Tag: Daily Brew
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Ranked-choice voting roundup: ballot measure records and legislation reviews
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Welcome to the Thursday, Aug. 29, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ranked-choice voting roundup: ballot measure records and legislation reviews Five states—Alaska, Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Oregon—have certified ballot measures for Nov. 5 related to adopting, repealing, or pre-empting ranked-choice voting (RCV). This is the…
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First state in history to have competing abortion ballot measures on the same ballot
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Welcome to the Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 Brew. By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Nebraskans to vote on competing abortion ballot initiatives in November Voters in Nebraska will decide on two competing abortion-related ballot measures this year. The Right to Abortion Initiative would create a state constitutional…
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Utah constitutional amendment would allow Legislature to repeal initiatives, prohibit foreign influence
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Utah constitutional amendment would give Legislature authority to repeal initiatives, prohibit foreign influence in ballot measure elections The Utah Legislature passed a constitutional amendment on Aug. 21 that will appear on the Nov.…
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Wyoming had the highest percentage of legislative incumbents in contested primaries this year
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Welcome to the Monday, August 26, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wyoming had the highest percentage of legislative incumbents in contested primaries this year Of the 44 states holding legislative elections this year, Wyoming had the highest percentage of legislative incumbents in contested primaries. This…
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Arizona voters to decide on competing constitutional amendments addressing primary elections and electoral changes in November
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Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 23, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Arizona voters to decide on competing constitutional amendments addressing primary elections and electoral changes in November Voters in Arizona will decide on two constitutional amendments related to the state’s electoral system on Nov. 5.…
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Voters in Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota to decide on marijuana legalization initiatives in November
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Welcome to the Thursday, Aug. 22, Brew. By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota to decide on marijuana legalization initiatives in November Voters in Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota will decide on ballot initiatives to legalize recreational marijuana in…
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Thirty states passed 88 bills in 2024 decreasing state administrative agency power
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Welcome to the Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 Brew. By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Thirty states passed 88 bills decreasing agency power in 2024 Ballotpedia published the Administrative State 2024 Legislation Report on Aug.16. The report contains analysis of administrative state-related legislation and draws on findings from…
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Abortion, minimum wage, and sports betting on the ballot this fall in Missouri
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Welcome to the Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, Brew. By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Abortion, minimum wage, and sports betting on the ballot this fall in Missouri On Aug. 13, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) certified three ballot measures on abortion, minimum wage, and sports…
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136 state legislative incumbents have been defeated in primaries this year – four of which were legislative leaders
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In the 37 states that have held primaries so far this year, 136 state legislative incumbents—3.4% of all incumbents seeking re-election—have lost. That’s less than at this point in 2022, when 174, or 4.6%, of incumbents had lost in primaries. Four of the 136 defeated incumbents were legislative leaders: three Republican state senators and one…
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Lawmakers enacted 33 bills this year related to direct democracy
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Welcome to the Monday, August 19, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lawmakers enacted 33 bills this year related to direct democracy Each year, Ballotpedia releases a report on state legislation affecting the three aspects of direct democracy in the U.S.—the ballot initiative, referendum, and recall…