, special election procedures, and other systems unique to a particular election type.  Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election…

  • The latest from Kentucky’s gubernatorial race

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    Welcome to the Friday, October 20, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Kentucky voters will pick their next governor on Nov. 7 Louisiana, Kentucky, and Mississippi are holding gubernatorial elections this year. Louisiana just held its gubernatorial election last Saturday, on Oct. 14. We covered that…

  • Chevron meets ESG

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers 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. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review a ruling from the U.S. District Court…

  • School board deep dives continued—to Pennsylvania we go!

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    Welcome to the Thursday, October 19, 2023, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Previewing the Central Bucks School District races in Pennsylvania Thousands of school board members will be elected in races across the country on Nov. 7. Over the past few weeks, we’ve…

  • Education tax credit veto referendum on 2024 ballot in Nebraska

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, October 18, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Nebraska voters to decide veto referendum on new education tax credit program next year On Oct. 10, Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen (R) announced that a veto referendum to repeal an education tax…