California delays first emissions reporting deadline to November In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Ballotpedia · Jul 1
U.S. Supreme Court upholds legality of Mississippi's absentee ballot return law Welcome to the Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Brew. Ballotpedia · Jul 1
An overview of the rules, agency documents, and notices published in the Federal Register in the second quarter of 2026 The federal government added 23,692 pages to the Federal Register in the second quarter of 2026, spanning from April 1 to June 30. This is more than in all other quarters during the second Trump administration. The next highest was the third quarter in 2025, during which the government added… Ballotpedia · Jun 30
U.S. House campaign committees are targeting a combined 74 districts this election cycle The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee(NRCC) are targeting a combined total of 74 congressional districts this election cycle. Ballotpedia · Jun 30
New Ballotpedia analysis finds 13 state legislative supermajorities exposed to breaking this year In eight states holding legislative elections this year, fewer than 5% of seats would need to change party control to break an existing supermajority. We call those state supermajorities highly exposed to breaking. If a majority party loses its supermajority, they lose the ability to override a governor's veto without… Ballotpedia · Jun 30
Ballotpedia tracks highest midyear recall activity since 2014; Michigan leads with 108 officials targeted In 2026, Ballotpedia tracked the highest number of officials targeted for recall at midyear since 2014. Between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2026, 205 recall efforts were launched against 329 elected officials across 26 states. Ballotpedia · Jun 30
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Mississippi's absentee ballot return law Welcome to Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Election Policy Digest. Every Tuesday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity. Ballotpedia · Jun 30
State executives are retiring in seven states where the filing deadline passed in June In June, the filing deadline passed in ten states: Alaska, Kansas, Wisconsin (June 1), Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota (June 2), Connecticut (June 9), Florida, New Hampshire (June 12), and Rhode Island (June 24). Ballotpedia · Jun 30
Alaska Supreme Court rules that Dan Sullivan must appear on the state’s U.S. Senate ballot this year On June 29, 2026, the Alaska Supreme Court issued an order that the Alaska Division of Elections must allow Dan Sullivan (R), a retired teacher, to run in the top-four primary for the U.S. Senate in Alaska. As a result, Sullivan will be on the same ballot as incumbent U.S.… Ballotpedia · Jun 30
This year’s criminal justice ballot measures continue trend toward increasing criminal penalties and bail restrictions Welcome to the Tuesday, June 30, 2026, Brew. Ballotpedia · Jun 30
Six candidates are running in the Democratic primary to succeed Rep. Angie Craig in representing Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District Six candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District on Aug. 11, 2026. Kaela Berg (D), Matt Klein (D), and Matt Little (D) lead in endorsements, fundraising, and media attention. Incumbent Rep. Angie Craig (D) is running for the U.S. Senate rather than for another term. Ballotpedia · Jun 30
Julia Letlow (R) defeated John Fleming (R) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate in Louisiana Julia Letlow (R) defeated John Fleming (R) to win a June 27 Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate in Louisiana. Incumbent Bill Cassidy (R) did not advance from the primary after finishing third with 24% of the vote. Ballotpedia · Jun 30
Rep. Wesley Bell and former Rep. Cori Bush are again running against each other in the Democratic primary for Missouri's 1st Congressional District Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Missouri's 1st Congressional District on Aug. 4, 2026. Incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell (D) and Cori Bush (D) lead in noteworthy endorsements and fundraising. Ballotpedia · Jun 30
Five candidates running in Democratic primary for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District on August 11. Incumbent Ilhan Omar (D), Julie Le (D), and Latonya Reeves (D) lead in media attention. Ballotpedia · Jun 30
Ballotpedia · Jun 29 Georgia enacts legislation extending voting machine deadline, establishing automatic hand recounts On June 25, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed legislation delaying the implementation of a state law banning the use of QR codes and other machine coding in ballot tabulation.
Ballotpedia · Jun 29 U.S. Supreme Court upholds Mississippi's absentee ballot return law On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a Mississippi law allowing absentee ballots to be received up to five business days after the election was not preempted by federal statutes and could remain in place.
Ballotpedia · Jun 29 Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS releases new opinions for June 2026 Welcome to the June 29 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.
Ballotpedia · Jun 29 U.S. district judges in Massachusetts block sections of two Trump executive orders on voting Judges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts have blocked two of President Donald Trump’s (R) executive orders related to elections and voting in the past week.
Ballotpedia · Jun 29 ISO launches draft standard for net zero framework On June 17, 2026, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) launched a 12-week public consultation for the ISO Net Zero Aligned Organizations Standard, known as ISO 14060. According to ISO, this represents "the world’s first international independently verifiable standard designed to support organizations in developing credible and comprehensive net zero…
Ballotpedia · Jun 29 Keisha Bottoms (D) and Rick Jackson (R) compete in toss-up race to succeed term-limited Republican governor in Georgia Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) and Rick Jackson (R) are running for Governor of Georgia in the November 3, 2026, general election.
Ballotpedia · Jun 29 Four Republicans run in Tennessee's redrawn 9th Congressional District, Democratic incumbent retiring Charlotte Bergmann, Brent Taylor, Jeremy Thompson, and Todd Warner are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District on August 6, 2026.
Ballotpedia · Jun 29 All four U.S. House incumbents in Kansas are running in contested primaries for the first time since 2014 This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Kansas was June 1, 2026.
Ballotpedia · Jun 29 Five U.S. House incumbents are running in Massachusetts this year — tying with 2018 for the most since 2014 This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Massachusetts’ was June 2, 2026.
Ballotpedia · Jun 29 Forty-four candidates are running in Virginia’s 11 U.S. House districts — the second-highest since 2014 This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia was April 2, 2026.
Ballotpedia · Jun 29 U.S. House campaign committees are targeting a combined 74 districts this election cycle Welcome to the Monday, June 29, 2026, Brew.