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On the Ballot with Ballotpedia connects people to politics by providing neutral, nonpartisan, and reliable information on our government, how it works, and where it’s headed.
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Redistricting’s Long History and Rapidly Evolving Present
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May 12, 2026 |
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What Leslie Learned at Her First Town Board Meeting
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Office Hours: A Closer Look at Local Self-Governance
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Office Hours: Redistricting’s Real Impact
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Primaries and How America Picks Political Candidates (It’s Complicated)
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Civic Blueprints: The Hidden Work Behind American Democracy
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Supreme Court Term Preview w/ Adam Feldman: Major Cases on Voting, Redistricting, Tariffs, and Presidential Power
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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What Google Is Learning by Studying American Values Ahead of Our 250th Birthday
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Some Filing Deadlines for the 2026 Midterms have ALREADY Passed - Primary Calendar Preview
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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What’s Next for Redistricting Nationwide After the Supreme Court Allows Texas’ New Map for 2026
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Connecticut’s Ballot Measure History: A 90% Approval Rate and a Century of Amendments
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Looking Ahead to 2026 – Office Hours w/ Leslie Graves
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Voter Turnout Trends and Key Takeaways from the 2025 Elections
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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How the Supreme Court’s Tariffs Case Could Redefine Presidential Power and Trade w/ Brennan Center’s Liza Goitein
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Government Shutdown Latest: Senate Deal Advances, House Decision Looms w/ Axios’ Hans Nichols
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Democratic Wave? 2025 Election Takeaways on Polling Misses, Redistricting, and What’s Next
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Keep an Eye on Local Elections this Week – Office Hours w/ Leslie Graves
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Top 10 Elections to Watch: Big-City Mayors, Statehouse Shifts, Court Control, and More
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Top 10 Ballot Measures to Watch: Prop 50, Taxes in Texas, Housing in NYC, and More
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Democrats Redistricting in Virginia? Previewing the Commonwealth’s 2025 Elections
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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New Jersey 2025 Election Preview: Governor’s Race, State Assembly Contests, and Turnout Trends
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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How Oklahomans Have Used Ballot Measures to Shape Their State for 100+ Years
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Empowering Confident Voters: Celebrating National Voter Education Week
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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How Many House Seats Could Flip as a Result of Redistricting Efforts Around the Country?
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Building Robust Information on 500,000 Local Officials — Office Hours Ep. #4
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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SCOTUS 2025-26 Term Preview: Tariffs, Voting Rights Act, Agency Power & More
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Alaska Politics on the Ballot: Relocating the Capital, Oil Dividends, and RCV
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Senate Invokes ‘Nuclear Option’ to Fast Track Presidential Nominations
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Can Congress Avoid a Government Shutdown? w/ Burgess Everett
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Prop 50, Explained — Inside California’s Redistricting Push
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Previewing the High-Stakes Month Ahead in Congress w/ POLITICO's Nicholas Wu
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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What’s it really like to serve on a local school board?
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Arizona's Ballot Measure History
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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A Brief History of the Federal Reserve w/ Former Fed President Jeffrey Lacker
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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How ’26 Secretary of State Elections Could Change Election Oversight and Administration
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Texas Redistricting Battle Spreads Nationwide
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Detroit mayoral primary results: Council President Sheffield dominates nine-candidate field
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Seattle mayoral primary results: Incumbent Bruce Harrell trails challenger Katie Wilson
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Office Hours w/ Ballotpedia Founder and CEO Leslie Graves - Ep. #2
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Michigan’s ballot measure history — from margarine wars to marijuana legalization
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Nebraska's Nonpartisan Registration Surge: Why Voters Are Ditching Party Labels
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Split ticket voting in presidential election years falls to lows not seen since the 1920s in 2024 election
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Indiana Becomes 5th State to Require Party Labels for School Board Candidates
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Washington D.C.'s First Council Expulsion: Trayon White Runs to Reclaim his Seat After Federal Corruption Charges
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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SCOTUS Decision Recap + What to watch over the summer on the emergency docket
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Office Hours with Ballotpedia Founder and CEO Leslie Graves
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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North Carolina's ballot measure history
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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NYC Mayoral Primary 2025: Mamdani, Cuomo, RCV, and the Democrats’ Next Chapter
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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The ABA’s historical role in vetting federal judges
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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NJ Primary Results — Ciattarelli vs Sherrill matchup set for Governor
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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How Presidential power has evolved since America’s founding
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Kyle Kondik on how House ‘sorting’ will impact the ‘26 midterms
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Congressional retirements and departures — an early look
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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How school districts are preparing for a tough budget season
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May 28, 2025 |
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What does the Administrative State ACTUALLY do?
