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The Ballotpedia News Update, 2015 archive
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January
- Retired Judges Report, January 2015
- Ballot Law Update: 2015 could feature big changes in ballot law
- Open offices draw big names, new faces to Kentucky state executive elections in 2015
- The Federal Vacancy Count 1/28/2015
- The Tuesday Count: First statewide measure of 2015 to be voted on in Wisconsin
- State Legislative Tracker: Trio of legislators in legal trouble
- New Mexico school board elections attract numerous educators as candidates
- St. Joseph School District administrators placed on leave
- The Federal Vacancy Count 1/21/2015
- The Tuesday Count: Mississippi voters to see dueling measures for the first time
- Obama to deliver SOTU tonight, Ernst to give rebuttal
- Secret tapes revealed, scathing audit expected in St. Joseph School District saga
- The Policy Tracker: Energy and Environment: January 2015
- Ballot Law Update: 2014 elections spur possible initiative law changes in 2015
- The Federal Vacancy Count 1/14/2015
- Rising competition for incumbents in Wisconsin's 2015 school board elections
- The Tuesday Count: Florida poised for round two of medical marijuana battle
- Wisconsin lawmakers propose changes to supreme court
- State Legislative Tracker: Legislators spark controversy early in sessions
- The Federal Vacancy Count 1/7/2015
- The Tuesday Count: Voters will decide on higher sales tax to fund roadwork in Michigan
- Wisconsin school districts: 2014 in review and a 2015 election preview
- State Legislative Tracker: New York Speaker under investigation
- Margin of victory analysis for the 2014 congressional elections
February
- Retired Judges Report, February 2015
- Ballot Law Update: Legislators try more subtle restrictions on initiatives in Arizona and Washington
- First openly gay official elected to Burbank school board, two candidates advance to April election
- Ballotpedia to absorb Judgepedia
- Chicago Election Review: Rahm faces runoff election
- Legalized marijuana in Washington, D.C.
- The Federal Vacancy Count 2/25/2015
- California’s first-in-the-nation plastic bag ban on hold pending 2016 vote
- The Tuesday Count: “Clean Elections” initiative on path to 2015 ballot in Maine
- State Legislative Tracker: Controversial legislation continues to flow
- Board votes to fire St. Joseph School District superintendent
- What's on your ballot? - February 24, 2015
- Criminal investigation called for in wake of St. Joseph School District audit
- St. Joseph School District rated "poor" in financial audit
- The Federal Vacancy Count 2/18/2015
- The Tuesday Count: Diverse coalition backs “solar choice” initiative in Florida
- Ballot Law Update: Preemptive tampering and increased signature requirements fail
- Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber resigns from office amidst ethics scandal
- What's on your ballot? - February 17, 2015
- Speculation rising about potential resignation of embattled Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber
- Merely 16 candidates for 14 seats in Oklahoma school board elections
- The Federal Vacancy Count 2/11/2015
- The Tuesday Count: Local celebrities rumored to be involved in OH marijuana farms
- State Legislative Tracker: Price of oil impacts state legislatures
- Congress mourns the death of Rep. Alan Nunnelee
- What's on the ballot today? - February 10, 2015
- New faces to join all of New Mexico's largest school district boards
- The Federal Vacancy Count 2/4/2015
- The Tuesday Count: LA may get NFL team, Washington stricter initiative laws
- State Legislative Tracker: Legislators facing discrimination allegations
- The Policy Tracker: Energy and Environment: February 2015
March
- The Tuesday Count: Contentious amendment certified as first ballot measure on Georgia 2016 ballot
- State Legislative Tracker: U.S. Supreme Court declares Alabama redistricting plan as racial gerrymandering
- Cousin wins St. Tammany District 14 seat; 9% of voters participate
- Common Core testing looms over St. Tammany's District 14 special election
- What's on your ballot? - March 27, 2015
- St. Joseph School District settles Musser lawsuit
- Sen. Harry Reid to retire
- Iran nuclear agreement talks resume ahead of deadline
- St. Joseph investigation widens; acting superintendent considers new job
- Congress vs. City Hall: inside the D.C. war over legalized marijuana
