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Welcome to the Thursday, December 9, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Washington Supreme Court accepts redistricting commission’s maps, Oregon’s maps finalized With vote-counting still underway, recall of Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant appears too close to call SCOTUS holds second week of December argument session…

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 8, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Local elections in 2022—a sneak peek The Department of Justice sues Texas over its congressional, state legislative maps Biden’s Article III judicial nominations    Looking ahead to 2022 local elections Last week, we looked at…

Welcome to the Tuesday, December 6, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that voters could use initiatives to create redistricting commissions Kshama Sawant recall today in Seattle, Wash. 54.2% of the nation’s state legislators are Republicans In 2015, U.S.…

Welcome to the Monday, December 6, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Defining wave elections U.S. House elections with multiple incumbents Learn about petition blocking An introduction to wave elections As we draw closer to the 2022 midterm elections, you might encounter the term wave election.…

Welcome to the Friday, December 3, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Sixteen seats changed party control, including 14 incumbents who lost in state legislative general elections Sacramento, Calif., nears its final stages of redistricting after coronavirus-related delay #FridayTrivia: Which state has the earliest primary election…

Welcome to the Thursday, December 2, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Biden nominates Shalanda Young for director of Office of Management and Budget Tracking school board elections by 2020 presidential results Andre Dickens elected mayor of Atlanta Biden nominates Shalanda Young for director of Office…

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 1, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Redistricting roundup—Connecticut and Illinois Do you know your state’s unemployment tax rate? New York’s Rep. Suozzi (D) announces a run for governor The latest redistricting news Last week, just before the long Thanksgiving Day…

Welcome to the Tuesday, November 30, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The Ballotpedia Podcast…brought to you by GivingTuesday One week until the recall election for Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant Elections tonight in Georgia and Massachusetts The Ballotpedia Podcast…brought to you by GivingTuesday GivingTuesday 2021…

Welcome to the Wednesday, November 24, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Our new map comparison tool for visualizing redistricting  A roundup of the latest redistricting news  Major party campaign committee fundraising See what redistricting looks like in every state Over the last few months, we’ve…

Welcome to the Tuesday, November 23, Brew.  By: Doug Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: U.S. Supreme Court releases January argument calendar Biden announces two new federal judicial nominees Tax-related ballot measures have been certified for the 2022 ballot in Arizona and Colorado U.S. Supreme Court releases January argument…