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On the Ballot — 252 episodes
America's 1st Recall Over Data Centers
Why Local Elections Matter in America's Data Center Debate
Where's the Great American Novel?
America at 250: Looking Back at How the Country Has Marked Its Biggest Birthdays
Why State Constitutions Change MUCH More Frequently Than The Federal Constitution
Election Administration: How It Works, How It's Changed, and Why It Matters
Redistricting’s Long History and Rapidly Evolving Present
What Leslie Learned at Her First Town Board Meeting
Office Hours: A Closer Look at Local Self-Governance
Office Hours: Redistricting’s Real Impact
Primaries and How America Picks Political Candidates (It’s Complicated)
Civic Blueprints: The Hidden Work Behind American Democracy
Supreme Court Term Preview w/ Adam Feldman: Major Cases on Voting, Redistricting, Tariffs, and Presidential Power
What Google Is Learning by Studying American Values Ahead of Our 250th Birthday
Some Filing Deadlines for the 2026 Midterms have ALREADY Passed - Primary Calendar Preview
What’s Next for Redistricting Nationwide After the Supreme Court Allows Texas’ New Map for 2026
Connecticut’s Ballot Measure History: A 90% Approval Rate and a Century of Amendments
Looking Ahead to 2026 – Office Hours w/ Leslie Graves
Voter Turnout Trends and Key Takeaways from the 2025 Elections
How the Supreme Court’s Tariffs Case Could Redefine Presidential Power and Trade w/ Brennan Center’s Liza Goitein
Government Shutdown Latest: Senate Deal Advances, House Decision Looms w/ Axios’ Hans Nichols
Democratic Wave? 2025 Election Takeaways on Polling Misses, Redistricting, and What’s Next
Keep an Eye on Local Elections this Week – Office Hours w/ Leslie Graves
Top 10 Elections to Watch: Big-City Mayors, Statehouse Shifts, Court Control, and More
Top 10 Ballot Measures to Watch: Prop 50, Taxes in Texas, Housing in NYC, and More
Democrats Redistricting in Virginia? Previewing the Commonwealth’s 2025 Elections
New Jersey 2025 Election Preview: Governor’s Race, State Assembly Contests, and Turnout Trends
How Oklahomans Have Used Ballot Measures to Shape Their State for 100+ Years
Empowering Confident Voters: Celebrating National Voter Education Week
How Many House Seats Could Flip as a Result of Redistricting Efforts Around the Country?
Building Robust Information on 500,000 Local Officials — Office Hours Ep. #4
SCOTUS 2025-26 Term Preview: Tariffs, Voting Rights Act, Agency Power & More
Alaska Politics on the Ballot: Relocating the Capital, Oil Dividends, and RCV
Senate Invokes ‘Nuclear Option’ to Fast Track Presidential Nominations
Can Congress Avoid a Government Shutdown? w/ Burgess Everett
Prop 50, Explained — Inside California’s Redistricting Push
Previewing the High-Stakes Month Ahead in Congress w/ POLITICO's Nicholas Wu
What’s it really like to serve on a local school board?
Arizona's Ballot Measure History
A Brief History of the Federal Reserve w/ Former Fed President Jeffrey Lacker
How ’26 Secretary of State Elections Could Change Election Oversight and Administration
Texas Redistricting Battle Spreads Nationwide
Detroit mayoral primary results: Council President Sheffield dominates nine-candidate field
Seattle mayoral primary results: Incumbent Bruce Harrell trails challenger Katie Wilson
Office Hours w/ Ballotpedia Founder and CEO Leslie Graves - Ep. #2
Michigan’s ballot measure history — from margarine wars to marijuana legalization
Nebraska's Nonpartisan Registration Surge: Why Voters Are Ditching Party Labels
Split ticket voting in presidential election years falls to lows not seen since the 1920s in 2024 election
Indiana Becomes 5th State to Require Party Labels for School Board Candidates
Washington D.C.'s First Council Expulsion: Trayon White Runs to Reclaim his Seat After Federal Corruption Charges
SCOTUS Decision Recap + What to watch over the summer on the emergency docket
Office Hours with Ballotpedia Founder and CEO Leslie Graves
North Carolina's ballot measure history
NYC Mayoral Primary 2025: Mamdani, Cuomo, RCV, and the Democrats’ Next Chapter
The ABA’s historical role in vetting federal judges
NJ Primary Results — Ciattarelli vs Sherrill matchup set for Governor
How Presidential power has evolved since America’s founding
Kyle Kondik on how House ‘sorting’ will impact the ‘26 midterms
Congressional retirements and departures — an early look
How school districts are preparing for a tough budget season
What does the Administrative State ACTUALLY do?
