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Welcome to the Friday, April 5, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Seventy-seven percent of the elections Ballotpedia covered in March were uncontested As part of Ballotpedia’s growing coverage of the nation’s local elections (with a goal of eventually covering all of them), we will be…
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Welcome to the Thursday, April 4, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Check out the 100th episode of On the Ballot, our weekly podcast, featuring Ballotpedia’s CEO and founder Leslie Graves In this episode, Leslie Graves, founder and CEO of Ballotpedia, joins Ballotpedia Social Media Manager…
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Welcome to the Wednesday, April 3, Brew. By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State legislatures consider bills changing selection methods for certain offices Legislators in 15 states have introduced at least 33 bills this year that would alter selection methods for various local and state officials, with…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, April 2, Brew. By: Andrew Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here’s a rundown of the 11 states holding elections today As the 2024 primary season continues, 11 states are holding presidential primaries, runoffs, statewide elections, special elections, and local elections today. Here’s what you…
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Welcome to the Monday, April 1, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2024 Term limits in 12 states will affect legislative elections for districts in 12 senate and 10 house chambers. Every year since 2010, Ballotpedia has…
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Welcome to the Friday, March 29, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California Proposition 1 is the eighth-closest statewide ballot measure election since at least 1908, with a margin of 0.38 percentage points On March 5, California voters approved Proposition 1, a measure changing how the…
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Welcome to the Thursday, March 28, Brew. By: Andrew Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Forty-one governors have given their State of the State addresses so far On March 7, President Joe Biden (D) gave his annual State of the Union address to Congress. For a video and transcript…
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Welcome to the Wednesday, March 27, Brew. By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Twenty-four states have adopted 59 election-related laws this year Through nearly three months of 2024, legislators have introduced more than 2,500 new election-related bills, with 24 states adopting 59 new election-related laws. This update…
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Welcome to the Tuesday, March 26, Brew. By: Andrew Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 19 state legislative incumbents have lost to primary challengers so far, fewer than in 2022 So far this year, 19 state legislative incumbents—three Democrats and 16 Republicans—have lost to primary challengers. Across the six…
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Welcome to the Monday, March 25, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Three school board recalls have centered on district book policies since 2006 In a review of nearly 500 school board recall efforts since 2006, Ballotpedia found that three have centered on disagreements over district…