The Tap: Tuesday, October 25, 2016

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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022. The excerpts below were compiled from issue #39 of The Tap, which was published on October 22, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

• U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire: Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R) and Governor Maggie Hassan (D) will debate in one of Ballotpedia’s battleground races. NHPR/Business and Industry Association will host the radio debate. It will be the fourth of six debates.
  • See also: United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2016
• Join Ballotpedia's trifectas webinar as our experts discuss the 18 states that could see changes to their trifectas after the election. A trifecta occurs when there is no divided government because one political party holds the governorship, a majority in the state senate, and a majority in the state house. The concept of the trifecta is important in state lawmaking because in many states, the governor, senate majority leader, and house majority leader play decisive roles in the legislative process. Holding a trifecta means that political party can more easily make policy changes or reforms. Register to learn about trifectas, trifectas plus (an even more potent situation because it takes into account the political leanings of the state supreme courts), and the potential changes in trifectas across the 50 states.

State

• Early voting begins in Hawaii, Louisiana, and Utah.
  • Hawaii electors will vote on two constitutional amendments, both put on the ballot by the state legislature. Amendment 1 concerns jury trials, and Amendment 2 would provide alternatives for the disposition of excess general fund revenues.
  • Louisiana ballots will feature six proposed constitutional amendments concerning administration of government, education, state budgets, and taxes.
  • Utah ballots feature three legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Join Ballotpedia's trifectas webinar as our experts discuss the 18 states that could see changes to their trifectas after the election. A trifecta occurs when there is no divided government because one political party holds the governorship, a majority in the state senate, and a majority in the state house. The concept of the trifecta is important in state lawmaking because in many states, the governor, senate majority leader, and house majority leader play decisive roles in the legislative process. Holding a trifecta means that a political party can more easily make policy changes or reforms. Register to learn about trifectas, trifectas plus (an even more potent situation because it takes into account the political leanings of the state supreme courts), and the potential changes in trifectas across the 50 states.