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 January 5 - January 11.

1. Take our newest Learning Journey on executive control

This week, we announced another in our series of Learning Journeys, and this one is about executive control in the administrative state. Sign up below to learn more about executive control, the various mechanisms by which it is exercised, and the leading arguments in the surrounding debate.

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2. Coming soon to your favorite app store...

Your favorite elections encyclopedia will be launching our widely-used sample ballot lookup tool as a smartphone app! My Vote Ballotpedia will be available in iTunes and Google Play this March.

3. The Return of Heart of the Primaries

We're heading back to the campaign trail, covering the 2020 primaries from coast to coast with two free newsletters. One version focuses on the Democratic party battleground primary elections, and one for the Republican party battleground primary elections.

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4. Two states expanded voting rights of convicted felons in December

We track laws regarding voting rights for convicted felons, which vary substantially from state to state. Both Kentucky and New Jersey expanded voting rights for convicted felons last month.

5. President Trump has appointed the second-most federal judges at this point in his presidency

Through Dec. 31, 2019, the Senate confirmed 187 Article III federal judges appointed by President Trump. Only Jimmy Carter (D)—who appointed 197 federal judges—had more.

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