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Welcome to the Tuesday, June 1, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Comparing 2020 presidential and senatorial vote share by party Voters to decide municipal runoff elections on June 5 in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington, Texas COVID-19 policy changes and events one year ago this week Welcome to…

Welcome to the Friday, May 28, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: New Jersey, Virginia to hold gubernatorial primaries on June 8 Reviewing state proof-of-vaccination requirements Don’t miss our 2021 primary preview briefing New Jersey, Virginia to hold gubernatorial primaries on June 8 Two states—New Jersey and Virginia—are holding…

Welcome to the Thursday, May 27, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Redistricting review: Ohio, Census Bureau reach settlement in lawsuit over release of redistricting data Previewing the special election to New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District Texas voters to decide at least six constitutional amendments in November Redistricting review:…

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 26, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Sign-ups are now open for this year’s Ballotpedia Expeditions! Dunbar concedes to Bronson in Anchorage mayoral race Comparing state response times to FOIA requests Sign-ups are now open for this year’s Ballotpedia Expeditions! As we regularly discuss…

SCOTUS accepts new cases, issues opinions Spring is a busy time for the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS). I thought it would be timely to bring you an update on what's been happening. Here's a sampling of recent SCOTUS activity. SCOTUS heard its final oral arguments of the 2020-2021 term on May 4, and since, it…

Checking in on laws governing ballot measures in 2021 Last week, I briefed you on the Mississippi Supreme Court ruling that determined the state’s distribution requirement for ballot initiatives was, in fact, mathematically impossible to meet and has been since 2001 congressional reapportionment when the state lost a seat. Today, let’s look at some changes…

The oldest and newest state supreme courts Each state has at least one supreme court, but those courts were established at different times. I recently saw an analysis one of our staff members wrote on this topic, and I wanted to share it with you today. The Massachusetts Supreme Court, founded in 1692, is 329…

Redistricting review: Sixth Circuit rules Ohio has standing to sue Census Bureau over delayed data  In last week's redistricting review, I wrote about a court case in Ohio concerning the Census Bureau's timeline for releasing redistricting data. This week—on May 18—a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that…

President Biden announces six nominees for federal judgeships  President Joe Biden (D) nominated six individuals to Article III judgeships with lifetime terms on May 12. Three were for positions on the 1st, 2nd, and 10th Courts of Appeal. The other three were for district court judgeships. Biden nominated Gustavo Gelpí to the 1st Circuit to…

Redistricting review - a summary of this week's map-making news Last week, I briefed you on U.S. House apportionment counts based on the 2020 Census. As a reminder, six states gained seats in the U.S. House, and seven states lost a seat each. Here’s today’s update on redistricting activity.  Ohio On May 12, the U.S.…