Montana’s supreme court could see a major shift tomorrow. As two justices retire, conservative groups are spending heavily to reshape a court that has long blocked Republican efforts to limit voting rights, abortion access, trans rights, and more.
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“It’s Our Last Backstop”: How Voting Access in Montana Rides on Supreme Court Races - Bolts
Montana’s high court has unwound GOP priorities, including striking down voting restrictions this spring, but conservatives hope the November ele...
Depending on where you live, you may see a dozen judicial races on your ballot tomorrow, and there’s often very little information available on candidates. But you could find some bread crumbs about their record or approaches to the bench.
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What’s on Your Local Ballots: Your Questions Answered - Bolts
Bolts responds to six reader questions about what’s happening downballot.
Ohio's Issue 1 will determine who gets to draw future state congressional and legislative districts, and it may shift seats as early as 2026. But more than that, the dispute is adding to a larger saga over the viability of direct democracy in Ohio.
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Anti-Gerrymandering Groups Warn That Ohio’s Ballot Language Is Misleading Voters  - Bolts
If “yes” on Issue 1 wins, it'd create an independent redistricting process. But some voters are saying the GOP-crafted ballot summary tric...
Voting in 3 days, Ohioans are choosing whether to create a new independent redistricting commission. But looking at the ballot, some voters say they’re finding it hard to tell which side is which.
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Anti-Gerrymandering Groups Warn That Ohio’s Ballot Language Is Misleading Voters  - Bolts
If “yes” on Issue 1 wins, it'd create an independent redistricting process. But some voters are saying the GOP-crafted ballot summary tric...
D.C. residents have few competitive elections this November, but Initiative 83, which could transform how local elections work, is a big-ticket item to watch.
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Downballot Stakes: Your Questions Answered - Bolts
Which chambers may flip? What if no one is running for an office? We respond to six more questions from Bolts readers about the 2024 elections.
Supporters of Arizona’s Prop 312 want unhoused people pushed into treatment. But Will Knight of the National Homelessness Law Center says that mental illness is a “real easy myth to sell” compared to confronting economic issues like high housing costs.
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The Next Front in the Fight Over Homelessness Is on the Arizona Ballot - Bolts
Conservatives want to force cities to either use police to force unhoused people into treatment, or pay up.
We get this question all the time: What are the big races I should know about? Our team does its best to to answer in our cheat sheet to Tuesday's elections, with items you're bound to find interesting across many issue areas:
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2024 General Elections - Bolts
Bolts guides you through more than 500 elections up and down the ballot, and why they matter.
Since Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn took office in January 2017, at least 65 people have died in the jail he oversees. Most of the people are held there pre-trial, meaning they have never been convicted of their alleged crime.
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North Texas Sheriff Running for Reelection Faces Grief and Anger Over Rising Jail Deaths  - Bolts
Advocates and families of people who died in the Tarrant County jail have called for outside intervention and the resignation of Sheriff Bill Waybo...
Which sheriff races could transform immigration policy? What U.S. Senate races will decide control of the chamber? Our cheat sheet walks through more than 500 elections we’re tracking:
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2024 General Elections - Bolts
Bolts guides you through more than 500 elections up and down the ballot, and why they matter.
Arizona’s Prop 312 would punish cities that don’t crack down on homeless encampments, part of a national push to ramp up policing. Critics say this would strain resources and harm the people who need support.
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The Next Front in the Fight Over Homelessness Is on the Arizona Ballot - Bolts
Conservatives want to force cities to either use police to force unhoused people into treatment, or pay up.