The Ballotpedia News Update, 2018 archive

January

• The Federal Vacancy Count 1/31/2018
• The State and Local Tap: Vermont governor signs marijuana legislation
• The Federal Tap: Filing deadline number 3: West Virginia
• Wisconsin school districts: 2017 in review and a 2018 election preview
• Growth of the Federal Register under Trump Administration Lowest in Last 22 Years
• The State and Local Tap: Year in review - Democrats gain 30 state legislative seats under Trump administration
• The Federal Tap: Year in review - the numbers behind Trump’s first year in office
• Ballotpedia Launches Heart of the Primaries Email Newsletter
• The Federal Tap: Ohio primary shake-up: Renacci joins Senate race
• The State and Local Tap: The next recreational marijuana frontier
• State Ballot Measure Monthly: January 2018
• The Federal Tap: Hatch to retire next year; Congress returns for second session
• The State and Local Tap: Yancey wins VA House 94 drawing; no concession from Simonds

February

• State Ballot Measure Monthly: June 2018
• The Federal Vacancy Count 2/28/2018
• The State and Local Tap: California official's resignation is 17th state legislator to resign amid allegations
• The Federal Tap: Another lawsuit in Penn. redistricting saga
• The State and Local Tap: Bevy of state special elections last week and next week
• The Federal Tap: Endorsement race continues in contested primaries in California and Texas
• State Ballot Measure Monthly: February 2018
• The State and Local Tap: Let's catch up on redistricting
• The Federal Tap: Candidates aplenty as filing deadlines pass in Alabama, Indiana, and Ohio
• The State and Local Tap: Kentucky's Democratic primaries set to nearly double from 2016
• The Federal Tap: Congressional retirements and the State of the Union

March

• The State and Local Tap: Dates set in court-ordered Wisconsin special elections
• The Federal Tap: What is the fate of Maryland's congressional boundaries
• The Federal Vacancy Count 3/30/2018
• The State and Local Tap: Will Iowans see a right to firearms amendment on their 2020 ballot
• The Federal Tap: Mississippi has a new U.S. senator
• State Ballot Measure Monthly: March 2018
• The State and Local Tap: Second primary of the year is right around the corner in Illinois
• The Federal Tap: PA-18 and Pompeo dominate a busy week of federal news
• The State and Local Tap: A Democratic legislator's parting gift: A seat for the GOP
• The Federal Tap: Texas, check! Next up: Illinois
• The State and Local Tap: Candidates making the final push before Tuesday's primaries in Texas
• The Federal Tap: Endorsements ahead of Tuesday's Texas primaries

April

• The Federal Tap: Colorado U.S. Rep incumbent removed from ballot: Need to know more
• The State and Local Tap: Is your rent too damn high? Californians may vote on rent control initiatives
• Ballotpedia Releases List of Vulnerable Trifectas
• The Federal Vacancy Count 4/25/2018
• The State and Local Tap: State capitol policy updates: A busy week
• The Federal Tap: Mixed opinions: Will Tuesday's AZ-08 special election be competitive
• The State and Local Tap: Ohio House Speaker announces resignation; two Nevada state senators avoid potential recall
• The Federal Tap: Potential federal policy changes on the horizon; Florida Senate race sees new entrant
• Wisconsin school districts: 2018 elections review and district updates
• Term-limited state legislative seats twice as likely to change party hands
• State Ballot Measure Monthly: April 2018
• The State and Local Tap: March madness of filing deadlines wrap as we spring into April
• The Federal Tap: Two congressional incumbents out; roundup of federal policy changes

May

• The Tap: Memorial Day edition
• Ballotpedia & Twitter Team Up to Identify 2018 Candidates
• The Federal Tap: Even runoffs are bigger in Texas
• The State and Local Tap: Right-to-work measure moved from November to August primary date by party-line vote of Missouri legislature
• State Ballot Measure Monthly: May 2018
• The State and Local Tap: Five states to hold primaries next week, Missouri to hold impeachment session
• The Federal Tap: Four states holding primaries in 32 congressional seats on Tuesday
• The State and Local Tap: Four states with primaries, three certified ballot measures, two budget bills, one school board without a quorum
• The Federal Tap: Seven of the year’s top ten Republican primaries take place Tuesday
• 900,000,000 page views

