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Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in Florida between Oct. 16 and Oct. 22. This was one more candidate than the prior week.

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Two new candidates declare in North Carolina

Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in North Carolina between Oct. 16 and Oct. 22. This was equal to the number of candidates tracked last week.

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Four new candidates declare in Texas

Ballotpedia tracked four new state-level candidates in Texas between Oct. 16 and Oct. 22. This was two more candidates than the prior week.

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Iowa roundup

Iowa is holding elections, including for school boards and mayoral offices, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Kentucky roundup

Kentucky is holding elections, including for judicial and state executive offices, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: North Carolina roundup

North Carolina is holding elections, including for school boards and state executive offices, on Nov. 7, 2023, and March 5, 2024, respectively. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to…

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Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets

As of Oct. 24, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market.

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Six candidates are running for three seats on the Wichita Public Schools school board in Kansas on Nov. 7

Six candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for three seats on the Wichita Public Schools school board in Kansas on November 7, 2023.

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SEC deprioritizes ESG enforcement

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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47 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

Forty-seven people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 27 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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Our top 15 elections to watch in November

Welcome to the Tuesday, October 24, Brew.

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All candidates for Douglas County School District Board of Directors District C complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All three candidates running in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election for Douglas County School District Board of Directors District C — Incumbent Jason Page (nonpartisan), David DiCarlo (nonpartisan), and Brad Geiger (nonpartisan) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to…

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Colorado roundup

Colorado is holding elections, including for school boards and city council, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Florida roundup

Florida is holding elections, including for municipal offices and state legislative offices, on Nov. 7, 2023, and Aug. 20, 2024, respectively. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run…

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Federal Register weekly update: Ten significant documents added

The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions.

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Plaintiffs ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to redraw district boundaries

On Oct. 16, attorneys representing a group of Wisconsin voters asked the state supreme court to redraw the state’s legislative district maps before March and require all 2024 elections to be held under the new boundaries. The group of voters originally filed the lawsuit in August alleging that the maps…

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Democratic party committees end September with almost twice as much in cash on hand than Republican party committees

As of Sept. 30, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $229 million and spent $205 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have…

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2023 statewide ballot measures written at graduate school reading level

The ballot language for the 41 statewide ballot measures on the ballot in eight states in 2023 is written at an average reading level of 19 (third-year graduate school reading level), which is up from 18 years in 2021.

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Ballotpedia exclusive – our 2023 readability report on ballot measures

Welcome to the Monday October 23, 2023, Brew.

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House Oversight Committee seeks documents from SEC

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R) sent a letter late last week to Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler saying the committee would subpoena the commission if it did not comply with congressional document requests.

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Ohio could become the 24th state to legalize marijuana or reject legalization for a second time

Ohio voters will decide on a citizen-initiated ballot measure, titled Issue 2, to legalize marijuana on Nov. 7.

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Maine Question 2 addresses foreign spending in elections. What is the history of the topic in Maine?

On Nov. 7, Maine voters will decide on Question 2, a ballot initiative to prohibit foreign governments, or entities with at least 5% foreign government ownership or control, from spending money to influence ballot measures or candidate elections.

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Ohio will be the fourth state to vote on a state constitutional right to abortion

In Ohio, voters will decide on Issue 1 on Nov. 7, 2023. Issue 1 would establish a state constitutional right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions,” including abortion, contraception, and other reproductive matters. Issue 1 would allow the state to restrict abortion after fetal viability, except when…

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of October 16-October 20.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, October 20, 2023

Nineteen of the 25 bills with activity this week relate to contest-specific procedures, which refer to primary systems, municipal election procedures, recall elections, special election procedures, and other systems unique to a particular election type.

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