- The Federal Vacancy Count 3/25/2015
- The Tuesday Count: Amendments related to governing schools emerge in South Dakota and Georgia
- What's on your ballot? - March 24, 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Vote over state raptor turns ugly in New Hampshire
- Ballot Law Update: Notable ballot measure law developments in four states
- The Federal Vacancy Count 3/18/2015
- Ballotpedia publishes video report on St. Joseph School District scandal
- The Tuesday Count: First marijuana measure certified for a 2016 statewide ballot
- State Legislative Tracker: Sign stirs controversy in Texas
- Vermont most candidate-accessible state according to study
- What's on your ballot? - March 17, 2015
- Legislators across the country hold the keys to state executive salaries
- The political battle over the Keystone XL Pipeline
- The Federal Vacancy Count 3/11/2015
- Three newcomers win school board seats outright in Pasadena primary
- The Federal Vacancy Count 3/4/2015
- The Tuesday Count: States beginning to solidify 2016 ballots
- Virginia bill to increase mandatory judicial retirement age is passed by legislature
- Mississippi filing deadline yields crowded fields, primary challenges for state executive offices
- State Legislative Tracker: School concealed carry defeated in Wyoming
- What's on your ballot? - March 10, 2015
- Dan Colgan resigns seat on St. Joseph Board of Education
- Local Measure Results - March 3, 2015: LA elections, fracking, development and more
- Clean sweep for school board incumbents in Los Angeles and Kansas primaries
- Another firing, more fallout in St. Joseph School District
- The Policy Tracker: Energy and Environment: March 2015
April
- Retired Judges Report, April 2015
- Sen. Bernie Sanders announces bid for presidency
- The Federal Vacancy Count 4/29/2015
- What's on your ballot? - April 28, 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Washington to convene special session
- School board incumbents score another term in 81% of races
- Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage case: Obergefell v. Hodges
- Baraka-backed "Children First Team" dominates Newark's school election
- State Legislative Tracker: New York Senate leader under investigation
- What's on your ballot? - April 21, 2015
- The Federal Vacancy Count 4/15/2015
- April school board elections in California and South Dakota see increase in voter turnout
- State Legislative Tracker: California State Legislature takes on vaccine exemptions
- Sen. Marco Rubio announces bid for presidency
- Musser lawsuit settlement released
- What's on your ballot? - April 14, 2015
- Hillary Clinton announces bid for presidency
- Ballot Law Update: Nebraska and Wyoming remove bans on pay-per-signature
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget; America's April 7 school board elections in review
- April 2015 Election Review: Elections in 14 of America's 100 largest cities go largely as expected
- The Federal Vacancy Count 4/8/2015
- Race for LGBT ordinance in Springfield, Missouri, ends with votes in favor of repeal a nose ahead
- The Tuesday Count: Changes to supreme court on today’s ballot in Wisconsin
- Sen. Rand Paul announces bid for presidency
- State Legislative Tracker: Religious freedom laws in Indiana and Arkansas
- Outline for nuclear agreement with Iran reached
- What's on your ballot? - April 7, 2015
- The Federal Vacancy Count 4/1/2015
- The Policy Tracker: Energy and Environment: April 2015
May
- The Federal Vacancy Count 6/24/2015
- Retired Judges Report, May 2015
- Martin O'Malley announces bid for presidency
- Ballot Law Update: New restrictions on the initiative process move forward in four states
- George Pataki announces bid for presidency
- Rick Santorum announces bid for presidency
- The Federal Vacancy Count 5/27/2015
- Veteran Journalist Jim Barnes Joins Ballotpedia Staff
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states
- Rand Paul's filibuster, 2015
- State Elections Review: Divisive primaries in Kentucky, Pennsylvania reach different conclusions
- State Legislative Tracker: Three scandals lead to embarrassment for constituents
- What's on your ballot? - May 19, 2015
- Incumbents falter in Delaware school board elections; Sonja Cameron survives recall
- State Legislative Tracker: Two state senators arrested
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts
- What's on your ballot? - May 9, 2015
- What's on your ballot? - May 12, 2015
