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  • New year, new state legislative leaders

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    Welcome to the Friday, January 27, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: At least 121 new state legislative leaders elected so far Oklahoma will vote on marijuana legalization in March, Ohio could follow in November #FridayTrivia: What percentage of congressional races were decided by fewer than 10 percentage points…

  • Five measures certified (so far) in three states for the 2023 ballot

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    Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five measures certified in three states for the 2023 ballot   Willie Wilson leads Chicago mayoral candidates in fundraising while Mayor Lori Lightfoot leads in spending Learn how school board elections played out in the 2022 midterms with On the Ballot, our weekly podcast Five…

  • One week until Mississippi’s statewide filing deadline

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, Jan. 25 Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Filing deadline update in Mississippi Seattle to decide on Social Housing Developer initiative DeSantis currently leads PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market One week until Mississippi’s statewide filing deadline Yes, you read…

  • Republican U.S. House candidates outperformed 2020’s presidential results in 327 districts last year

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, January 24, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Republican U.S. House candidates outperformed 2020’s presidential results in 327 districts last year Signatures submitted for Right to Repair initiative in Maine Florida creates new appellate court district Republican U.S. House candidates outperformed 2020’s…

  • Wisconsin voters to decide three ballot measure questions on April 4

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    Welcome to the Monday, January 23, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wisconsin Legislature puts three ballot questions on the April ballot Over the last week, 236 election-related bills were introduced in state legislatures   An update on last week’s additions to the Federal Register Wisconsin Legislature…

  • Less than 10% of all bills introduced to change ballot initiative processes passed in 2022

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    Welcome to the Friday, January 20, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Less than 10% of all bills introduced to change ballot initiative processes passed in 2022 18% of last year’s congressional elections were decided by fewer than 10 percentage points #FridayTrivia: How many people have…

  • Redistricting litigation updates in five states

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    Welcome to the Thursday, January 19, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Updates regarding redistricting litigation in five states 2024 presidential candidate filings currently at the third-highest level in forty years Listen to our interview with pollster and political analyst Scott Rasmussen for On…

  • Recapping 2022’s state legislative special sessions

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, January 18, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look back at 2022 state legislative special sessions Two veto referendum campaigns and California executive departments disagree on when referendums suspend fast food workers and oil and gas laws Subscribe to Hall Pass…

  • Changes in initiative signature requirements following 2022 election

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, January 17, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Signatures required for ballot initiatives decreased by 7.34% on average following the 2022 election The average margin of victory was higher in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House than in 2020  Over the last…

  • 2022 had second-highest midterm voter turnout in two decades

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    Welcome to the Friday, January 13, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 2022 had second-highest midterm voter turnout in two decades Two statewide ballot measures certified so far this year #FridayTrivia: How many state legislative districts were renamed or eliminated after the 2020 census? 2022 had…