Tag: Daily Brew

  • What’s on the ballot in South Carolina’s primaries

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, June 11, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: What’s on the ballot in South Carolina’s primaries South Carolina is holding primaries for congressional and local offices on Tuesday, June 11. Voters will decide primaries for seven U.S. House districts. Currently, Republicans…

  • 70% of last May’s elections were uncontested

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    Welcome to the Monday, June 10, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 70% of last May’s elections were uncontested As part of Ballotpedia’s growing coverage of the nation’s local elections (with a goal of covering all of them), we will be issuing monthly reports on the…

  • Voters in Idaho, Nevada, and South Dakota will decide on measures that would change how primaries work

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    Welcome to the Friday, June 7, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in Idaho, Nevada, and South Dakota will decide on measures that would change how primaries work  Voters in three states will consider whether to change their nominating systems this November. In South Dakota,…

  • Forty states have enacted 284 election-related laws this year, including 84 in the first

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    Welcome to the Thursday, June 6, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Forty states have enacted 284 election-related laws this year, including 84 in the first three weeks of May Last week we published our State of Election Administration Legislation May 2024 Roundup. This monthly report…

  •  Lowest number of Maine state legislative retirements since 2016

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, June 5, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lowest number of Maine state legislative retirements since 2016  Over the past week, we’ve looked at what voters in Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota will see on their primary ballots.…

  • Deep dive into understanding campaign finance regulation differences for candidate elections vs ballot measures

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Deep dive into understanding campaign finance regulation differences for candidate elections vs ballot measures On June 2, Ohio Gov. Mark DeWine (R) signed OH HB1, a bill prohibiting foreign nationals from donating to…

  • Three South Dakota counties to decide on ballot measures regarding hand-counting ballots and automatic vote counting machines

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    Welcome to the Monday, June 3, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Three South Dakota counties to decide on ballot measures to require the hand-counting of ballots and banning automatic vote counting machines Voters in three South Dakota counties will decide on June 4 whether to…

  • 10-year high of 42 contested state legislative primaries in New Mexico this year

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    Welcome to the Friday, May 31, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 10-year high of 42 contested state legislative primaries in New Mexico this year  Continuing our coverage of June 4 primaries, let’s dive into elections in New Mexico. The state is holding primaries for congressional,…

  • Sixteen U.S. House primaries are contested in New Jersey this year — highest this decade

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    Welcome to the Thursday, May 30, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Sixteen U.S. House primaries are contested in New Jersey this year — highest this decade  Yesterday, we looked at what was on the ballot in Montana on June 4. Today, let’s dive into elections…

  • School’s out (or nearly out) for summer… Ballotpedia’s education-focused politics and policy updates are in at EWA 2024 

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, May 29, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Decade-high number of congressional candidates in Montana In yesterday’s Brew, we looked at what voters in Iowa can expect to see on their June 4 primary ballots. Four other states –Montana, New Jersey, New…