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This month, 11 states are holding statewide elections for political office or ballot measures, and local elections are taking place across the country.   Here are the top 10 races to watch across happening on November 5 and throughout the remainder of the month.   Governor of Kentucky: First-term incumbent Matt Bevin (R) faces state…

The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity.   During the week of October 21 to October 25, the Federal Register increased by 1,506 pages, bringing the year-to-date total to 57,600…

On October 28, 2019, a three-judge panel of North Carolina’s superior court approved new state legislative district maps. The remedial maps were adopted by the state legislature after the panel had struck down the existing district plan as an impermissible partisan gerrymander under the state constitution. The panel comprises Judges Paul C. Ridgeway, Joseph N.…

Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers’ attention.   Joe Biden’s campaign page on Ballotpedia received 3,100 views for the week of October 20-26. Biden’s pageview figure represents 9.7% of the pageviews for the week. Elizabeth Warren had…

The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity.   During the week of October 14 to October 18, the Federal Register increased by 1,078 pages, bringing the year-to-date total to 56,094…

The 2020 general election may be more than a year away, but the first deadline for federal candidates to file to run is just around the corner. The following seven states have their filing deadlines before the end of the year:   Alabama: November 8 Arkansas: November 12 Illinois: December 2 California: December 6 Texas:…

Businessman Tom Steyer (D) led all presidential candidates in fundraising for the third quarter of 2019, according to financial reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission Oct. 15. Steyer raised $49.6 million during the quarter, including $47.6 million in self-funding. He spent $47.0 million overall, including $34.1 million on television, digital, and direct mail ads.…

In the past week, one member of Congress, Republican Rep. Francis Rooney (FL-19), announced he would not run for re-election in 2020. To date, four Senators (three Republicans and one Democrat) and 24 Representatives (18 Republicans and six Democrats) are not running for re-election. In 2018, 55 total members of Congress—18 Democrats and 37 Republicans—did…

Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers’ attention.   Andrew Yang’s campaign page on Ballotpedia received 3,685 views for the week of October 13-19. Yang’s pageview figure represents 14.6% of the pageviews for all Democratic candidates during the…

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has outraised its Democratic counterpart by more than two-to-one for a fifth consecutive month, while the Democratic Senate committee outraised its Republican counterpart for a third consecutive month, according to campaign finance reports filed with the FEC in October.   So far in the 2020 cycle, the RNC, NRSC, and…