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Welcome to the Monday, December 11, 2023, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: At least 16 abortion-related measures could appear on the ballot in 2024 In November, Ohio voters approved Issue 1, a constitutional amendment that established the right to have an abortion in…
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Legislators in four states have pre-filed at least 23 bills for their 2024 legislative sessions. 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 nationwide trends, legislative activity, and updates on notable lawsuits and policy changes. A look at…
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Welcome to the Friday, December 8, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Republicans won 59% of all school board seats in Pennsylvania to Democrats’ 39% Ballotpedia covered every school board election in seven states on Nov. 7: Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington. We’re…
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Welcome to the Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Brew. By: Joseph Greaney Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: December deep dive: On the Ballot series on RCV On the Ballot, Ballotpedia’s weekly podcast covering all things elections and American politics, begins a four-part deep dive into ranked-choice voting (RCV) this week.…
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Welcome to the Thursday, December 7, 2023, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Update on presidential state filing deadlines—which ones have passed, which ones are next, and how many candidates are in It might be hard to believe, but the presidential primary season is…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, December 5, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Oregon voters could weigh in on initiative to prohibit self-serve gas stations in 2024 In August, Oregon ended its 72-year ban on self-service gas stations, leaving New Jersey as the only state that prohibits…
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Welcome to the Monday, December 4, 2023, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: East Cleveland, Ohio, mayor faces second consecutive recall effort Later this month, Ballotpedia will release its 2023 year-end recall analysis, one of two reports we publish each year on recall efforts…
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Welcome to the Thursday, November 30, 2023 Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Six states eliminated odd-year elections or consolidated election dates in 2022 and 2023 During the 2022 and 2023 legislative sessions, several states changed their election calendars, including six that eliminated odd-year…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, November 28, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in six states decided 32 constitutional amendments, most in odd-numbered years since 2003 As we move toward the end of 2023, let’s continue our look back at the year’s top political stories. On…
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Welcome to the Monday, November 27, 2023, Brew. By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Twenty-nine state legislative incumbents lost re-election in 2023, more than 2021, but less than 2019 Now that the last statewide election of the year (Louisiana) is behind us, it’s time to…