2026 Ballot Measures and Down-Ballot Races to Watch, with Ballotpedia’s Lara Bonatesta and Victoria Rose
On this episode: Ballotpedia’s Lara Bonatesta from our events team and Victoria Rose from our ballot measures team join Host Norm Leahy to cover what’s further down the ballot this November. They break down the trends behind this year’s 164 statewide ballot measures, from voter ID and the initiative process to California’s proposed ‘billionaires tax,’ why so many seats are open this year, the secretary of state and attorney general races that help shape how elections are run, how data centers have become an issue at every level of the ballot, and the races and measures they’ll be watching on…
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