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May 22, 2025 |
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Reconciliation, Explained (pt. 2) — What to watch as Congress negotiates Trump's budget bill
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May 20, 2025 |
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Virginia ‘25 Elections to Watch
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May 16, 2025 |
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Oregon's role as a pioneer of direct democracy
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May 13, 2025 |
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Crypto policy w/ former CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo
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May 07, 2025 |
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Checking in on Trump's judicial nominations
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May 06, 2025 |
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From town halls to calling gas stations — What it takes to cover local elections
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May 02, 2025 |
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Why do some states report election results faster than others?
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Ohio's Parent's Bill of Rights + Shifting Power Between States and School Boards
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Prop 65, the 1970's Tax Revolt, and California's long, influential ballot measures legacy
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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English as the Official Language: Where it already is, and the impact of Trump's Executive Order
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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April 1st Election Results: Crawford claims Wisconsin Supreme Court vacancy, GOP holds Florida seats
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Schimel vs Crawford: Wisconsin Supreme Court election preview
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Election law legislation — State policy developments to watch
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Ohio’s Ballot Measure Legacy: Constitutional Conventions, Prohibition, and Policy Shifts
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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What happens if the federal government shuts down?
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Universal school choice's impact on rural education
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Indiana's only town still governed by a charter
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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WI Ballot Spotlight: Adding voter ID to the constitution + Adopting the citizen initiative?
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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How compacts connect states across borders through policy
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Majority at stake in Wisconsin Supreme Court election
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Redo elections, explained
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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90% of state legislative incumbents won re-election in 2024
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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VA and NJ elect new governors this year. Here's what to watch
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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VA constitutional amendments: How their 2-session rule works
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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What DOGE can learn from Clinton's effort to 'reinvent government' in the '90s
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Budget reconciliation, explained
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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How state legislatures might change election laws this year
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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The Congressional Review Act's big role in enacting Trump’s agenda
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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The difference between executive orders and other presidential actions, and why it matters
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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The most important election this year might be happening in your backyard
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Citizen Initiatives: The history of giving power to the people
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Why are there so many uncontested elections at the local level?
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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How will vacancies created by Trump’s cabinet nominations be filled?
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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How split ticket voting impacted races across the country
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Why do recounts happen?
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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MI & MN lose trifecta status for D's + looking ahead to '25 in NJ & VA
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Two historic recalls in CA + '24's national recall trends w/ Joshua Spivak
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Republicans win House, deliver Trump federal trifecta
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Scott Rasmussen’s perspective on polling in the ‘24 cycle
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Trump widens margin of victory in most pivot counties
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Ballot measure results
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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State-level results for legislatures, SCOTUS' and more
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Election night roundup – what we know so far
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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One last look at early voting with Michael McDonald
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Top 15 elections to watch
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Top 15 ballot measures to watch
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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How to spot bias in political coverage
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Hear directly from candidates with BP’s Candidate Connection survey
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Two former Secretaries of State on the challenges of election administration
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Ballotpedia founder Leslie Graves on engaging young voters
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Are ballot measures getting less or more complicated?
