Weekly Brew: April 2, 2021

A weekly shot of this week's most viewed stories from Ballotpedia's Daily Brew

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Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Weekly Brew readers have busy weeks. We thought we would try a Saturday catch-up instead for the next couple of weeks. We would love to hear what day works best for you. Reply to this email at any time to reach the team.

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And now, here are the top stories from the week of March 29 - April 2.

 

 

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An update on pace of Cabinet confirmations

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The Senate had confirmed all 15 of Joe Biden’s main Cabinet nominees (those in the presidential line of succession) as of March 30. By the same point in their respective presidencies, the Senate had confirmed 13 of Barack Obama's and Donald Trump's main Cabinet nominees each.

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The Barking Brackets tournament

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In the spirit of March Madness, Ballotpedia is hosting our first ever Barking Brackets tournament! We’re down to the final four comPETitors, and the competition is RUFF. Vote your favorite through to the cham-PAW-ionship!

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Judge strikes down 5% signature requirement for some U.S. House candidates in GA

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Georgia’s requirement applied to third-party and unaffiliated U.S. House candidates. Under the 5% signature requirement, originally enacted in 1943, no third-party candidate for the U.S. House has qualified for the general election ballot in Georgia.

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Q&A with our election policy expert on a recent mail-in ballot court ruling

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On Thursday, we turned to our election policy expert, Jerrick Adams, for clarity on a recent court ruling in Michigan regarding last year’s mail-in ballots. Read our exchange in Thursday’s Daily Brew, and dive deeper into election changes enacted due to COVID-19 by clicking the link below.

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