Here is your guide to more than 500 elections to watch closely up and down the ballot — from secretaries of state and senators to prosecutors and judges — and why they matter.
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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.
The Nebraska Supreme Court this month ordered state officials to immediately comply with two laws that allow people to regain voting rights after completing their felony sentences.
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Nebraskans Rush to Undo Harm, After Court Rebuffs GOP Bid to Block Thousands of Voters - Bolts
Tens of thousands of Nebraskans who’d been blocked for months from registering to vote regained ballot access on Wednesday, though with little ti...
The Georgia supreme court this afternoon unanimously refused to reinstate changes made by the state’s Republican-run election board that could have delayed the certification of the results. The changes, which were blocked by a local judge last week, included a new requirement to hand-count ballots.
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Georgia Supreme Court rejects Republican effort to restore last-minute election rules
The Georgia Supreme Court denied an effort to reinstate rules imposed by the State Election Board, including a requirement that ballots be counted ...
In several elections for state auditor, GOP nominees are saying their state’s elections systems need auditing, amid broader conservative rhetoric questioning election integrity.
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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.
In Los Angeles, a new set of public defenders is running for judge in November. Their goal? They insist that the job of a judge should be more about finding creative solutions to foster rehabilitation than doling out punishment.
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Public Defenders Look to Grow Their Presence on the Bench in Los Angeles - Bolts
Hoping to reform county courts, three public defenders are running for judge this fall. They want to build on the success of one candidate in 2022 ...
A law expanding voting rights restoration in Nebraska was set to go into effect on July 19, before the state's Attorney General declared it unconstitutional. Voting rights groups sued, and the state's top court just ruled in their favor:
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Nebraskans Rush to Undo Harm, After Court Rebuffs GOP Bid to Block Thousands of Voters - Bolts
Tens of thousands of Nebraskans who’d been blocked for months from registering to vote regained ballot access on Wednesday, though with little ti...
Local prosecutors and sheriffs hold tremendous influence over prison terms, jails conditions, and immigration enforcement. Bolts is watching these 33 races where these issues are central this November.
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The 33 Prosecutor and Sheriff Elections that Matter to Criminal Justice in November - Bolts
These offices have wide powers over the scope of incarceration and the conditions of detention, issues that are on the ballot from Tampa and Savann...
Partisan control of supreme courts is on the line this fall in Michigan and Ohio. Five seats are at play in November across these two states:
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Your State-by-State Guide to the 2024 Supreme Court Elections - Bolts
The article was updated in September 2024 to reflect summer primaries, filing deadlines, and new developments in Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mont...
We reported this week that the Fort Worth sheriff was flouting state law requiring outside investigations into jail deaths, which have skyrocketed on his watch. Fort Worth Report says a Texas agency is now pressuring the sheriff to address the issue:
State says Tarrant County violated law requiring independent jail death investigations | Fort Worth Report
NEW: As November’s presidential race continues to heat up, Bolts responds to reader questions about what’s happening downballot.
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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.