Reconciliation, Explained (pt. 2) — What to watch as Congress negotiates Trump's budget bill
Virginia ‘25 Elections to Watch
Oregon's role as a pioneer of direct democracy
Crypto policy w/ former CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo
Checking in on Trump's judicial nominations
From town halls to calling gas stations — What it takes to cover local elections
Why do some states report election results faster than others?
Ohio's Parent's Bill of Rights + Shifting Power Between States and School Boards
Prop 65, the 1970's Tax Revolt, and California's long, influential ballot measures legacy
English as the Official Language: Where it already is, and the impact of Trump's Executive Order
April 1st Election Results: Crawford claims Wisconsin Supreme Court vacancy, GOP holds Florida seats
Schimel vs Crawford: Wisconsin Supreme Court election preview
Election law legislation — State policy developments to watch
Ohio’s Ballot Measure Legacy: Constitutional Conventions, Prohibition, and Policy Shifts
What happens if the federal government shuts down?
Universal school choice's impact on rural education
Indiana's only town still governed by a charter
WI Ballot Spotlight: Adding voter ID to the constitution + Adopting the citizen initiative?
How compacts connect states across borders through policy
Majority at stake in Wisconsin Supreme Court election
Redo elections, explained
90% of state legislative incumbents won re-election in 2024
VA and NJ elect new governors this year. Here's what to watch
VA constitutional amendments: How their 2-session rule works
What DOGE can learn from Clinton's effort to 'reinvent government' in the '90s
Budget reconciliation, explained
How state legislatures might change election laws this year
The Congressional Review Act's big role in enacting Trump’s agenda
The difference between executive orders and other presidential actions, and why it matters
The most important election this year might be happening in your backyard
Citizen Initiatives: The history of giving power to the people
Why are there so many uncontested elections at the local level?
How will vacancies created by Trump’s cabinet nominations be filled?
How split ticket voting impacted races across the country
Why do recounts happen?
MI & MN lose trifecta status for D's + looking ahead to '25 in NJ & VA
Two historic recalls in CA + '24's national recall trends w/ Joshua Spivak
Republicans win House, deliver Trump federal trifecta
Scott Rasmussen’s perspective on polling in the ‘24 cycle
Trump widens margin of victory in most pivot counties
Ballot measure results
State-level results for legislatures, SCOTUS' and more
Election night roundup – what we know so far
One last look at early voting with Michael McDonald
Top 15 elections to watch
Top 15 ballot measures to watch
How to spot bias in political coverage
Hear directly from candidates with BP’s Candidate Connection survey
Two former Secretaries of State on the challenges of election administration
Ballotpedia founder Leslie Graves on engaging young voters
Are ballot measures getting less or more complicated?
Shortlist of tight Senate races w/ The Cook Political Report
The closest House races w/ The Cook Political Report
How abortion politics could impact the tightest races
Bans on noncitizen voting coming to 8 more states?
RCV's record year at the ballot box
Vance-Walz debate recap
11 Governor's mansions up for grabs, with a toss-up in NH and tight contest in NC
How competitive are state legislatures this year?
Swing state presidential polling update with Split Ticket
Marijuana ballot measures and the prospect of federally rescheduling the drug
How BP's Voter Toolkit can help you prep to vote this Fall
Trump v Harris debate recap
Introducing OTB's new host – Geoff Pallay!
Today’s SCOTUS activity in a historical context
Nine abortion ballot measures nationwide and counting
A Democratic pollster's perspective on the DNC
School cell phone bans – what NYC's policy might look like
Walz wins the Veepstakes
Texas ballot measures: A brief history
A record year for recalls
Trifectas to watch this November
How RFK Jr. and third parties will impact the ’24 presidential race
What happens now? Biden drops out of '24 presidential race
Kyle Kondik on Vance's impact + Biden's prospects
Election/Voting Legislation – Mid-Year Report
Chevron Deference, Overruled
Sen. Nguyen on WA’s A.I. Task Force – Tracking Deepfake Legislation (Part 1)
Rep. Hasenbeck on strengthening OK A.I. policy - Tracking Deepfake Legislation (Part 2)
Personal data and the privacy gaps of political campaigns
Age limits for elected officials? North Dakota's potential test case
BP’s Administrative State Legislation Tracker
This year’s trending ballot measures
ESG Policy Trends in State Legislatures
STAR voting coming to Eugene, OR?
Uncontested Elections: Rural Wisconsin as a Case Study
Lubbock to Decriminalize Marijuana? A Preemption Conflict in Texas
MIT reports a decade’s progress in election admin across US
The REINS Act, Explained
How enrollment zones impact who goes to what public school
BP CEO Leslie Graves on engaging young voters
Nathan Gonzales on the House's 10 toss-up races
Chaz Nuttycombe on forecasting this Fall's battleground races
'Zuck Bucks' and the debate over private funding of elections
Which governor’s races are the most competitive this year?
