Tag: Daily Brew

  • Ten candidates are running for West Virginia’s two U.S. House districts this year—the fewest this decade

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    Welcome to the Monday, May 13, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: West Virginia voters to decide primaries for congressional and state offices on Tuesday West Virginia, Maryland, and Nebraska are holding primaries tomorrow. In previous editions of The Brew, we reported on what will be…

  • Colorado becomes third state to vote on removing same-sex marriage ban from state constitution in November

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    Welcome to the Friday, May 10, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Colorado becomes third state to vote on removing same-sex marriage ban from state constitution in November    Colorado voters will decide in November whether to remove a state constitutional provision that says “only a union…

  • Five days until Nebraska’s primary

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    Welcome to the Thursday, May 9, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five days until Nebraska’s primary  Continuing our preview of May’s busy primary season, today we look at Nebraska, which is holding primaries for congressional, state legislative, state executive, and local offices on Tuesday, May…

  • Ballotpedia launches Administrative State Legislation Tracker

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, May 8, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Legislation Tracker  Ballotpedia is excited to announce the launch of our Administrative State Legislation Tracker—a centralized hub that will help Ballotpedia users understand  state-level administrative state reform activity across the country. …

  • One week until Maryland’s primary

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: One week until Maryland’s primary Maryland is holding primaries for congressional and local offices on Tuesday, May 14. Voters will decide primaries for one member of the U.S. Senate and eight U.S. House…

  • Three U.S. House districts in Indiana are open this year—a decade-high

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    Welcome to the Monday, May 6, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Indiana voters to decide on primaries for congressional and state offices Indiana is holding primaries for congressional and state offices tomorrow. Here’s what voters can expect to see on their ballots. U.S. Senate Marc…

  • 71% of the more than 4,500 local elections Ballotpedia covered in April were uncontested

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    Welcome to the Friday, May 3, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 71% of the more than 4,500 local elections Ballotpedia covered in April were uncontested As part of Ballotpedia’s growing coverage of the nation’s local elections (with a goal of eventually covering all of them),…

  • Preemption plays out with marijuana in Texas – our latest episode of On the Ballot

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    Welcome to the Thursday, May 2, Brew.  By: Mercedes Yanora Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Preemption plays out with marijuana in Texas – our latest episode of On the Ballot  In today’s episode of On the Ballot, Ballotpedia’s weekly podcast, we take a look at the May 4 vote…

  •  Early filing deadlines show fewer state legislative incumbents retiring than in previous years

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, May 1, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fewer state legislative incumbents retiring than in previous years   Ballotpedia’s 2024 state primary election competitiveness data analyzes all state legislative, state executive, and congressional elections taking place this year. Today, let’s look at trends…

  • States enact fewer election-related bills this year than last, more than in 2022

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, April 30, 2024, Brew.  By: Ethan Rice Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: States enact fewer election-related bills this year than last, more than in 2022 Since the start of 2024, legislators have considered nearly 3,500 election-related bills, and 31 states have adopted 175 new election-related…