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 December 8 - December 14.
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1. CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE WINS BALLOTPEDIA'S HOLIDAY COOKIE ELECTION
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Votes were tallied using a ranked-choice voting system. In the final round, Chocolate Chip Cookie narrowly beat Sugar Cookie, 143 votes to 134.
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** 2. THIRTY-SIX STATES ALLOW SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE VOTER TO RETURN A MAIL-IN BALLOT
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In these states, voters can designate someone to return a mail-in ballot, or people who have a specific relationship with a voter can return a ballot on the voter’s behalf.
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** 3. FOLLOWING RECOUNT, BOSTON CITY COUNCIL ELECTION DECIDED BY A SINGLE VOTE
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This year, 112 elections within Ballotpedia’s coverage scope were decided by 10 or fewer votes. The Boston City Council election was one of 14 decided by a single vote.
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** 4. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MISSES 2-TO-1 DEREGULATORY GOAL IN 2019
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Right after his inauguration, President Trump instituted a new regulatory policy that requires federal agencies to eliminate two old regulations for each new regulation issued. A federal office found the ratio of significant deregulatory to significant regulatory actions in 2019 was 1.7- to-1.
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