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Shortlist of tight Senate races w/ The Cook Political Report
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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The closest House races w/ The Cook Political Report
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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How abortion politics could impact the tightest races
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Bans on noncitizen voting coming to 8 more states?
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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RCV's record year at the ballot box
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Vance-Walz debate recap
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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11 Governor's mansions up for grabs, with a toss-up in NH and tight contest in NC
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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How competitive are state legislatures this year?
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Swing state presidential polling update with Split Ticket
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Marijuana ballot measures and the prospect of federally rescheduling the drug
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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How BP's Voter Toolkit can help you prep to vote this Fall
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Trump v Harris debate recap
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Introducing OTB's new host – Geoff Pallay!
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Today’s SCOTUS activity in a historical context
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Nine abortion ballot measures nationwide and counting
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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A Democratic pollster's perspective on the DNC
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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School cell phone bans – what NYC's policy might look like
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Walz wins the Veepstakes
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Texas ballot measures: A brief history
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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A record year for recalls
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Trifectas to watch this November
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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How RFK Jr. and third parties will impact the ’24 presidential race
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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What happens now? Biden drops out of '24 presidential race
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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Kyle Kondik on Vance's impact + Biden's prospects
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Election/Voting Legislation – Mid-Year Report
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Chevron Deference, Overruled
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Sen. Nguyen on WA’s A.I. Task Force – Tracking Deepfake Legislation (Part 1)
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Rep. Hasenbeck on strengthening OK A.I. policy - Tracking Deepfake Legislation (Part 2)
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Personal data and the privacy gaps of political campaigns
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Age limits for elected officials? North Dakota's potential test case
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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BP’s Administrative State Legislation Tracker
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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This year’s trending ballot measures
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May 30, 2024 |
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ESG Policy Trends in State Legislatures
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May 23, 2024 |
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STAR voting coming to Eugene, OR?
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May 16, 2024 |
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Uncontested Elections: Rural Wisconsin as a Case Study
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May 09, 2024 |
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Lubbock to Decriminalize Marijuana? A Preemption Conflict in Texas
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May 02, 2024 |
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MIT reports a decade’s progress in election admin across US
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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The REINS Act, Explained
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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How enrollment zones impact who goes to what public school
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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BP CEO Leslie Graves on engaging young voters
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Nathan Gonzales on the House's 10 toss-up races
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Chaz Nuttycombe on forecasting this Fall's battleground races
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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'Zuck Bucks' and the debate over private funding of elections
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Which governor’s races are the most competitive this year?
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Wake up...it's Super Tuesday!!!!
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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A closer look at California's ballot measure landscape
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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California's unique use of parcel taxes
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Evolving work requirements for Medicaid and other public assistance programs nationwide
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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'24 primaries for Texas House Republicans are the most competitive in a decade
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Chevron Deference, Explained
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Which races could flip the House of Representatives?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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A.I. regulation at the state level
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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What’s next in the race for the White House?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Police Collective Bargaining Agreement’s (CBA) around the country
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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'23 was a big year for political recalls
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Which Congressional incumbents aren't running for reelection this year?
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Kicking Off BP's Election Year Coverage
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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FiveThirtyEight’s Nathaniel Rakich: ‘24 Election + Tips to Read Polls like a Pro
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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RCV’s long history and many different variations
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Should RCV be repealed?
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Should RCV continue to expand?
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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What’s the RCV landscape look like across the country?
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Challenges Pollsters Face in The ‘24 Election Cycle
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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A Quick Look at This Week’s Elections
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Top 15 Elections to Watch This Month
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Michael McDonald on voter turnout and early voting
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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How competitive are Virginia’s school board races?
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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How BP’s Candidate Connection Survey can help you prepare to vote this November
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Ballot Measures to watch this November
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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The Grade’s Alexander Russo on Improving Education Journalism
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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BP Alum and Princeton Grad Student Rob Oldham
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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How Competitive Are This November’s State Legislative Elections?
