ICYMI: Top stories from the week

A weekly shot of this week's most viewed stories from Ballotpedia's Daily Brew.

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Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of August 31 - September 4.

1. Nebraska becomes the third state to certify medical marijuana for the ballot

Nebraska will be one of three states in which voters will decide on a medical marijuana initiative this November. The other states voting on medical marijuana are Mississippi and North Dakota.

2. Eight percent fewer candidates are running for state legislative office in 2020 versus 2018

On Tuesday, we released our 10th annual state legislative elections competitiveness research, and we featured different highlights from the report throughout the week. A total of 12,280 major-party candidates are running in 2020, a 1,109-candidate (or 8%) decrease from last year.

3. Ballotpedia is tracking 21 local police-related ballot measures in nine states

Of the 21 measures, seven are on the ballot in California while four will be voted on in Pennsylvania. The most common policy area linking the ballot measures was the duties and powers of police oversight boards.

4. 79.4% of state legislative incumbents had no primary opposition this year

Earlier this morning, we featured our final highlight from our 10th annual competitiveness report. This year, 79.6% of incumbents ran unopposed and advanced to the general election without a primary challenge. This is a higher rate than in 2018 (78.1%) and 2016 (79.4%), but lower than in 2014 (79.9%). Read the full report below.

5. Comparing stances: Noteworthy presidential candidates on coronavirus recovery

Discussions are continuing about the best path forward in the coronavirus pandemic. In this week’s feature comparing the four noteworthy presidential candidates’ stances on key issues, we looked at coronavirus recovery.

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