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  • Biden selects Fauci for chief medical adviser

    December 4, 2020: Dr. Anthony Fauci will remain director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and serve as chief medical adviser in the Biden administration. Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) is the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election. The Electoral College will meet on December 14, 2020, to vote for…

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    Emily Aubert

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: December 3, 2020

    Since our last edition What is open in each state? For a continually updated article on reopening status in all 50 states, click here. Arizona (Republican trifecta): Gov. Doug Ducey (R) announced an additional $60 million for increasing staffing at hospitals. Ducey also signed an order allowing restaurants to temporarily expand their outdoor dining premises…

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  • Ballot Bulletin: Thirty-seven states, D.C. certify their election results

    As of Dec. 2, 37 states and the District of Columbia have certified their election results. What does this mean, and how does it relate to the finalization of the presidential election? We tackle those questions in this week’s edition.  What it means for election results to be certified  The election results states and localities…

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    Jerrick Adams
  • 37 states modified absentee/mail-in voting procedures in Nov. 3 elections

    37 states modified absentee/mail-in voting procedures in Nov. 3 elections

    The November 3, 2020, general elections included races for president, 35 U.S. Senate seats, 435 U.S. House of Representatives seats, 120 statewide ballot measures, 165 state executive offices, state legislative seats in 86 chambers, and thousands of local offices and ballot measures. All told, 37 states modified their absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the general election.…

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    Jerrick Adams
  • Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: 12 states + D.C. currently have travel restrictions

    Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: 12 states + D.C. currently have travel restrictions

    Happy early Thanksgiving! We hope you enjoy the day, even if it looks a little different this year. We’ll be back with the next Brew edition on Monday, Nov. 30. Welcome to the Tuesday, Nov. 24, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Traveling over Thanksgiving? Here are the states…

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    Dave Beaudoin
  • Three state legislative special elections to be decided in runoffs

    Three state legislative special elections to be decided in runoffs

    Three state legislative seats up for special election in 2020 are still undecided as of November 20, 2020. All three are headed to runoff elections: Mississippi House of Representatives District 87 on November 24, Georgia State Senate District 39 on December 1, and Texas State Senate District 30 on December 19. Although special state legislative…

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    Marielle Bricker

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: November 19, 2020 #Edition #133

    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery, where we track the status of reopening in all 50 states and summarize major changes due to the coronavirus pandemic in politics, government, and elections. Today we look at: New coronavirus restrictions in Minnesota The closing of schools in New York City School closures and reopenings Stay-at-home orders…

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    Ballotpedia staff
  • Ballotpedia publishes state court partisanship study

    Ballotpedia publishes state court partisanship study

    Each state has at least one supreme court, or court of last resort. Oklahoma and Texas each have two such courts, one for civil appeals and one for criminal appeals. Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship—a culmination of eight months of research and compilation of raw data—supplies Partisan Confidence Scores for 341 active state supreme court justices on all…

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    Samuel Postell
  • Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Introducing Ballotpedia’s state supreme court partisanship study

    Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Introducing Ballotpedia’s state supreme court partisanship study

    Welcome to the Tuesday, Nov. 17, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Introducing Ballotpedia’s supreme court partisanship study Three states split presidential and gubernatorial vote in 2020 Alaska state Legislature elections could influence trifecta status, legislature majorities Introducing Ballotpedia’s supreme court partisanship study Today, I’m excited to brief you…

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    Dave Beaudoin
  • Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: The makeup of the federal judiciary

    Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: The makeup of the federal judiciary

    Welcome to the Monday, Nov. 16, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Under Trump, Republican-appointed majorities in circuit courts doubled Wyoming amendment concerning municipal debt for sewage systems fails due to non-votes Upcoming elections Number of federal circuit courts with a majority of judges appointed by Republican presidents has…

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    Dave Beaudoin