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Democratic Pollster Anna Greenberg
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Almanac of American Politics Author Rich Cohen
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Marijuana Legalization and Federalism
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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School Board Endorsements: Fall Preview
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Presidential Debates and Primary Preview
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Is Direct Democracy Backsliding? With USC’s John Matsusaka
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Off-Cycle Elections with UCSD’s Zoltan Hajnal
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Celebrating Ballotpedia’s 15th Anniversary – Live from Chicago! (Part 2)
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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OTB Behind the Scenes – Live from Chicago! (Part 1)
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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TRENDING: Ohio Issue 1
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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BP’s Fellows Program
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Former School Board President and Political Scientist Paru Shah
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Mid-Year Election Legislation Report
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Checking In On The ‘24 Presidential Race
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Mid-Year Recall Report
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Voting Tech and Secure Elections with E.A.C. Commissioner Donald Palmer
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Depolarizing our Politics with Braver Angels
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Roundtable: End of State Legislative Sessions Recap
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Polarization in America with Stanford’s Neil Malhotra
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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How A.I. might affect political news with Joe Amditis
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May 25, 2023 |
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School Board Endorsements
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May 18, 2023 |
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The Supreme Court with Professor Steve Vladeck
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May 11, 2023 |
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Election-Related Legislative Action
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May 04, 2023 |
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Ballot Measures with Dr. Shauna Reilly
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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What are Off-Cycle Elections?
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Checking In on SCOTUS’s 2022-2023 Term
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Nathan Gonzales of Inside Elections
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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State Campaign Finance with Transparency USA’s Tracy Marshall
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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An early look ahead to 2023's state executive and legislative elections
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Unpacking Chicago’s Mayoral Race with Politico’s Shia Kapos
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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2024 Presidential Race: An early look ahead
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Wisconsin Supreme Court + Oklahoma School Board Primaries
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Joshua Spivak on Recall Elections
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Chicago’s Mayoral Election, Special Elections for PA House, Judicial Vacancies + More
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Richard Winger on ballot access and third parties in contemporary politics
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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How School Board Conflicts Played Out in the Midterms
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Scott Rasmussen on Polling, the Midterms, and Polarization
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Tracking Election-Related Legislation
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Barry Casselman
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Upcoming Special Elections in Mississippi and Virginia
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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BP’s 2022 in The Rearview
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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The 2023 Ballot Measure Landscape
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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New year, new elections: Q1 2023 Preview
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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SCOTUS Status Check
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Midterm Election Results and Recap
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Post-Midterm Recap
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Cook Political Report’s Amy Walter on the Midterms
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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BP’s Midterm Election Preview
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Chaz Nuttycombe on State Legislatures
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Top 15 Midterm Races to Watch
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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The Ballotpedia Candidate Surveys
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Final Ballot Measures Preview
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Recall Election Rundown
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Celebrating Ballotpedia’s 15th Anniversary with Editor-in-Chief Geoff Pallay
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Early Voting Preview + Help Desk Stories
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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State Legislative Competitiveness + Availability of Voter Files
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Newsletter Spotlight
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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School Board Analysis Data + Then a Fall School Board Preview
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Latest Primary Results + Ballotpedia’s Sample Ballot Tool
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Margin of Victory Analysis + Biden’s Federal Judicial Nominations
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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This Week’s Primary Elections + State Legislative Incumbent Track Record
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Trifecta Vulnerability & Abortion-Related Ballot Measures
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Preview of August Primaries & State Executive Races to Watch
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Wave Elections Part 2 & Fall State Legislative Elections Preview
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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The History of Wave Elections & The Impact of former President Donald Trump’s endorsements
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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School Board Conflicts, California's Signature Deadline & Legislative Adjournment
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Recap of Primary Elections, Latest Redistricting News, & Legislation Tracking Tool
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Jun 30, 2022 |