June

• Ballotpedia analysis: Supreme Court case reversals by appeals court
• The State and Local Tap: It’s official; Californians will vote on 12 ballot measures in November
• The Federal Tap: SCOTUS illuminates the lights on its vacancy sign
• The Federal Vacancy Count 6/27/2018
• Ballotpedia’s Sample Ballot Tool Delivers 500,000 Primary Election Ballots
• The State and Local Tap: Four more states head to the primary polls this week
• The Federal Tap: A big week in Supreme Court decisions
• Just launched: Ballotpedia’s API Version 3.0
• Ballotpedia Publishes Wave Election Analysis
• The Federal Tap: Halfway through primary season-- 26 states down, 24 to go
• The State and Local Tap: Three Californias? Here’s the background you need
• Ballotpedia's Mid-Year Recall Report (2018)
• The State and Local Tap: Illinois signs its first budget into law since 2015
• The Federal Tap: 13 statewide primaries in two weeks - Eight primaries down, five more to come!
• The Federal Vacancy Count 6/4/2018
• The Federal Tap: Primary preview--top two and then some
• The State and Local Tap: Primaries, filing deadlines, and recalls, oh my!

July

• The State and Local Tap: The Volunteer State takes its turn at primary nominations
• The Federal Tap: They’re back! Tennessee kicks off a jam-packed month of 14 primaries
• The Federal Vacancy Count 7/25/2018
• The Federal Tap: The peach state is ripe for Tuesday’s runoffs
• The State and Local Tap: Trump wades into GA gubernatorial primary with endorsement
• The Federal Tap: Kavanaugh states his case
• The State and Local Tap: Alabama runoff Tuesday to decide GOP nominees for Lt. Gov and Atty. General
• The Tap: Fourth of July edition

August

• The Tap: Labor Day edition
• The Federal Vacancy Count 8/29/2018
• The State and Local Tap: Sunshine State sees heated gubernatorial primaries for both parties
• The Federal Tap: AZ’s U.S. Senate Republican primary is on the top of our list for Tuesday
• State Ballot Measure Monthly: August 2018
• The State and Local Tap: Millions spent leading up to this week’s WY Republican gubernatorial primary
• The Federal Tap: Kavanaugh meets with two more red-state Democratic senators
• The State and Local Tap: A first for WV? The state legislature adopts articles of impeachment against state supreme court justices
• The Federal Tap: Aloha to Hawaii primaries
• The Federal Tap: Primaries in four states and a U.S. House special election
• The State and Local Tap: Not just primaries on Tuesday; Missouri votes on right-to-work measure

September

• The State and Local Tap: Who is winning the money horse race in gubernatorial battlegrounds
• The Federal Tap: National parties shuffle money around in battlegrounds
• The Federal Vacancy Count 9/26/2018
• The Federal Tap: U.S. Senate candidates face off in debates around the country
• The State and Local Tap: Special election result in Texas Senate creates Republican supermajority
• Ballotpedia Celebrates 1 Billion Pageviews
• The Federal Tap: Primary season winds down; Committee vote on Kavanaugh next week
• The State and Local Tap: Our last primary wrap-ups of the cycle
• Ballotpedia keeps subscribers in the know with latest elections newsletter
• State Ballot Measure Monthly: 2018 Ballot Measures Finalized (September 2018)
• The Federal Tap: The end of the primaries are upon us - Live Free or Die takes center stage on Tuesday
• The State and Local Tap: Bye primaries - Empire State brings season to a close on Thursday
• Democrats contest most legislative races since 2010

October

• The Federal Vacancy Count 10/31/2018
• Ballotpedia Releases List of Top 15 Elections to Watch
• The Federal Tap: Running towards a runoff
• The State and Local Tap: Florida Gov is up for debate
• The State and Local Tap: AG races receive national attention, funding
• The Federal Tap: Federal government report: $23 billion in deregulation savings in 2018
• The Federal Tap: Trump stumps
• The State and Local Tap: Most expensive ballot measure campaigns of the cycle
• The Federal Tap: Who are the top U.S. House fundraisers of Q3
• The State and Local Tap: Energy measures will appear on 4 states’ ballots in 2018. Find out more in our free webinar

November

• Federal court appointments by president and party (November 2018)
• The Federal Tap: The dusky gopher frog got its day in court
• The State and Local Tap: Endorsements and news in the Georgia and Mississippi runoffs
• The Federal Vacancy Count 11/28/2018
• The State and Local Tap: We have our first signature submission for a 2019 ballot measure!
• The Federal Tap: Ranked-choice voting at the center of a battleground US House race
• Chicagoans Lead the Conversation with 2019 Candidates
• Four Million People Access Sample Ballot via Ballotpedia
• The Federal Tap: It’s the final countdown
• The State and Local Tap: A preview of our 2018 election reviews

December

• The Federal Vacancy Count 12/26/2018
• Ballotpedia's 2018 Recall Analysis
• The Federal Tap: It’s beginning to look a lot like 2020. Over 430 candidates have already filed for president
• The State and Local Tap: Battles on the Bayou - Louisiana runoffs are today
• The Federal Tap: One more U.S. House race decided this week

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