Tag: Daily Brew

  • 1.5% of all absentee/mail-in ballots were rejected in 2022, roughly equal to 2018

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    Welcome to the Monday, August 14, 2023, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 1.5% of all absentee/mail-in ballots were rejected in 2022 Twenty-one federal judicial vacancies on the horizon 54.94% of state legislators are Republican, 44.35% Democratic 1.5% of all absentee/mail-in ballots were rejected in 2022 Nationwide, voters cast…

  • Mandatory retirement age for judges on the ballot in Texas and New Hampshire

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    Welcome to the Friday, August 11, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Mandatory retirement age for judges on the ballot in Texas and New Hampshire Eight states have certified 40 ballot measures for 2023 Quiz: How does Biden’s number of judicial confirmations compare to recent presidents?  Mandatory retirement age…

  • Five years later: where Janus-related litigation stands today

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, August 9, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five years after Janus, related Supreme Court appeals taper off Senate has confirmed 140 Biden judicial nominees, behind Trump, G.W. Bush, and Clinton at this point 146 candidates filed for congressional and statewide offices last week Five…

  • Twice as many ranked-choice voting bills introduced in state legislatures this year than in 2022

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, August 8, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State legislators introduced twice as many ranked-choice voting bills this year than last Ohio voters decide Issue 1 today—here’s a roundup of our coverage Tennessee representatives expelled in April re-elected in Aug. 3 special elections State legislators…

  • Three members of the Temecula Valley Unified School District face recall effort after voting to reject social studies curriculum

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    Welcome to the Monday, August 7, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Three members of the Temecula Valley Unified School District face recall effort after voting to reject social studies curriculum Constitutional amendment to provide state right to abortion will be on November 2023 ballot in Ohio Biden issues…

  • The most ballot measures in Maine since 2010

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    Welcome to the Friday, August 4, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Maine voters to decide on eight ballot measures in November—the most since 2010 A roundup of Aug. 1 election results  #FridayTrivia: What percentage of enacted legislation related to the initiative, referendum, and recall processes between 2018 and…

  • Ballotpedia Report: states are making it harder for campaigns to qualify and pass initiatives and referendums

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    Welcome to the Thursday, August 3, 2023, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia Report: states are making it harder for campaigns to qualify and pass initiatives and referendums Joe Biden’s approval rating is 42% at end of July OIRA reviewed 55 significant rules in July Ballotpedia Report: states…

  • Less than one week until Mississippi’s Aug. 8 primaries

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, August 2, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Mississippi holding statewide primaries on Aug. 8 On this date in 1921: Missouri voters approved Proposition 2, allowing women to hold elected office 120 candidates filed for congressional and statewide offices last week Mississippi holding statewide primaries…

  • Maine voters to decide measure prohibiting foreign election spending

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, August 1, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Maine voters to decide measure prohibiting foreign election spending  East Lansing, Michigan, voters to decide on three charter amendments in November, including one to move local elections from odd to even-numbered years  Texas becomes the ninth state…

  • Five mayoral elections decided by fewer than 1,000 votes

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    Welcome to the Monday, July 31, 2023, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five recent mayoral elections in America’s largest cities have been decided by fewer than 1,000 votes State supreme courts have issued 3,842 opinions in 2023 Democratic party committees lead Republican counterparts in cumulative fundraising Five recent…