Wake up...it's Super Tuesday!!!!
A closer look at California's ballot measure landscape
California's unique use of parcel taxes
Evolving work requirements for Medicaid and other public assistance programs nationwide
'24 primaries for Texas House Republicans are the most competitive in a decade
Chevron Deference, Explained
Which races could flip the House of Representatives?
A.I. regulation at the state level
What’s next in the race for the White House?
Police Collective Bargaining Agreement’s (CBA) around the country
'23 was a big year for political recalls
Which Congressional incumbents aren't running for reelection this year?
Kicking Off BP's Election Year Coverage
FiveThirtyEight’s Nathaniel Rakich: ‘24 Election + Tips to Read Polls like a Pro
RCV’s long history and many different variations
Should RCV be repealed?
Should RCV continue to expand?
What’s the RCV landscape look like across the country?
Challenges Pollsters Face in The ‘24 Election Cycle
A Quick Look at This Week’s Elections
Top 15 Elections to Watch This Month
Michael McDonald on voter turnout and early voting
How competitive are Virginia’s school board races?
How BP’s Candidate Connection Survey can help you prepare to vote this November
Ballot Measures to watch this November
The Grade’s Alexander Russo on Improving Education Journalism
BP Alum and Princeton Grad Student Rob Oldham
How Competitive Are This November’s State Legislative Elections?
Democratic Pollster Anna Greenberg
Almanac of American Politics Author Rich Cohen
Marijuana Legalization and Federalism
School Board Endorsements: Fall Preview
Presidential Debates and Primary Preview
Is Direct Democracy Backsliding? With USC’s John Matsusaka
Off-Cycle Elections with UCSD’s Zoltan Hajnal
Celebrating Ballotpedia’s 15th Anniversary – Live from Chicago! (Part 2)
OTB Behind the Scenes – Live from Chicago! (Part 1)
TRENDING: Ohio Issue 1
BP’s Fellows Program
Former School Board President and Political Scientist Paru Shah
Mid-Year Election Legislation Report
Checking In On The ‘24 Presidential Race
Mid-Year Recall Report
Voting Tech and Secure Elections with E.A.C. Commissioner Donald Palmer
Depolarizing our Politics with Braver Angels
Roundtable: End of State Legislative Sessions Recap
Polarization in America with Stanford’s Neil Malhotra
How A.I. might affect political news with Joe Amditis
School Board Endorsements
The Supreme Court with Professor Steve Vladeck
Election-Related Legislative Action
Ballot Measures with Dr. Shauna Reilly
What are Off-Cycle Elections?
Checking In on SCOTUS’s 2022-2023 Term
Nathan Gonzales of Inside Elections
State Campaign Finance with Transparency USA’s Tracy Marshall
An early look ahead to 2023's state executive and legislative elections
Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball
Unpacking Chicago’s Mayoral Race with Politico’s Shia Kapos
2024 Presidential Race: An early look ahead
Wisconsin Supreme Court + Oklahoma School Board Primaries
Joshua Spivak on Recall Elections
Chicago’s Mayoral Election, Special Elections for PA House, Judicial Vacancies + More
Richard Winger on ballot access and third parties in contemporary politics
How School Board Conflicts Played Out in the Midterms
Scott Rasmussen on Polling, the Midterms, and Polarization
Tracking Election-Related Legislation
Barry Casselman
Upcoming Special Elections in Mississippi and Virginia
BP’s 2022 in The Rearview
The 2023 Ballot Measure Landscape
New year, new elections: Q1 2023 Preview
SCOTUS Status Check
Midterm Election Results and Recap
Post-Midterm Recap
Cook Political Report’s Amy Walter on the Midterms
BP’s Midterm Election Preview
Chaz Nuttycombe on State Legislatures
Top 15 Midterm Races to Watch
The Ballotpedia Candidate Surveys
Final Ballot Measures Preview
Recall Election Rundown
Celebrating Ballotpedia’s 15th Anniversary with Editor-in-Chief Geoff Pallay
Early Voting Preview + Help Desk Stories
State Legislative Competitiveness + Availability of Voter Files
Newsletter Spotlight
School Board Analysis Data + Then a Fall School Board Preview
Latest Primary Results + Ballotpedia’s Sample Ballot Tool
Margin of Victory Analysis + Biden’s Federal Judicial Nominations
This Week’s Primary Elections + State Legislative Incumbent Track Record
Trifecta Vulnerability & Abortion-Related Ballot Measures
Preview of August Primaries & State Executive Races to Watch
Wave Elections Part 2 & Fall State Legislative Elections Preview
The History of Wave Elections & The Impact of former President Donald Trump’s endorsements
School Board Conflicts, California's Signature Deadline & Legislative Adjournment
Recap of Primary Elections, Latest Redistricting News, & Legislation Tracking Tool