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Welcome to the Friday, Nov. 14, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the recall elections against 13 elected officials that happened on Nov. 4 On Nov. 4, there were recall elections against 13 elected officials in six states. Among the 13 elected officials…

Welcome to the Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wisconsin becomes the 21st state to adopt a K-12 cellphone ban in 2025 A version of this story appeared in Hall Pass, Ballotpedia’s newsletter dedicated to school board politics and education policy on…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Nov. 12, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Forty-five members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026—the most at this point since 2018 Forty-five members of Congress—37 representatives and eight senators—have announced they will not seek re-election in…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Texas Education Agency takes control of 11th school district since 2000 A version of this story appeared in Hall Pass, Ballotpedia’s newsletter dedicated to school board politics and education policy, on Nov. 5.…

Welcome to the Monday, Nov. 10, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at voting under the age of 18 in the U.S. On Sept. 30, the College Park City Council in Maryland voted to lower the minimum voting age in city elections to 16…

Welcome to the Friday, Nov. 7,  2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Twenty-three states have amended their absentee/mail-in voting laws so far this year  On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Maine voters defeated Question 1, which would have changed the state's absentee voting laws, limited ballot drop…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Good morning, Brew readers! Twenty-nine states held more than 800 elections yesterday within our coverage scope, and while votes are still being tallied for many races, here’s a look at where things stood in some of this year's biggest elections as of 1 a.m.…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Nov. 4, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: It's Election Day—here's what you can expect today and this week Election Day 2025 is here! If you haven't voted yet, check out our resources on everything to do with today's election, including when…

Welcome to the Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Virginia General Assembly approves proposed mid-decade redistricting amendment The Virginia General Assembly is considering a constitutional amendment that would allow it to conduct mid-decade congressional redistricting through 2030. For voters to weigh in…

Welcome to the Friday, Oct. 31, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the state legislative elections happening in New Jersey and Virginia on Nov. 4 There is less than a week to go until Election Day, and Ballotpedia will cover more than 10,000…