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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 May 15-May 19.

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Indiana roundup

Indiana is holding elections, including for Indianapolis 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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All candidates for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the June 6, 2023, Republican primary election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 — Joe Miller and Yalinda Pagan — 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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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #61

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Enactment rate of single-topic versus omnibus-style election bills on par with 2022

The percentage of all enacted election-related bills dealing with single or multiple topics has stayed consistent from 2022 to 2023. As of May 2023, 53.5% of enacted bills address a single topic (61 of 114 bills), compared to 55.6% (158 of 284) of bills enacted by the end of 2022.…

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Omnibus election legislation in 2023 vs. 2022

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 17, Brew.

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Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly

As of May 14, Ballotpedia has tracked 163 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 163, Ballotpedia tracked one from May 8-14. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is below:

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Election legislation roundup: New York State Senate

As of May 14, Ballotpedia has tracked 143 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 143, Ballotpedia tracked three from May 8-14. Republicans sponsored two, while Democrats sponsored one. The three bills are below:

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House Oversight Committee holds ESG hearing

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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42 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

42 people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, five more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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Nearly 1 million residents per Senate district in California

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 16, Brew.

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All candidates for Kansas City City Council District 1 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both candidates running in the June 20 general election for Kansas City City Council District 1 — Chris Gahagan (nonpartisan) and Nathan Willett (nonpartisan) — 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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All candidates for Mississippi House of Representatives District 111 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All three candidates running in the Aug. 8 Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 111 — Eric Camp (R), Jimmy Fondren (R), and David Carson Futch (R) — 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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All candidates for Virginia House of Delegates District 29 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both candidates running in the Nov. 7 general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 29 — Marty Martinez (D) and Jonathan Mark Rogers (R) — 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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Union Station: 2023 sees highest number of public-sector union bills introduced in state legislatures since 2018

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California voters are approving parcel tax measures at a higher rate than in odd-numbered years over the last decade

Welcome to the Friday, May 12, Brew.

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All candidates for Indianapolis City Council District 14 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both candidates running in the Nov. 7 general election for Indianapolis City Council District 14 — Andy Nielsen (D) and Brenda Bishop-Kyle (R) — 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: New Jersey roundup

New Jersey is holding elections, including for municipal office, on June 6, 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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Newcomers will hold at least 23% of New Jersey’s state legislative seats next year

Welcome to the Thursday, May 11, Brew.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #60

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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A roundup of May 6 Texas election results

Local elections took place across Texas on Saturday, May 6. Ballotpedia covered 47 ballot measures on May 6. That was nearly three times more than we covered in May Texas elections in 2019 and 2021, mainly due to an increase in bond measures and charter amendments this year.

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California parcel tax measures have an approval rate of 62% during odd-numbered years; in 2023, 89% have been approved so far

From 2011 to 2021, voters decided 216 parcel tax-related ballot measures in California during odd-numbered year elections. Voters approved 133 (61.57%) and rejected 83 (38.43%). Through April, voters have decided on nine parcel tax ballot measures in California in 2023. Eight (88.89%) were approved, and one (11.11%) was defeated. This…

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Virginia’s legislative elections have most open-seat races since at least 2011

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 10, 2023, Brew.

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All candidates for Denver City Council District 7 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the June 6 general election runoff for Denver City Council District 7 — Flor Alvidrez (nonpartisan) and Nick Campion (nonpartisan) — 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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Election legislation roundup: Texas House of Representatives

As of May 7, Ballotpedia has tracked 183 election-related bills in the Texas House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 183, Ballotpedia tracked one from May 1-7. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is:

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