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2020
- Greta Van Susteren to Moderate 2020 General Election Virtual Debates on Ballotpedia.org
- $50,000 in donations to Ballotpedia to be matched
- Ballotpedia Launches Embeddable Sample Ballot Lookup Tool: My Vote Engage
- Ballotpedia announces expeditions
- Ballotpedia teams up with Truepic to help verify candidates' identities
- Ballotpedia Expands Coverage of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Documenting America's Path to Recovery
- Ballotpedia Newsletter Announced: Documenting America's Path to Recovery
- Candidates come together to discuss challenges related to campaigning in 2020
- Ballotpedia Teams Up With MistoBox for Politically Themed Coffee Deliveries
- Ballotpedia rolls out improved campaign finance data with Transparency USA
- Ballotpedia Launches Virtual Debate Platform: Candidate Conversations
- Ballotpedia Announces Smartphone App: My Vote Ballotpedia
2019
2018
- Chicagoans Lead the Conversation with 2019 Candidates
- Four Million People Access Sample Ballot via Ballotpedia
- Ballotpedia Releases List of Top 15 Elections to Watch
- Ballotpedia Celebrates 1 Billion Pageviews
- Ballotpedia keeps subscribers in the know with latest elections newsletter
- Democrats contest most legislative races since 2010
- Ballotpedia analysis: Supreme Court case reversals by appeals court
- Ballotpedia’s Sample Ballot Tool Delivers 500,000 Primary Election Ballots
- Just launched: Ballotpedia’s API Version 3.0
- Ballotpedia Publishes Wave Election Analysis
- Ballotpedia & Twitter Team Up to Identify 2018 Candidates
- 900,000,000 page views
- Ballotpedia Releases List of Vulnerable Trifectas
- Term-limited state legislative seats twice as likely to change party hands
- Growth of the Federal Register under Trump Administration Lowest in Last 22 Years
- Ballotpedia Launches Heart of the Primaries Email Newsletter
2017
- Competition in school board elections increases 31 percent in three years
- Ballotpedia Launches Federal Courts Weekly Update
- Ballotpedia Analysis: Fifteen state legislative chambers may see shifts in party control in 2018
- Ballotpedia Launches Partnership with IFTTT
- Twice as many Republicans term-limited in 2018 state legislative elections
- Ballotpedia Launches Ballot Bulletin Email Update
- Ballotpedia Celebrates Ten Years Online
- Scott Rasmussen Joins Ballotpedia to Publish Number of the Day
- Ballotpedia Analysis: President-Elect Trump to Inherit 108 Life-Term Federal Judicial Vacancies
2016
- A Quarter of a Million Pages of Content
- 2016 Election Results: The Works
- Ballotpedia Designs Sample Ballot Tool
- Ballotpedia Produces Jolt Webinar Series To Cover Important Issues Before the November Election
- Ballotpedia Releases 2016 State Election Agency Report
- New York Times Publishes Ballotpedia Series on Ballot Measures
- Press Release: Ballotpedia Polls Battleground States
- Ballotpedia Webinar: 2016 Delegates and Conventions Explained
- Ballotpedia Produces Podcast for Federal, State, and Local Political News
2015
- Ballotpedia Releases List of Top 10 Elections to Watch in 2015
- Ballotpedia Will Hold Webinar on Presidential Ballot Access Laws & Deadlines
- Almanac of American Politics Partnership
- Veteran Journalist Jim Barnes Joins Ballotpedia Staff
- Big City Spending: How does your city compare
- School board incumbents score another term in 81% of races
- Ballotpedia to absorb Judgepedia
2014
2013
- Press Release: Incorrect Projections Cause Campaign Costs to Skyrocket
- The 5 Most Important Ballot Measures in 2013
- Press Release: Despite low approval ratings, congressional incumbents coast through primaries
- Press Release: Organization dedicated to government transparency ups local content
- Press Release: New Hampshire boasts best quality of life, Mississippi in last place according to aggregate index
- Press Release: Red state or blue state: It's not all about presidential elections
- Press Release: Ballotpedia celebrates Earth Day with a list of the six best environmentally-focused ballot measures
- Press Release: Ballotpedia releases Sunshine Week transparency analysis
- Press Release: New research demystifies laws governing local ballot measures
- Press Release: Ballotpedia releases annual school bond and tax report
- Press Release: Lucy Burns Institute releases citizen's guide to local ballot initiatives
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October 19, 2022
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