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  • Coronavirus Daily Update for April 17th, 2020

    As part of Ballotpedia’s coverage on the coronavirus pandemic, we are compiling a daily summary of major changes in the world of politics, government, and elections happening each day. Here is the summary of changes for April 17, 2020. Debate over government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Read more: Arguments in support of and…

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  • Heart of the Primaries 2020, Democrats-Issue 14 (April 15, 2020)

    Heart of the Primaries 2020, Democrats-Issue 14 (April 15, 2020)

    This week: Chamber of Commerce to support Caruso-Cabrera against Ocasio-Cortez, Plame releases ads highlighting CIA background in NM-03, and Tennessee Democratic Party removes incumbent representative from the ballot.  On the news Where do Democratic and progressive pundits and commentators disagree? Each week, we bring you excerpts that highlight differing views. “There have been a number…

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  • Louisiana postpones presidential preference primary to July 11, 2020

    Louisiana has postponed its presidential preference primary to July 11, 2020. This marks the second postponement of the primary, which was first postponed to June 20, 2020. The original date of the primary was April 4, 2020. Louisiana joined Georgia and Puerto Rico in postponing its primaries a second time in response to the coronavirus…

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  • When are statewide stay-at-home orders set to expire?

    As of April 14, 43 states have issued stay-at-home orders to residents. California was the first state to issue a stay-at-home order on March 19. By the end of March, 26 more states had followed suit, with a majority of those orders set to expire in the second or third weeks of April. Today, 13…

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  • Coronavirus daily update: April 14, 2020

    As part of Ballotpedia’s coverage on the coronavirus pandemic, we are compiling a daily summary of major changes in the world of politics, government, and elections happening each day. Here is the summary of changes for April 14, 2020. Debate over government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Read more: Arguments in support of and…

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  • Five Republican-held U.S. House districts up for election this fall were won by Clinton in 2016

    There are five Republican-held U.S. House districts up in 2020 that Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election: New York’s 24th, North Carolina’s 2nd, North Carolina’s 6th, Pennsylvania’s 1st, and Texas’ 23rd. The five districts voted for Clinton by as many as 24.4 percentage points (NC-02) and as few as 2.0 percentage points (PA-01).…

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  • Coronavirus daily update: April 13, 2020

    As part of Ballotpedia’s coverage on the coronavirus pandemic, we are compiling a daily summary of major changes in the world of politics, government, and elections happening each day. Here is the summary of changes for April 13, 2020. Debate over government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic To date, 20 states have made temporary…

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  • Ballot Bulletin: The latest on election policy in the midst of COVID-19

    In recent weeks, policymakers across the country have postponed elections and otherwise modified their election procedures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. In order to chart these developments with greater precision, we will, beginning this week, publish The Ballot Bulletin on a biweekly basis.  Elections in the midst of a pandemic: four experts speak to…

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  • Heart of the Primaries 2020, Democrats-Issue 13 (April 8, 2020)

    This week: Kennedy outraises Markey in latest quarter, MT Democratic Party objects to GOP-funded Green Party ballot qualification, and Rep. Denny Heck to run for lieutenant governor of Washington On the news Where do Democratic and progressive pundits and commentators disagree? Each week, we bring you excerpts that highlight differing views. “In the space of…

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  • Coronavirus daily update: April 7, 2020

    As part of Ballotpedia’s coverage on the coronavirus pandemic, we are compiling a daily summary of major changes in the world of politics, government, and elections happening each day. Here is the summary of changes for April 7, 2020. Federal responses Read more: Political responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 President Donald Trump (R)…

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