Weekly Brew: October 8, 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. Here are the top stories from the week of October 4 - October 8. Read On Ballotpedia BALLOTPEDIA

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A look at statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers Since August, 15 states have announced COVID-19 vaccine requirements for healthcare workers. Twelve of the 15 states do not allow healthcare workers to choose between getting a vaccine and getting regularly tested. Three states allow healthcare workers to undergo regular testing in lieu of a vaccine. KEEP READING

SCOTUS releases COVID-19 procedures for oral arguments On Sept. 27, the United States Supreme Court released new procedures for oral arguments during the upcoming sittings of the 2021-2022 term. The protocols include required COVID testing for arguing counsel attending arguments the morning before argument. KEEP READING

How much do you know about local elections? We’re wondering how our readers research and find information about their down-ballot elections. To that end, we’re looking for five minutes of your time to take a quick survey. How do you learn about what is on your ballot? We’d appreciate it if you took our short survey below. KEEP READING

Redistricting Roundup: Three more states adopt new maps Three states—Indiana, Maine, and Nebraska—adopted new congressional district maps between Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. Besides these three states, Oregon is the only other state to adopt a congressional map in the 2020 redistricting cycle so far. KEEP READING

Previewing local ballot measures on Nov. 2 ballots in California On Nov. 2, voters in 15 different cities, school districts, and special districts in 10 different California counties will decide 16 local ballot measures. Including the 16 measures on the ballot in November, Ballotpedia has covered 43 local ballot measures in California in 2021. KEEP READING

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