DNC chair selection today

Today's updates from Ballotpedia No Images? [Click here]( [Ballotpedia's Daily Brew]( 6 DNC chair candidates The Democratic National Committee (DNC) begins its meeting to select a new chair today. During the 2016 presidential campaign, DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz stepped down after leaked emails appeared to show Wasserman Schultz and other DNC officials strategizing against Hillary Clinton’s primary opponent, Bernie Sanders. Democratic strategist Donna Brazile has served as interim chair since Wasserman Schultz’s resignation. Candidates for the chairmanship include New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Raymond Buckley, Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison, U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez, Idaho Democratic Party Executive Director Sally Boynton Brown, and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg. A majority of the DNC’s membership is required to elect a new chair. [Read on: Democratic National Committee chair election]( Seventy-one of Texas’ largest school districts by enrollment are holding elections for 150 school board seats on May 6, 2017. Candidates interested in running for seats on these school boards had to file with their school districts by February 17, 2017. The largest school district holding an election on May 6 is the Dallas Independent School District, which served 160,253 students during the 2014-2015 school year. Three of its nine board seats are up for election, and six candidates filed to run, including all three incumbents who currently hold those seats. In the district’s 2016 election, 12 candidates ran for four seats, and only one incumbent ran to retain his seat. [Read on: Texas school board elections]( On November 6, 2018, Montanans will vote on whether to renew a six-mill property tax that has been in place since 1949 for an additional 10 years. Revenue from the tax is used to provide funds for the Montana University System, which includes Montana State University and the University of Montana. Voters first approved the tax in 1948 and renewed it at the ballot box every 10 years thereafter. The legislature sent the measure for certification on February 23, 2017. [Read on: Montana Property Tax for State University System Measure]( [See today's Pliny's Point now!]( Ballotpedia is now offering a daily statistic—Pliny's Point—the one number you need to stay in the know about where Americans stand on the direction of the country, a current issue, or their approval of elected officials. Our newest offering is named for Pliny the Elder, a scholar from the Roman Empire, who is most well known for writing the encyclopedic work Naturalis Historia, or “Natural History.” Check our homepage each weekday morning at 9:30 a.m. EST to see the latest Pliny's Point! [See the stats: Pliny's Point]( Help keep your friends and colleagues up to date on political news. Forward this email or share on your favorite social media site. You are receiving this email because you signed up for email updates on Ballotpedia.org. Too many emails? Change your preferences below. [Like]( [Tweet]( [Share]( [Forward]( [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](