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Weekly Brew: April 9, 2021
  Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Did you know there are nearly 1,700 local elections scheduled already this year? Many are coming up next month! Consider joining our monthly donor program, the Ballotpedia Society, to help provide. voters access to trustworthy and reliable political information as they are deciding how to cast their ballots. And now, ere are the top stories from the week of April 5 - April 9. 
Elections in nine statesVoters decided statewide, state legislative, and local elections in nine states on April 6. It was the 4th-largest election day our team is covering in 2021, with more than 200 elections within our coverage scope. Our 3rd-largest election day of the year is right around the corner on May 1. Summary of April 6 election resultsSome highlights from the April 6 elections include:
SCOTUS to hold argument session in MayThe U.S. Supreme Court will continue its term into May after scheduling one case for argument on May 4. It’s the second year in a row that the court will hear arguments in May. During the two terms prior to the 2019-2020 term, the court only heard cases up to late April.  The 17th Amendment celebrates its 108th birthdayOn April 8, 1913, Connecticut approved the Seventeenth Amendment, giving it the three-fourths majority needed to become part of the U.S. Constitution. The amendment provided for the popular election of U.S. senators.
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