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Welcome to the Thursday, Sept. 11, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: All 18 uncontested state legislative incumbents this year are Democrats Of the 168 incumbents running for re-election on Nov. 4, 18—all Democrats—do not have general election challengers. That means 10.7% of the state legislative…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Sept. 9, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California Proposition 50 campaigns top $41.4 million—more than the three previous initiatives on the state’s Citizens Redistricting Commission As of Sept. 4, the campaign committees for and against California Proposition 50 have raised a…

Welcome to the Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: An early look at the open race for Wisconsin Supreme Court  On Aug. 29, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley announced she would not seek another term in 2026, setting the stage for…

Welcome to the Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: We spoke to school board members nationwide about their roles—here’s what they told us A version of this story appeared in Ballotpedia’s Hall Pass newsletter on September 3. Click here to sign up. …

Welcome to the Wednesday, Sept. 3, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in 18 states have decided 41 death penalty ballot measures since 1912 Since 1912, voters in 18 states have decided 41 ballot measures related to the death penalty. Measures that would permit the…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Boston voters to decide Sept. 9 primary—76 years since an incumbent mayor lost Four candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary election for mayor of Boston on Sept. 9. The top two finishers…

Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lawmakers in 42 states have adopted or enacted 337 administrative state-related bills and resolutions in 2025 Earlier this week, we looked at some of the data from our latest report on election administration…

Welcome to the Thursday, Aug. 28, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Almost 200 candidates have filed to run in the 2028 presidential election With 1,166 days to go until the next presidential election, some candidates have already filed to run. As of Aug. 25, 175…

Welcome to the Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia report finds state lawmakers have passed more than 560 new election administration laws so far this year  Let’s explore some data from our State of Election Administration Legislation 2025 Mid-Year Report. The…

Welcome to the Tuesday, Aug. 26, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Eight seats are open in this year’s state legislative elections—the fewest since 2011 Eight seats are open in this year’s state legislative elections. That’s 4% of the 180 seats up for election—the lowest percentage…