Today's Brew highlights how the Nov. 3 election results will affect redistricting + an overview of next week’s election deadlines Welcome to the Friday, Nov. 20, Brew.Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:
Legislative control of redistricting changed in New Hampshire, Vermont after Nov. 3 electionsWe’ve been busy analyzing this month’s election results and the effects they may have on politics and governance. This includes topics such as trifectas, triplexes, and the status of veto-proof majorities in state legislatures. Another area we’re tracking is how the results affected legislative control of redistricting.
Thirty-four states grant their state legislature control over congressional redistricting, and 35 give the legislature control over state legislative redistricting. After the Nov. 3 elections, the partisan control for these states will break down as follows:
The remaining states employ independent or political commissions for their redistricting process. Election certification dates and next week’s election deadlinesNext week may include the Thanksgiving holiday, but it will be a busy week for states to certify their Nov. 3 election results. Between Nov. 23 and 25, 12 states and the District of Columbia have election certification and/or canvassing deadlines: Nov. 23: Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Utah Five states—Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, and Nebraska—certify their election results Nov. 30. To date, election certification and/or canvassing dates will pass today or have passed in 15 states: • Nov. 5: Delaware • Nov. 10: Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Vermont • Nov. 11: South Carolina and Wyoming • Nov. 13: Mississippi • Nov. 16: Virginia (actual certification took place on Nov. 18) • Nov. 17: Florida • Nov. 18: Arkansas, Idaho, and Massachusetts • Nov. 20: Georgia and North Dakota By the end of next week, certification and/or canvassing deadlines will have passed in 27 states and the District of Columbia. Friday TriviaWhich state voted Republican in the presidential election and Democratic in its gubernatorial race?We’ve been analyzing election results since Nov. 3, and earlier this week, we highlighted those states that voted for one party’s candidate for president and the other major party’s candidate for governor. Eleven states held gubernatorial elections this year.
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