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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #81

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia · Oct 11, 2023

There are nine local ballot measures in Virginia on Nov. 7, including an initiative to make the Hanover County School Board an elected body

In Virginia, voters in seven counties will decide on nine local ballot measures alongside state legislative elections on Nov. 7. The local ballot measures range in topic, including government structure and elections, gambling expansion, general obligation bonds for school facilities and capital improvement projects. 

Ballotpedia · Oct 11, 2023

The policies and politics behind the science of reading

Welcome to the Wednesday, October 11, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Oct 11, 2023

Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly

As of Oct. 8, Ballotpedia has tracked 15 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 15, Ballotpedia tracked three from Oct. 2-8. Republicans sponsored two, while a bipartisan group of legislators sponsored one. The three bills are below:   

Ballotpedia · Oct 11, 2023

Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: North Carolina roundup

North Carolina is holding elections, including for state executive and legislative offices, on March 5, 2024. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

Ballotpedia · Oct 10, 2023

Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Florida roundup

Florida is holding elections, including for state legislative offices, on Nov. 7, 2023, and Aug. 20, 2024. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

Ballotpedia · Oct 10, 2023

54.82% of state legislatures are Republican, 44.34% Democratic

According to counts on October 10, 54.82% of all state legislatures in the United States are Republican while 44.34% are Democratic. There are 7,386 state legislative seats in the country.

Ballotpedia · Oct 10, 2023

Nineteen candidates are running for eight seats on the Prince William County Public Schools school board

Nineteen candidates are running for seven districts and the chairmanship on the Prince William County Public Schools school board in Virginia on Nov. 7, 2023. The school district, located west of Alexandria, had approximately 90,070 students as of the 2020-21 school year.

Ballotpedia · Oct 10, 2023

How will House speaker election affect GOP ESG pushback?

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia · Oct 10, 2023

44 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

Forty-four people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, seven fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

Ballotpedia · Oct 10, 2023