Category: Newsletters

  • The average reading level needed to digest statewide ballot measures

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    Welcome to the Monday, October 24, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Our 2022 report on ballot measure readability scores Here’s what SCOTUS is up to this term  74% of legislative seats up for election in Massachusetts do not have major party competition Our 2022 report…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Here’s when your state will finalize its election results Each state has its own election certification deadline that is generally fixed by state law.  Five states have certification deadlines within one week of the election. Delaware’s is the earliest: Nov. 10. In 14 states, the certification deadlines fall between two and three weeks after the…

  • Election Legislation Weekly Digest: October 21, 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…

  • A closer look at the 229 incumbents who lost state legislative primaries

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    Welcome to the Friday, October 21, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Most state legislative primary defeats in over a decade Ballot measure campaigns have raised $808 million this cycle Maine is one of 11 states where Democrats are defending a U.S. House district Donald Trump…

  • $118 million spent collecting signatures for 2022 ballot measures

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    Welcome to the Thursday, October 19, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Presenting our annual report on initiative petition signature costs Johnson, Barnes vie for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin  Oklahoma voters will elect two U.S. Senators this year Presenting our annual report on initiative petition signature…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #35

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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: On the issues: The debate over who should decide which books should be available in schools School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications In your district: reader replies…

  • State legislative competitiveness reaches a decade-high

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, October 19, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State legislative competitiveness reaches a decade-high Battleground race will fill Rhode Island’s first open congressional district since 2010 State legislative competitiveness reaches a decade-high Ballotpedia’s Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report found a decade-high level…

  • Economy and Society, October 18, 2022: South Carolina to divest BlackRock funds over ESG

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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. Editorial argues against proposed SEC climate disclosure rule  On October 15, The…

  • Wait! The primaries aren’t over yet

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, October 18, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: America’s final partisan primary Previewing Minnesota’s gubernatorial election Maryland one of five states to decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana America’s final partisan primary And you thought the primaries were all over! Today, Oct.…

  • Checks and Balances, October 2022: Biden administration codifies DACA

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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 the United States Supreme Court’s recent activity,…