- Tuesday's photo finishes for local measure races in California prove every vote counts
- Voters in East Lansing, Michigan, decisively approve marijuana decriminalization
- A blank ballot for the Billings school board, and a not-so-secret partisan battle in Lincoln
- The Tuesday Count: Extensive tax plan for roads and more on today’s ballot in Michigan
- Mike Huckabee announces bid for presidency
- Big City Spending: How does your city compare
- Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014
- State Legislative Tracker: Texas State Legislature fast-tracking religious freedom law
- Superintendent Czerwonka skips dismissal appeal, quits St. Joseph
- What's on your ballot? - May 5, 2015
- Carly Fiorina announces bid for presidency
- Ben Carson announces bid for presidency
- Education experts weigh in on St. Joseph School District scandal
June
- Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Obergefell
- 2016 presidential candidates on Obergefell v. Hodges
- Gov. Chris Christie announces bid for presidency
- Mid-Year Recall Report: Western states dominate recall news
- State Legislative Tracker: California lawmakers pass controversial vaccine bill
- Southern mayors and symbols of the Confederacy
- Ballot Law Update Mid-Year Report: 19 laws approved in 15 states
- Supreme Court rules on Obamacare tax credits
- Ripple effect from St. Joseph scandal felt across the district and state
- Gov. Bobby Jindal announces bid for presidency
- State Legislative Tracker: State senator among nine dead in South Carolina church shooting
- What's on your ballot? - June 23, 2015
- Donald Trump announces bid for presidency
- What's on your ballot? - June 16, 2015
- Jeb Bush announces bid for presidency
- State Legislative Tracker: Two representatives resign in Pennsylvania after cash-for-favors sting
- McClure edges out Assaad in Grapevine-Colleyville runoff
- Four down, one to go: an overview of Texas’ 2015 mayoral elections
- What's on your ballot? - June 13, 2015
- St. Joseph School District by the Numbers: Part II
- State Legislative Tracker: Oklahoma senator under investigation for embezzlement
- St. Joseph School District by the Numbers: Part I
- Rick Perry announces bid for presidency
- Lincoln Chafee announces bid for presidency
- Marijuana, sales tax and streetcars rejected in California local ballot measures
- Incumbent & opt-out defeated; Rapid City school district's funding uncertain
- Saudi Arabia pushes policy to stifle U.S. domestic energy production
- What's on your ballot? - June 2, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: Texas legislators send measures on taxes, hunting to November ballot
- State Legislative Tracker: Nebraska abolishes the death penalty with an override veto
- St. Joseph reacts to the school district scandal
- Sen. Lindsey Graham announces bid for presidency
- The Policy Tracker: Energy and Environment: June 2015
July
- Ballot Law Update: Courts declare larger scope for initiative and recall
- What's on your ballot? - July 30, 2015
- The Federal Vacancy Count 7/29/2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Missouri state senator resigning amid sexual harassment accusations
- What's on your ballot? - July 28, 2015
- What's on your ballot? - July 21, 2015
- John Kasich announces bid for presidency
- A study of gender identity and sexual orientation private nondiscrimination laws in America's largest 100 cities
- State Legislative Tracker: Maryland legislator arrested for indecent exposure and trespassing
- State Legislative Tracker: Confederate flag removed from South Carolina's State House
- Scott Walker announces bid for presidency
- Colgan inflated compensation by tens of thousands of dollars while St. Joseph School District struggled
- The Tuesday Count: Signatures submitted for marijuana in Ohio; state legislature strikes back
- State Legislative Tracker: Alabama state senator arrested for driving under the influence
- What's on your ballot? - July 7, 2015
- Jim Webb announces bid for presidency
- State legislative responses to Obergefell v. Hodges
- Local government responses to Obergefell v. Hodges
- The Policy Tracker: Energy and Environment: July 2015
August
- State Legislative Tracker: North Dakota legalizes armed drones for law enforcement
- What's on the ballot? - September 1, 2015
- The Federal Vacancy Count 8/25/2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Oklahoma state senator resigns and admits to stealing over $1.8 million
