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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · 7h

Going to share this with the whole team! SUCH an election day boost. Thank you so much ❤️

Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · 8h

🗳️Voting policies in the United States: Voting policies are enacted and enforced primarily at the state level. This article provides a list of links to our content about voting procedures and election administration in each state.
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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · 8h

🗳️Identification: Information on voter ID requirements in your state, so you know what to expect when you get to the polls.
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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · 8h

🗳️Where to vote: Links about where to find polling locations in your state.
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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · 8h

🗳️Poll opening and closing times: A state-by-state look at poll opening and closing times for today's elections.
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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · 8h

🗳️Sample ballot: Our Sample Ballot Lookup tool helps you learn about the candidates and issues on your ballot.
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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · 8h

Election Day 2025 is here!! If you haven't voted yet, here's a thread of our resources available to help you cast your ballot, including when and where to vote, and what's on your ballot. 🧵

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · 10d

We’re less than two weeks away from Election Day! Ballotpedia staff is preparing to cover 24 statewide ballot measures in six states, along with 188 local ballot measures.

Out of all those ballot measures, our team has selected 10 of the most important and compelling ones in the country.

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · 14d

An important reminder as we head into election season! Between Sept. 2024 and Sept. 2025:

🗳️ 34 elections were decided by 10 votes or fewer

✋22 were decided by five votes or fewer

🤏 Since 2018, 660 elections have been decided by 10 votes or fewer

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · 26d

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Oct 2

Using data provided in the United States Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey estimates published in September 2025, & based on districts enacted after the 2020 census, there were 148 U.S. House majority-minority districts. This represented approximately 34% of the nation's 435 districts.

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Oct 1

Proposition 50 became the 9th most expensive ballot measure on record in California, with five weeks until the election.

As of Sept. 29, campaigns for and against the ballot measure had raised a combined $127.7 million.

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Sep 23

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Sep 23

Happy Fall!🍁As an important reminder, ten states have important voter participation dates and deadlines ahead of statewide general elections on Nov. 4. All 10 states listed below have either a statewide office or ballot measure on the ballot.

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Sep 18

California voters will decide on Proposition 50 on November 4, 2025. In this video, we break down what Proposition 50 would do, the latest campaign finance numbers, and major endorsements on both sides.

As of September 16, campaigns for and against Prop 50 have raised nearly $68 million.

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Sep 15

Thirty-five members of the U.S. Congress—eight U.S. Senate members and 27 U.S. House members—have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026. Compared to previous election cycles, 35 is the most retirement announcements we have tracked at this point since 2018.

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Sep 9

Proposition 50, which qualified for the ballot on Aug. 21, would allow the state to use a new, Legislature-drawn congressional district map for 2026 through 2030, replacing the map the California Citizens Redistricting Commission(CCRC) adopted in 2021.

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Sep 9

As of Sept. 4, the campaign committees for and against California Proposition 50 have raised a combined $41.4 million. Supporters raised $21.3 million, while opponents raised $20.1 million.

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Sep 4

At this point in each presidency, the Senate had confirmed the following number of Article III judges:

-Joe Biden (D): 32
-Trump (first term): 24
-Barack Obama (D) (second term): 18
-Obama (first term): 16
-Bush (second term):19
-Bush (first term): 4

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Sep 4

This is the second-fewest confirmed nominees through the end of August in a presidential term since George W. Bush (R) was sworn in in 2001. The only president with fewer confirmations at this point was Bush, during his first term.

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Sep 4

President Donald Trump (R) did not nominate, nor did the Senate confirm, any Article III federal judges in August 2025. Through the end of August, Trump has nominated 15 Article III judges in his second term, and the U.S. Senate has confirmed five.

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Sep 3

Similarly, 14 of the 25 special elections during this period in 2021 resulted in the Republican candidate running ahead of Trump's performance in those districts in the 2020 presidential election.

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Sep 3

In March, we told you about the 10 special elections that had happened up to that point. The map above is a look at all of the special elections that have happened since then, their margins of victory, and how those results compare to other recent election results in each district.

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Sep 3

So far this year, 29 of the 34 special state legislative elections resulted in the Democratic candidate running ahead of Kamala Harris' (D) performance in those districts in the 2024 presidential election.

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Ballotpedia.org @ballotpedia.org · Aug 28

During the 2024 term, SCOTUS issued opinions in 67 cases. SCOTUS reversed 47 lower court decisions (74.6%) and affirmed 16 decisions (25.4%). That's the highest reversal rate since the 2021 term, when SCOTUS reversed 54 lower court decisions (81.8%) and affirmed 12 decisions (18.2%).

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