Category: Newsletters
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The most ballot measures in Maine since 2010
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Welcome to the Friday, August 4, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Maine voters to decide on eight ballot measures in November—the most since 2010 A roundup of Aug. 1 election results #FridayTrivia: What percentage of enacted legislation related to the initiative, referendum, and recall processes between 2018 and…
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Donor Privacy and Disclosure Digest: August 2023
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Welcome to Ballotpedia’s Donor Privacy and Disclosure Digest! This monthly newsletter provides news and information on key policy changes, a breakdown of state legislation, and an overview of pivotal legal decisions and case developments. In this issue, you’ll find: Missouri enacts bill amending privacy act: Missouri governor signs legislation modifying the state’s Personal Privacy Protection…
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Ballotpedia Report: states are making it harder for campaigns to qualify and pass initiatives and referendums
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Welcome to the Thursday, August 3, 2023, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia Report: states are making it harder for campaigns to qualify and pass initiatives and referendums Joe Biden’s approval rating is 42% at end of July OIRA reviewed 55 significant rules in July Ballotpedia Report: states…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #71
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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 Florida’s Black history curriculum standards School board filing deadlines, election results, and recall certifications Three members of the Temecula Valley Unified School District face…
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Less than one week until Mississippi’s Aug. 8 primaries
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Welcome to the Wednesday, August 2, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Mississippi holding statewide primaries on Aug. 8 On this date in 1921: Missouri voters approved Proposition 2, allowing women to hold elected office 120 candidates filed for congressional and statewide offices last week Mississippi holding statewide primaries…
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House committee advances legislation opposing 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. House committee advances legislation opposing ESG The House Financial Services Committee announced…
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Maine voters to decide measure prohibiting foreign election spending
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Welcome to the Tuesday, August 1, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Maine voters to decide measure prohibiting foreign election spending East Lansing, Michigan, voters to decide on three charter amendments in November, including one to move local elections from odd to even-numbered years Texas becomes the ninth state…
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Five mayoral elections decided by fewer than 1,000 votes
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Welcome to the Monday, July 31, 2023, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five recent mayoral elections in America’s largest cities have been decided by fewer than 1,000 votes State supreme courts have issued 3,842 opinions in 2023 Democratic party committees lead Republican counterparts in cumulative fundraising Five recent…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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To celebrate Ballotpedia’s 15th Anniversary, this week we highlighted our 15 favorite articles from 2023. Here are the five most viewed from The Daily Brew from the week of July 24 – July 28. See who is running for U.S. House and U.S. Senate in 2024 in your state In 2024, all 435 U.S. House…
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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, July 28, 2023
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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 legislative activity, nationwide trends, and recent news. Legislative highlights Highlights: States enacted five bills since our last edition. In the same period in 2022, 10 bills were approved. States have…