- What's on the ballot? - August 25, 2015
- Seattle Election Review: One incumbent falls in primary
- What's on the ballot? - August 18, 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Washington Supreme Court imposes a daily fine on the state government
- What's on the ballot? - August 12, 2015
- Bellingham primary undecided: Washington August 4 school board results
- State Legislative Tracker: Two state representatives in Michigan caught in extramarital affair
- Post-debate analysis: James A. Barnes, Karlyn Bowman and David Kusnet
- What's on the ballot? - August 11, 2015
- Insiders Poll: Winners and losers from the Fox News Republican Debate
- Nashville Election Review: Barry and Fox go to mayoral runoff
- Almanac of American Politics Partnership
- What's on the ballot? - August 6, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: Initiatives certified in Maine and Washington
- Voters First Republican Presidential Forum: August 3, 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: S.C. lawmaker proposes new rules to hold rallies on State House grounds
- What's on the ballot? - August 4, 2015
- The Policy Tracker: Energy and Environment: August 2015
September
- The Federal Vacancy Count 9/30/2015
- District Attorney Susan Hawk, personal and professional battles (2015)
- State Legislative Tracker: North Carolina Gov. McCrory signs Medicaid privatization bill
- Mixed views on McCarthy's prospects as Boehner's successor
- What's on the ballot? - September 29, 2015
- Insiders Poll: GOP Insiders downplay Boehner resignation
- Ballot Law Update: Ohio Supreme Court rejects anti-fracking county charters, but protects initiative process
- State Legislative Tracker: Former state senator disqualified from ballot in Louisiana
- Topics and participation in the CNN Republican debate (September 2015)
- Mixed Dem. nominee success in Conn. school primaries; recounts coming
- CNN Republican debate: analysis and commentary
- Insiders: Fiorina shows she belongs on the big stage
- Challenger upsets in Fort Smith, Ark., and Manchester, N.H., school elections
- Charlotte mayoral primary heads to runoff and Toledo decriminalizes recreational marijuana; September 15 municipal elections in review
- Presidential Nominating Index: Bush remains choice of Republican Insiders
- Trump stirs anxiety among Republican Insiders
- State Legislative Tracker: Michigan State House scandal ends in one resignation and one expulsion
- In St. Joseph, Colgan's compensation goes under the microscope by PSRS
- What's on the ballot? - September 15, 2015
- Dems advance just one Syracuse school board incumbent, all in Rochester
- Nashville's first female mayor and Buffalo Democratic primaries; September 10 municipal elections in review
- Democratic Insiders share Biden's doubts
- Presidential Nominating Index: Clinton remains choice of Democratic Insiders
- Insiders Poll: Democratic insiders lean against a Biden run
- Newcomers and incumbents share the victories in Iowa's largest school district elections
- Boston Election Review: Incumbents advance in pair of primaries
- What's on the ballot? - September 10, 2015
- What's on the ballot? - September 8, 2015
- Lawrence Lessig announces bid for presidency
- Rep. John Kline to retire in 2016
- The Tuesday Count: Housing proves key issue in San Francisco
- The Policy Tracker: Energy and Environment: September 2015
October
- The media's coverage of Donald Trump
- Topics and participation in the CNBC Republican debate (October 2015)
- CNBC Republican debate: analysis and commentary
- Insiders Poll: Winners and losers from the Third Republican Debate
- Resolution declaring the office of speaker vacant
- The Federal Vacancy Count 10/28/2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Alaska convenes special session over natural gas pipeline
- Debate debrief: What to look for in Boulder
- This week in presidential campaigns: Happy Hillary
- What's on the ballot? - October 24, 2015
- Ballotpedia Releases List of Top 10 Elections to Watch in 2015
- Insiders Poll: Biden's announcement not a surprise to Insiders
- Ballotpedia's List of the Top 10 Elections to Watch in 2015
- Ballotpedia Will Hold Webinar on Presidential Ballot Access Laws & Deadlines
- State Legislative Tracker: Special session begins in Florida over redistricting
- What's on the ballot? - October 20, 2015
- CNN Democratic debate: analysis and commentary
- Insiders Poll: First Democratic debate (October 13, 2015)
