Voting Rights

August 28, 2024

On Native Land, a New Push to Expand Voting Meets the Long Tail of State Violence

 Alex Burness,
Alex Burness,
Ongoing negotiations between tribal leaders and Colorado officials may chart a new path for automatically registering Native voters and growing voter rolls nationwide. But first the state is having to confront a legacy of mistrust.
July 21, 2022

Who Counts Our Elections?

 Quinn Yeargain,
September 11, 2024

Native Leaders Organize to Defend Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting System

 Pascal Sabino,
September 13, 2024

Connecticut Ballot Measure Could Make Voting More Inclusive

 Kelan Lyons,
August 26, 2024

Nebraska Reverts to 19th-Century Voting Restrictions, Clouding Rights for Thousands

 Alex Burness,

The Latest

How Voting Works in the U.K. and France: Your Questions Answered

 Ask Bolts, , Daniel Nichanian,

A Revamped Ballot Design Jumpstarts Democracy in New Jersey

 Nikita Biryukov,

Court Upholds Mississippi’s Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Voting Ban

 Alex Burness,

Minnesota’s Voting Rights Act Preserves This Key Protection A Federal Court Has Erased

 Sean Ericson,

In Nation’s Largest Swing County, Election Deniers Move Closer to Taking Over Elections

 Alex Burness,

Six “America First” Candidates, Vying to Take Over Florida Elections, Advance to November

 Pascal Sabino,

Who Runs Our Elections?

Our Bolts resources compile, state-by-state, the local and state offices responsible for administering elections, and those responsible for counting and certifying results. These sleepy offices hold a great deal of discretion over our democracy.

Policing the Vote

Right-Wing Task Force Will Police Elections in the Texas GOP’s Last Urban Stronghold

 Jessica Pishko,

Arrests Over Voting Escalate a “Culture of Fear” in Florida

 Justin Garcia,

Texas Conservatives Want Private Cops to Police Elections

 Michael Barajas,

Voting from Prison

April 21, 2022

In French Presidential Election, Thousands More Vote from Prison

 Cole Stangler,

Campaign Finance

July 13, 2022

In California Cities, a New Frontier for Public Financing of Elections

 Spenser Mestel,

Civic Engagement

November 22, 2022

To Boost Turnout, Some Cities Just Synced Up Their Local Elections With National Cycles

 Alex Burness,

Long Reads

Slouching Toward the Big Lie in Ohio

 Jeremy Borden,

In North Carolina, a Rush to “Restore Hope in the Vote” in People with Felony Convictions

 Kelan Lyons,

The Big Lie Messengers Who Carry a Badge and Gun

 Jessica Pishko,

Voting in Massachusetts

February 28, 2022

Boston Emerges As a New Frontier For Noncitizen Voting in Local Elections

 Rachel M. Cohen,

Voting in Oregon

February 15, 2022

Oregon Stalls Effort to Allow Voting from Prison

 Alex Zielinski,

Voting in Wisconsin

April 6, 2022

Wisconsin Voters Oust a Fake Trump Elector

 Daniel Nichanian,

The Big Lie

A New Mexico County Went To War With Voting Machines. It May Gain a Powerful Ally in November.

 Paul McLeod,

Doug Mastriano Plans to Use His Secretary of State Pick to Disrupt Pennsylvania Elections

 Jake Blumgart,

“The Truth Was On My Side”: Election Official Beats Back Fraud Conspiracies

 Daniel Nichanian,

Voting in New Mexico

February 18, 2022

Voting Rights Package Derails in New Mexico

 Daniel Nichanian,

Voting in Texas

February 9, 2022

Voting Rights Advocates Search for Openings to “Go Local” in Texas

 Michael Barajas,

Voting in Kentucky

February 22, 2022

Meet the Local Judge Mitch McConnell’s PAC Wants to Unseat

 Billy Corriher,