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September 19, 2024
“It’s Our Last Backstop”: How Voting Access in Montana Rides on Supreme Court Races
Alex Burness
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September 16, 2024
Your Guide to All 12 States Choosing Their Next Elections Chief in November
Alex Burness
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Daniel Nichanian
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August 23, 2024
Six “America First” Candidates, Vying to Take Over Florida Elections, Advance to November
Pascal Sabino
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April 12, 2024
Election Data Is Vital to Voting Rights. So Why Is It So Hard to Track Down?
Dara Gold
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March 21, 2024
Ballot Measure May Scare Away the People Who Help Run Wisconsin Elections
Alex Burness
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February 7, 2024
How an ‘Ice Cream Truck’ for Voting Could Stop Pennsylvania Ballots from Being Tossed
Alex Burness
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January 4, 2024
Twelve Questions Shaping Democracy and Voting Rights in 2024
Michael Barajas
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Alex Burness
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Daniel Nichanian
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Camille Squires
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November 22, 2023
Michigan Democrats Sprint Through ‘Pro-Voter’ Agenda to Close Out 2023
Camille Squires
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November 10, 2023
Democrats’ Strong Election Night Will Likely Shield Ballot Access in Pennsylvania
Daniel Nichanian
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November 3, 2023
10 Local Elections This Month That Matter to Voting Rights
Bolts Staff
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October 26, 2023
Pennsylvanians Are About to Decide Who Will Oversee the 2024 Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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October 16, 2023
Louisiana Takes a Hard Swing to the Right
Daniel Nichanian
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September 20, 2023
North Carolina May Increase Odds of Gridlock with Even-Numbered Elections Boards
Daniel Walton
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August 30, 2023
An Iowa County Just Stopped An Election Denier from Overseeing 2024 Election
Daniel Nichanian
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August 24, 2023
Louisiana First in the Nation to Vote on Banning Private Elections Funding
Alex Burness
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July 27, 2023
Wisconsin’s Election Office In Limbo After GOP Tries To Force Out Its Director
Cameron Joseph
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July 10, 2023
A Pair of Election Deniers Are Running To Take Over Election Offices In Washington
Cameron Joseph
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June 12, 2023
Voting Rights Just Got a Second Surprise Win in Alabama
Cameron Joseph
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June 2, 2023
Republicans Escalate Attacks on Election Administration in Texas’ Largest County
Michael Barajas
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May 17, 2023
Pennsylvania GOP Doubles Down on Election Deniers, Including a Fake Trump Elector
Daniel Nichanian
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February 7, 2023
“They Don’t Trust Us”: Nevada Election Workers Still Face Pressure and Harassment
Alex Burness
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January 18, 2023
Alabama’s New Election-Denying Secretary of State Leaves Group That Helps States Clean Voter Rolls
Daniel Nichanian
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December 23, 2022
Ten Questions that Will Shape Democracy and Voting Rights in 2023
Camille Squires
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Daniel Nichanian
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Michael Barajas
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November 17, 2022
Election Day Problems Inflame Voter Fraud Conspiracies in Houston
Michael Barajas
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November 15, 2022
Nine Midterm Stories You Should Not Miss on Criminal Justice and Voting Rights
Bolts Staff
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November 14, 2022
In Secretary of State Races, Election Deniers (Mostly) Lose
Camille Squires
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Daniel Nichanian
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October 28, 2022
The Prosecutor Who Wants More Power to Investigate Elections
Jessica Pishko
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October 25, 2022
A New Mexico County Went To War With Voting Machines. It May Gain a Powerful Ally in November.
Paul McLeod
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October 20, 2022
Michigan Ballot Measure Seeks to Shield State Elections from Trumpian Conspiracies
Camille Squires
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September 29, 2022
Your Guide to All 35 States Deciding Their Next Secretary of State
Daniel Nichanian
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Camille Squires
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September 27, 2022
Nevada Voters Consider Bringing Ranked Choice Elections to a Swing State
Spenser Mestel
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September 23, 2022
Kristina Karamo Has Plans to Unwind Michigan Elections
Paul McLeod
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September 9, 2022
Michigan Republicans Stumble in Dress Rehearsal for Overturning Future Elections
Daniel Nichanian
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August 24, 2022
The Big Lie Messengers Who Carry a Badge and Gun
Jessica Pishko
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August 19, 2022
Meet the First Election Denier Poised to Win for Secretary of State This Year
Daniel Nichanian
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August 15, 2022
Doug Mastriano Plans to Use His Secretary of State Pick to Disrupt Pennsylvania Elections
Jake Blumgart
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July 29, 2022
North Texas Conservatives Police High Turnout and Close Races as “Anomalies” Suggesting Fraud
Michael Barajas
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July 21, 2022
The People Who Count Our Elections—or Can Grind the Process to a Halt
Quinn Yeargain
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June 27, 2022
Election Deniers Are Running to Take Over Colorado Election Offices
Camille Squires
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June 13, 2022
“The Truth Was On My Side”: Election Official Beats Back Fraud Conspiracies
Daniel Nichanian
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May 14, 2022
Conspiracies Swirl in Idaho Primary for Chief Election Official
Spenser Mestel
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May 4, 2022
Indiana Lawmakers Who Introduced Full Abortion Ban Lose GOP Primaries
Daniel Nichanian
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April 19, 2022
Trump-Aligned Sheriffs Target Election Officials
Jessica Pishko
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April 11, 2022
Texas Conservatives Want Private Cops to Police Elections
Michael Barajas
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April 6, 2022
Wisconsin Voters Oust a Fake Trump Elector
Daniel Nichanian
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April 4, 2022
Fake Trump Elector Is Running in Wisconsin This Week, Alongside Other Big Lie Supporters
Daniel Nichanian
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March 31, 2022
New Right-Wing Conspiracies Threaten to Further Starve Local Election Systems
Spenser Mestel
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March 10, 2022
Slouching Toward the Big Lie in Ohio
Jeremy Borden
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March 2, 2022
Big Wins for Big Lie Politics in Texas’s Republican Primaries
Daniel Nichanian
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February 9, 2022
Voting Rights Advocates Search for Openings to “Go Local” in Texas
Michael Barajas
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February 8, 2022
Trump’s Big Lie Forces Attention on the Labyrinth of Local Election Offices
Quinn Yeargain
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July 21, 2022
Who Counts Our Elections?
Quinn Yeargain
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February 8, 2022
Who Runs Our Elections?
Quinn Yeargain
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