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Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of November 8 - November 12. Read On Ballotpedia BALLOTPEDIA

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Decade-high rate of state legislative incumbents defeated in 2021 According to unofficial state legislative election results, 7.4% of incumbents who sought re-election in 2021 were defeated in either the primary or general election. This is the highest incumbent loss rate Ballotpedia has recorded in a decade of covering odd-year election cycles. KEEP READING

Results for Ballotpedia’s top 15 ballot measures to watch in 2021 Of our top 15 most notable ballot measures on the Nov. 2 ballot, nine were statewide measures and six were local ballot measures. Six of the measures were approved and nine were defeated. View full results at the page linked below. KEEP READING

SCOTUS accepts three cases for argument during the 2021-2022 term On Nov. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) accepted three additional cases for argument during its 2021-2022 term, bringing the total number of cases for this term to 48. The three additional cases are Ruan v. United States, Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita, Inc., and Egbert v. Boule. KEEP READING

North Carolina enacts new congressional, legislative district maps In North Carolina, the General Assembly enacted congressional and legislative redistricting proposals on Nov. 4. Governors do not have veto power over new maps in North Carolina, so they became law without Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) signature. KEEP READING

No partisan changes occurred in Nov. 2 mayoral elections for top-100 cities Seventeen of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections on Election Day. Going into Nov. 2, 15 of those cities had Democratic mayors, while two—Hialeah, Fla., and Miami, Fla.—had Republican mayors. None of the elections on Nov. 2 resulted in partisan changes in any of the 100 largest cities by population. KEEP READING

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