Today's Brew previews Ballotpedia’s election week coverage + elections in Washington, D.C.
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Welcome to the Monday, November 2, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:

* Happy Election week!
* Stay up-to-date next week with three free briefings
* Previewing D.C. elections

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** HAPPY ELECTION WEEK!
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Tomorrow is officially Election Day—the final day voters can cast ballots and the first day election officials begin to release results. We're here to keep you abreast of all the important developments this week and beyond.

Here's what you can expect in the _Brew_, starting Wednesday:

* Summaries of where things stand each day in the presidential race, as well as congressional and state-level elections.
 
* In-depth coverage of the close races, recounts, lawsuits, and election challenges as they develop.
 
* Links to the latest information—whether it’s about the presidential contest ([link removed]) , the battle for control of Congress ([link removed]) , trifecta statuses ([link removed]) , ballot measures ([link removed]) , and more.

Whether you read the _Brew_ each morning, follow events directly at Ballotpedia.org, or keep informed through any of our other newsletters, we’ll give you the information you need to stay on top of things. And we'll have special coverage and editions as circumstances warrant. To keep abreast of changes to election processes and lawsuits from the presidential campaigns and major political parties, click here ([link removed]) to subscribe to our 2020 Election Help Desk newsletter.

We want to honor your readership by being the only source you need to get all the facts and unbiased information about the 2020 elections. I hope we can serve as a calming resource for you this week as you make sense of the election results. 

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** STAY UP-TO-DATE NEXT WEEK WITH THREE FREE BRIEFINGS
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NOVEMBER 4—ELECTIONS REVIEW

Join Ballotpedia on Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. ET for a quick look at the election results we know so far. We'll walk you through the notable election results, the races that are too close to call, and what's next in this presidential election cycle.

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NOV. 5—BALLOT MEASURES REVIEW

Voters are deciding 120 statewide ballot measures in 32 states, so we will have a lot to discuss in this post-election briefing. Join Ballotpedia's Ballot Measures team on Nov. 5 at 11 a.m. CT as we break down the results we know so far and what happens next.

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NOV. 6—DOWN-BALLOT ELECTIONS REVIEW

With more than the presidential race on the ballot, there are a lot of election results to cover. Let Ballotpedia do the hard work for you by joining us for this free briefing on Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. CT about notable trends, races, and results from down-ballot races across the nation.

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** PREVIEWING D.C. ELECTIONS
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Over the last five weeks, we previewed elections in all 50 states. We hope those previews gave you insight into your state’s elections and of the national landscape. Here are the links to all the states we covered: 

Week One: Alabama, Arkansas ([link removed]) , California, Texas ([link removed]) , North Carolina, Mississippi ([link removed]) , Illinois, Ohio ([link removed]) , Nebraska, and Oregon ([link removed])

Week Two: Montana, New Mexico ([link removed]) , Iowa, South Dakota ([link removed]) , Indiana, Pennsylvani ([link removed]) a, Idaho, Maryland ([link removed]) , Nevada, and South Carolina ([link removed])

Week Three: North Dakota, West Virginia ([link removed]) , Georgia, New York ([link removed]) , Kentucky, Virginia ([link removed]) , Colorado, Utah ([link removed]) , New Jersey, and Oklahoma ([link removed])

Week Four: Maine, Missouri ([link removed]) , Arizona, Michigan ([link removed]) , Kansas, Washington ([link removed]) , Hawaii, Tennessee ([link removed]) , Vermont, and Wisconsin ([link removed])

Week Five: Connecticut, Minnesota ([link removed]) , Florida, Wyoming ([link removed]) , Alaska, Massachusetts ([link removed]) , New Hampshire, and Rhode Island ([link removed])  

Today we’re finishing our election previews with a look at the District of Columbia, as well as other battleground races.

 
** ON THE BALLOT IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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At the federal level, District of Columbia voters will elect three presidential electors, one Shadow U.S. Senator, one Shadow U.S. Representative, and one U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate. Voters will also decide on one district-wide ballot measure. Ballotpedia is tracking local elections taking place for the D.C. Council and board of education.

 
** BALLOT MEASURES
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* D.C. voters will decide one ballot measure on Nov. 3. The measure—Initiative 81 ([link removed]) —would declare that police shall treat the non-commercial cultivation, distribution, possession, and use of entheogenic plants and fungi, which includes psilocybin mushrooms, peyote, and iboga, among the lowest law enforcement priorities.
* Oregon voters will also decide an initiative this year—Measure 109 ([link removed]) —to create a program for administering psilocybin, such as psilocybin-producing mushrooms and fungi, to individuals aged 21 years or older. Oregon would be the first state with a program for legal psilocybin use if Measure 109 is approved. 
* D.C. would be the fifth city to decriminalize psilocybin after Denver, Colorado; Oakland and Santa Cruz, California; and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

 
** VOTING
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* The District of Columbia changed its rules in 2020 to send absentee/mail-in ballots to all active registered voters in the general election.
* D.C. does not require witnesses or notaries to sign absentee/mail-in ballot return documents. 
* Voters can return their ballots in person or by mail. If returned in person, ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day. If returned by mail, ballots must be postmarked on or before Nov. 3 and received by Nov. 13. Click here ([link removed]) to check the status of your ballot. 
* D.C. does not require all voters to present identification at the polls. 
* Early voting in D.C. began on Oct. 27 and ends on Nov. 2. 
* In D.C., polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. D.C. is in the Eastern time zone.

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