January 29, 2013 By Ballotpedia’s Congressional team MADISON, Wisconsin: After the 2012 elections, groups across the country placed strong correlation between the Republicans maintaining control of the U.S. House and the gerrymandering of districts following the 2010 Census. A memo from GOP leadership as well as news stories and blogs attributed the Republican majority in the House to a choreographed effort to [...]

January 24, 2013 Madison, Wisconsin: The Lucy Burns Institute has released a new publication titled “Local Ballot Initiatives: How citizens change laws with clipboards, conversations, and campaigns”. The guide, written by Lucy Burns Institute President Leslie Graves, provides an overview of how individuals can use the ballot initiative process at the local level. A local ballot initiative is a form [...]

November 9, 2012 By Tyler King MADISON, Wisconsin: In the 50 states, there are 99 state legislative chambers altogether, and 86 of the 99 chambers held state legislative elections on November 6, 2012. 1,301 (65.97%) of the country’s 1,972 state senate seats were up for re-election in November 2012, and 4,714 (87.12%) of the country’s 5,411 state house seats were up for [...]

November 8, 2012 MADISON, Wisconsin: The presidential race certainly garnered the bulk of the nation’s attention on election night. But are you curious about the races further down the ballot and what their outcomes mean for the future of the country? If so, join us on Thursday, November 8th at 12 noon EST for a webinar on the 2012 [...]

MADISON, Wisconsin: The presidential race certainly garnered the bulk of the nation’s attention on election night. But are you curious about the races further down the ballot and what their outcomes mean for the future of the country? If so, join us on Thursday, November 8th at 12 noon EST for a webinar on the [...]

November 2, 2012 By Jennifer Springer See also: Arizona state executive official elections, 2012 See also: New Mexico state executive official elections, 2012 MADISON, Wisconsin: It’s an off-year for gubernatorial elections in the southwestern United States, which means the region is focusing on its down-ballot races for state executive offices. Voters in Arizona and New Mexico will see various seats [...]

November 1, 2012 Edited by Geoff Pallay Welcome to the last Executive Summary before voters head to the polls on November 6. This edition of the Executive Summary will feature our final update for projections heading into the elections. Additionally, we will link to our page compiling news stories previewing the elections. Elections Listen to the latest election news here: Episode 37 [...]

October 18, 2012 Edited by Geoff Pallay Welcome to the second-to-last Executive Summary before voters head to the polls on November 6. In the recent Michigan primary election, Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson (R) added a question regarding a voter’s citizenship to ballot applications that voters fill out in order to cast their ballot. Earlier in the year, legislation that included [...]

October 16, 2012 By Al Ortiz and Eric Veram Now that voter guides are being printed and published, it could be safe to say that 186 measures in 38 states are the final numbers that will be reported on in 2012 as far as ballot proposals are concerned. With 174 left to be determined on in 37 states on November 6, there [...]

October 2, 2012 By Al Ortiz and Eric Veram In what will probably be a common theme until the November elections, no measures have been added to the ballot this week. The count still stands a solid high of185 measures in 38 states. 12 of those measures have been decided by voters, leaving 173 left to be voted on [...]