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Welcome to the Monday, May 18, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State and federal courts have overturned 2.3% of state ballot measures since 1995 Since 1995, federal and state courts have overturned 57 voter-approved state ballot measures. Voters approved 2,409 state ballot measures during…

Welcome to the Friday, May 15, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Drawing lines: A look at the methods, precedents, and history of redistricting Today, we're sharing the fourth installment in our project marking America's 250th anniversary: The Blueprints of Democracy.  Redistricting looks like a…

Welcome to the Thursday, May 14, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California ballot initiative proposed for 2028 to repeal the top-two primary system On May 8, Steve Maviglio, a Democratic political consultant and strategist known for his work on California ballot measure campaigns, filed…

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State legislatures enact more than 200 election-related bills in first four months of 2026  States have enacted 236 election-related bills so far this year, 66% more than at this point in 2024 and…

Welcome to the Monday, May 11, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Nine states are holding public utility commission elections this year Republicans have majorities on all nine of the public utility commissions directly on the ballot this year. These states are Alabama, Arizona, Georgia,…

Welcome to the Friday, May 8, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Our readers, and Ballotpedia staffers, share their Mother’s Day stories about civic inspiration We asked Daily Brew readers and Ballotpedia staff how their mothers inspired them to get involved in our nation’s civic…

Welcome to the Thursday, May 7, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five candidates are running in the May 19 general election for three seats on the Georgia Supreme Court Three seats on the Georgia Supreme Court are up for general election on May 19,…

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 6, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Idaho initiative campaigns submit signatures for measures on abortion and medical marijuana   On May 1, supporters of two Idaho initiatives that would add a right to reproductive freedom to state law and…

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 5, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: So far this year, fewer incumbent state legislators are retiring, but more are running in contested primary elections Across 20 states with completed candidate filing data, 28% of incumbent state legislators are running…

Welcome to the Monday, May 4, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Three notable California initiative campaigns submit signatures ahead of June 25 verification deadline Campaigns for three notable California citizen initiatives recently submitted signatures to the secretary of state for verification, potentially joining six…