Welcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at elections for downballot state offices in 2025 There is one week to go until Election Day, and Ballotpedia will cover more than 10,000 elections on Nov. 4. To help our […]| Ballotpedia News
Two citizen-initiated ballot measures will appear on the Nov. 4, 2025, ballot in Maine—Question 1 and Question 2. Proponents of a ballot initiative collect petition signatures from a certain minimum number of registered voters in a state. For 2025, the average signature validity rate was 93.0%. Sponsors of Question 1 submitted 4,410 petition forms containing […]| Ballotpedia News
Our top 10 ballot measures to watch on Nov. 4| Ballotpedia News
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Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity. In this week’s Ballot Bulletin, we cover 25 bills state legislatures acted on in the past week. Weekly highlights The big takeaways from the […]| Ballotpedia News
Welcome to the Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in six states will decide on 24 statewide ballot measures on Nov. 4 There are less than two weeks to go until Election Day, and Ballotpedia will cover more than 10,000 elections […]| Ballotpedia News
On October 22, 2025, former U.S. Senator John E. Sununu (R) announced his campaign for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire in 2026. Incumbent Jeanne Shaheen (D), who defeated Sununu in 2008, is retiring from public office. In the Republican primary, Sununu will face two other candidates, former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Tejasinha Sivalingam. On […]| Ballotpedia News
As of Sept. 30, 2025, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $251 million and spent $234 million in the 2026 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $291 million and spent […]| Ballotpedia News
North Carolina became the third state to officially redraw its congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections. The new map aims to shift District 1, currently represented by U.S. Rep. Donald Davis (D), toward Republicans. That means the redraw could change the state’s representation in the U.S. House of Representatives from 10 Republicans and four […]| Ballotpedia News
Welcome to the Thursday, Oct. 23, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: This year’s statewide ballot measures were written at the highest reading level since 2017 Voters in nine states are deciding on 30 statewide ballot measures this year. According to our new report, voters in […]| Ballotpedia News
Candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates raised a record $63.7 million in campaign funds by Sept. 30 this year, compared to the previous high of $59.6 million in 2021. Democratic House candidates have raised a total of $44.2 million this cycle, their most in the last two decades. Republicans have raised $19.6 million, down […]| Ballotpedia News
Voters in California, Maine, and Texas will decide statewide ballot measures related to elections on Nov. 4, 2025. In addition, voters in several cities, including New York City, will also be deciding measures related to election policy. California Proposition 50 California voters will decide on Proposition 50, which would authorize the state to use a […]| Ballotpedia News
On Oct. 9, the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced they will withdraw the Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions. The principles were issued in 2023 to help large banks assess and manage climate-related financial risks. The agencies said they “do not believe principles for managing climate-related financial […]| Ballotpedia News
In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: In Washington, D.C., and around the world Regulators withdraw climate-risk principles for large banks What’s the story? On Oct. 9, the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced they will withdraw the Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions. The principles were […]| Ballotpedia News
Welcome to the Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2025 Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at mayoral elections happening on Nov. 4 There are less than two weeks to go until Election Day, and Ballotpedia will cover more than 10,000 elections on Nov. 4. To help […]| Ballotpedia News
Virginia is one of two states holding gubernatorial elections this November, along with New Jersey. In both states, the incumbents are term-limited, and both elections made our list of the top 10 November races to watch. Here’s a look at where the candidates in Virginia stand on issues related to K-12 education. Who are the […]| Ballotpedia News
Welcome to the Tuesday, October 21, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 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 […]| Ballotpedia News
Thirty-nine members of the U.S. Congress—eight U.S. Senate members and 31 U.S. House members—have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026. Compared to previous election cycles, 39 is the most retirement announcements we have followed at this point since 2018. Since our Sept. 15 update, four U.S. House members have announced that they will […]| Ballotpedia News
Ballotpedia is covering 188 local ballot measures on the ballot on Nov. 4. In 2025, Ballotpedia is covering local ballot measures that appear on the ballot for voters within the 100 largest cities in the U.S., within state capitals, and throughout California and Virginia. You can review the coverage scope of the local ballot measures […]| Ballotpedia News
Thirty-four elections nationwide were decided by 10 votes or fewer between Sept. 2024 and Sept. 2025. Democrats won 11 of these elections, Republicans won five, and nonpartisan or minor party candidates won 18. Twenty-two of those were decided by 5 votes or fewer. This year, the race decided by 10 or fewer votes with the […]| Ballotpedia News
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