On this episode: If you live in one of the 26 states where citizens can put laws directly on the... more

On this episode: It might come as a bit of a surprise that between 2018 and 2023, over half of... more

On this episode: As incoming president Donald Trump looks to staff his incoming administration, several of his top appointments are... more

On this episode: Split-ticket voting, also known as ticket splitting, occurs when voters choose candidates from different parties in a... more

On this episode: Political recounts typically occur in the event of a close margin of victory, following accusations of election... more

On this episode: As a result of the 2024 elections, two Democratic trifectas were lost. Republicans gained a majority in... more

On this episode: California voters recalled both Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price on Nov.... more

On this episode: Major networks and outlets began calling the House of Representatives for Republicans throughout the day on Wednesday,... more

On this episode: Veteran pollster and political analyst Scott Rasmussen was one of the first experts to call a victory... more

On this episode: Pivot Counties are the 206 counties nationwide we identified as having voted for Barack Obama (D) in... more

On this episode: Voters in 41 states decided on 146 statewide ballot measures on November 5th, and as of the... more

On this episode: Former president Donald Trump has won the race for the White House with Vice President Kamala Harris... more

On this episode: A late night look at the results rolling in for presidential, congressional, state, and local elections, as... more

On this episode: At least 83 million people have voted early in this year's election (78 at the time this... more

On this episode: A brief overview of the 15 races we’re watching including races for U.S. Senate, House, governors, other... more

On this episode: Voters in 41 states will decide on 146 statewide ballot measures at the general election on November... more

On this episode: There might not be anything we take more seriously than our status as one of the leading... more

On this episode: Since 2018, more than 15,000 candidates for political office have completed Ballotpedia’s candidate survey. This tool is... more

On this episode: Democrat Kathy Boockvar and Republican Kim Wyman each served as secretary of state in Pennsylvania and Washington,... more

On this episode: Ballotpedia founder and CEO Leslie Graves joins our social media manager Abby Campbell for a chat about... more

On this episode: Our annual Ballot Measure Readability report explores the complexity of statewide ballot measure titles and summaries to... more

On this episode: 34 of the 100 Senate seats are up for election in just a few weeks, with control... more

On this episode: All 435 seats of the House or Representatives are up for grabs this election season. Here at... more

On this episode: With a record 11 abortion related measures on the ballot in 10 states, we can expect one... more

On this episode: Bans on noncitizen voting at the state level have become more frequent since 2018, and this year,... more

On this episode: Few voting methods have gained as much traction and been in the spotlight these last few years... more

On this episode: Last night, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator JD Vance took to the stage in New... more

On this episode: 11 Gubernatorial elections on the ballot this November – in Delaware, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire,... more

On this episode: A complete breakdown of our 14th Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report, which analyzes all 5,807 state legislative... more

NOTE: This episode was recorded on Friday, September 20th, BEFORE polling on Monday, September 23rd indicated a bump for former... more

On this episode: We’re set to see marijuana pop up in some way or another on ballots across the country... more

On this episode: Ballotpedia’s communication’s team takes over the podcast for a walkthrough of our Voter Toolkit to help get... more

On this episode: Last night, Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump took to the stage at the... more

On this episode: Our Editor-in-Chief is set to lead On the Ballot through what promises to be an action-packed election... more

On this episode: Dr. Adam Feldman–a scholar on the Supreme Court, who runs the Empirical SCOTUS blog–joins to break down... more

On this episode: Voters in nine states—Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota—will decide on... more

On this episode: Day two at the Democratic National Convention is well underway, with former president Barack Obama and former... more

On this episode: New York City–home to the nation's largest public school district–is planning to ban cell phones in classrooms... more

On this episode: Many observers of national politics might not have known much about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) before... more

On this episode: Texans have decided on 708 ballot measures in the nearly 150 years since the state adopted its... more

On this episode: The first six months of 2024 have already seen the most recall attempts, and successful recalls of... more

On this episode: According to BP's annual trifecta vulnerability ratings, eleven state government trifectas are vulnerable in the 2024 elections.... more

On this episode: The assassination attempt on Donald Trump and President Joe Biden dropping out of the race for the... more

On this episode: President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential election this afternoon, July 21st. A president-elect has never... more

On this episode: Kyle Kondik–the managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics–joins the... more

On this episode: An in-depth walkthrough of our mid-year report on election administration legislation. Ballotpedia has tracked 3,735 election-related bills... more

On this Episode: On Friday, SCOTUS overruled the legal doctrine known as Chevron Deference in a 6-3 decision authored by... more

On this episode: A conversation with Joe Nguyen, a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate, representing District 34. Senator... more

On this episode: A conversation with Toni Hasenbeck, a Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, representing District 65.... more

On this episode: Unlike for-profit organizations, campaigns are considered nonprofits and are, as a result, not as heavily scrutinized when... more