- Memphis Election Review: Mayor defeated, five council races head to runoffs
- Incumbents victorious in Oct. 6 Alaska school board elections
- Topics and participation in the CNN Democratic debate (October 2015)
- Charlotte mayor loses Democratic runoff and two incumbents fall in Raleigh; October 6 municipal elections in review
- What's on the ballot? - October 8, 2015
- U.S. House leadership elections, 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Indiana House majority leader resigns amid scandal
- What's on the ballot? - October 6, 2015
- The Policy Tracker: Energy and Environment: October 2015
November
- State Legislative Tracker: Louisiana state Sen. Brown charged with domestic battery
- What's on the ballot? - December 1, 2015
- The Federal Vacancy Count 11/25/2015
- Doubts about Trump grow among GOP Insiders
- State Legislative Tracker: Texas state Rep. Reynolds guilty of ambulance chasing
- What's on the ballot? - November 24, 2015
- 2015 Election Analysis: How Edwards Won in Louisiana
- Presidential Nominating Index: Clinton is the pick of Democratic Insiders
- U.S. mayors and their responses to Syrian refugees
- What's on the ballot? - November 21, 2015
- Presidential Nominating Index: Republican Insiders turn to Rubio
- U.S. governors and their responses to Syrian refugees
- What's on the ballot? - November 19, 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Mississippi House supermajority may depend on a coin flip
- Every vote counts: close local measure races on November 3
- Topics and participation in the CBS Democratic debate (November 2015)
- What's on the ballot? - November 17, 2015
- Debate debrief: What to look for in Des Moines
- Topics and participation in the FOX Business Republican debate (November 2015)
- Fox Business/Wall Street Journal Republican debate: analysis and commentary
- Insiders Poll: Winners and losers from the fourth Republican debate
- State Legislative Tracker: Florida Senate rejects redistricting plan
- Debate debrief: What to look for in Milwaukee
- November 3 Election Review: Local ballot measures, the basics of direct democracy
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections
- November 3 Election Review: Local judicial elections
- November 3 Election Review: Municipal elections in America's 100 largest cities
- 2015 Election Analysis: How Bevin Won in Kentucky
- San Francisco's "Airbnb Initiative" fails, Houstonians reject HERO ordinance, voters in Tacoma, Wash., choose $12 minimum wage over $15-per-hour initiative
- The Clean Slate sweeps Jeffco: what happened in November's top school board elections
- Houston mayoral race heads to runoff, San Francisco Board of Supervisors majority shifts and four new members elected to Seattle's city council; November 3 municipal elections in review
- Exploring the Midland school system's poor academic performance
- State Legislative Tracker: Virginia state senator reports threat by gun-control advocate
- What's on the ballot? - November 3, 2015
- The Policy Tracker: Energy and Environment: November 2015
December
- Review of ballot measure law changes in 2015: Four states remove local authority over contentious issues
- The Federal Vacancy Count 12/30/2015
- The Top 10 Political Events in 2015
- State Legislative Tracker: Nevada Legislature adjourns after special session over tax incentives for Faraday Future
- Topics and participation in the ABC Democratic debate (December 2015)
- Ballotpedia's 2015 local ballot measure recap
- Ballotpedia's 2015 Recall Analysis
- CNN/Salem Republican debate: analysis and commentary
- Insiders Poll: Winners and losers from the fifth Republican debate
- Topics and participation in the CNN Republican debate (December 2015)
- State Legislative Tracker: Illinois legislator introduces legislation to allow recall of Chicago mayor
- Incumbents victorious in Houston runoff
- What's on the ballot? - December 12, 2015
- Runoff elections for two Houston ISD incumbents on Saturday
- SCOTUS to hear major affirmative action case
- State Legislative Tracker: Recall effort organized against Colorado legislator
- SCOTUS to hear major redistricting cases
- What's on the ballot? - December 8, 2015
- The fall of Midland ISD's junior high schools
- Presidential primaries: No room for latecomers
- Local ballot measures in California: 2015 in review
- The Policy Tracker: Energy and Environment: December 2015
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