Editor's Note: You can follow all the live results provided by The Canadian Press on our results page. First votes are expected around 10pm eastern. Canadian voters go to the polls today if they were not one of the nearly six million who voted early. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Canadian Liberal Party called this snap election to transform their minority government … [Read more...] about Previewing Today’s Canadian Federal Election
Redistricting: Mid-September Proposed Maps Part 2 (AK, CO, IA, OH)
Many states released redistricting proposals this week, so Decision Desk HQ split our analysis in two articles. Our first analysis covered Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Nebraska, and other lesser developments. Today’s article (re)examines states that initially focused on legislative lines or that released maps later in the week: Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, and Ohio. Alaska The Last … [Read more...] about Redistricting: Mid-September Proposed Maps Part 2 (AK, CO, IA, OH)
Redistricting: Mid-September Proposed Maps Part 1 (AR, ID, IN, NE)
The nationwide redistricting process accelerated this past week with more than ten states releasing provisional maps or redistricting materials. Decision Desk Headquarters split our analysis into two parts: the states that included Congressional districts in their proposals at the time of writing and the states that focused on legislative lines. Arkansas Arkansas is an … [Read more...] about Redistricting: Mid-September Proposed Maps Part 1 (AR, ID, IN, NE)
Previewing the California Gubernatorial Recall Election
Two months have passed since Decision Desk Headquarters previously examined the September 14th California gubernatorial recall. We published that article before California restored Coronavirus safety measures in response to the arrival of the Delta variant, before seasonal wildfires spread throughout the state, and before California reentered a drought. We noted earlier that … [Read more...] about Previewing the California Gubernatorial Recall Election
Previewing Tomorrow’s Boston Mayoral Primary
Boston votes on September 14th in the first of two elections to choose the city's next mayor. Voters elect the mayor through a nonpartisan “top-two primary” system. In this system all candidates appear on the September primary ballot, and then the top two candidates advance to a runoff in November. Former mayor Marty Walsh resigned from his position to join President Biden’s … [Read more...] about Previewing Tomorrow’s Boston Mayoral Primary