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Welcome to the Tuesday, December 14, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Democrats outraised Republicans by 125% in Virginia state legislative races The polls are open in Ballotpedia’s Holiday Cookie election! Candidate filing deadlines are here Democrats outraised Republicans by 125% in Virginia state legislative races…

Welcome to the Monday, December 13, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The 12 Days of Ballotpedia are upon us! Maryland enacts new congressional map All local ballot measures Ballotpedia covered on Nov. 2 have been decided Welcome to the 12 Days of Ballotpedia! Happy holidays!…

Welcome to the Friday, December 10, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: ‘Tis the season for Ballotpedia’s Holiday Cookie election! North Carolina Supreme Court postpones statewide primary to May 17, 2022 #FridayTrivia: How many wave elections were there in the U.S. House between 1918 and 2016?…

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…