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 five stories from the week of October 13 - October 19.

1. Marianne Williamson is first 2020 presidential candidate to respond to Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

In her responses, Williamson describes the effect that the book, A Course in Miracles, had on her life and why she thinks the United States needs "a season of moral repair." She also discusses reparations, money in politics, and the quality Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump have in common.

2. Vaping, ride-share taxes, minimum wage, and housing among 45 local measures on California ballots Nov. 5

Voters in 13 California counties will decide on 45 local ballot measures. We have the full breakdown of the various topics up for a vote on our website.

3. Gov. Edwards (D), Rispone (R) advance to general election in Louisiana

Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) and businessman Eddie Rispone (R) were the top two finishers out of six candidates. The general election will be held November 16.

4. Ballotpedia's 2019 ballot measure readability scores—How easy is it to understand what’s on your ballot?

We ran the 2019 ballot titles and summaries for all 36 statewide ballot measures through formulas designed to measure the readability of text. We found that 15 years of formal U.S. education is needed to understand this year's ballot measure titles and summaries.

5. Twelve Democratic presidential candidates debate in Ohio

The fourth Democratic presidential debate took place in Ohio on Tuesday. Twelve candidates participated; Tulsi Gabbard and Tom Steyer were the only candidates who did not also participate in the third Democratic debate in Houston on Sept. 12.

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