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A year-end look at the state of election administration legislation As 2025 comes to a close, we’re diving into the election-related legislative activity that happened this year and exploring some of the data in Ballotpedia’s State of Election Administration Legislation 2025 Year-End Report. The report covers all election-related legislative activity in the 50 states that…

Texas filing deadline was December 8—here's what we're watching Texas' candidate filing deadline was earlier this week on Monday, Dec. 8. This was the third statewide filing deadline for the 2026 elections, behind Arkansas and Illinois, and was only for candidates wanting to run in partisan primaries. The filing deadline for independent candidates is June…

Miami becomes the 59th of the 100 most populous cities to establish mayoral term limits On Nov. 4, Miami, Florida, became the 59th of the 100 most populous cities in the country to limit the terms of its mayor after the voters approved Referendum 4. Voters approved the measure 79% to 21%. Fifty-nine of the…

Note: The Weekly Brew will take a break next Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. We’ll return to your inboxes on Dec. 5. Thanks for reading and enjoy the holiday! Rep. Adelita Grijalva takes office—ending the second-longest U.S. House vacancy of the 119th Congress  On Nov. 12, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) swore Rep. Adelita…

Forty-five members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026—the most at this point since 2018 Forty-five members of Congress—37 representatives and eight senators—have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026. That’s the most retirement announcements at this point in an election cycle since 2018. Of the 37 representatives not running…

California is now the fifth state to redistrict ahead of the 2026 congressional elections California became the fifth state to redraw its congressional districts ahead of the 2026 elections after voters approved Proposition 50 on Nov. 4. The new map makes five districts more favorable to Democrats according to 2024 presidential results. That could lower…

Voters in California, Maine, and Texas to decide ballot measures on elections and voting policy on Nov. 4 Ballotpedia will cover 24 statewide and 188 local ballot measures on Nov. 4. While they address lots of topics, one key theme is election policy. Voters in California, Maine, and Texas will decide on statewide ballot measures…

Our top 10 ballot measures to watch on Nov. 4 With two weeks to go until Election Night, our staff is busy preparing to cover 24 statewide ballot measures in six states, along with 188 local ballot measures. Voters will decide 24 statewide ballot measures on Nov. 4. We published our list of the 10…

California voters will decide on a proposition to allow public financing of campaigns in Nov. 2026 On Oct. 2, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed Senate Bill 42 (SB 42) to put a measure on the 2026 ballot that, if approved, would allow state and local governments to publicly fund campaigns.  The measure would repeal…

Voters could decide whether to repeal or keep Missouri's new congressional map in November 2026 The organization People Not Politicians is currently gathering signatures for a veto referendum campaign in Missouri to put the state's redrawn congressional district map on the 2026 ballot, following Secretary of State Denny Hoskins' (R) rejection of the group's initial…