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5 days ago · In 2024, Politics Is Local. Bolts covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up. We report on the places, people, and policies that shape public policy. We focus on criminal justice and voting rights, and delve further in …
On Voting Rights, Eight Legal Battles to Watch in 2025
2 days ago · 1. Will a redistricting case out of Louisiana weaken the VRA?. Conservatives are pursuing a multi-pronged attack to eliminate what is left of the Voting Rights Act. Since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions in 2023, conservatives have objected with renewed vigor to the longstanding approach of considering race in redistricting to create minority-majority ...
About Us - Bolts
Bolts is the new home of “What’s on the Ballot,” a platform that since 2018 has offered cheatsheets and databases to organize the chaos of U.S. democracy. “What’s on the Ballot” is now continuing to help readers follow elections small and big, local and national, by producing more cheatsheets and information.
What’s on the Ballot - Bolts
Sep 5, 2024 · Thousands of public officials have decisive roles in policy-making. Our cheat sheets and databases offer resources on who has the power to do what, and how they come to be in power.
The Local Elections That Will Define Criminal Justice Policy in 2025
Jan 7, 2025 · As executive director of the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, Amy Torres cheered on state officials in recent years for passing new protections to shield immigrants from arrest and detention.In 2019, she supported the Democratic attorney general’s directive to restrict how local law enforcement can partner with federal immigration services.
Powered by Native Voters, Ranked-Choice Voting and Open …
Nov 22, 2024 · Powered by Native Voters, Ranked-Choice Voting and Open Primaries Survive in Alaska. Alaska’s predominantly Native regions delivered huge margins against repealing the state’s new elections system, despite facing continued logistical challenges to voting.
Voting Rights - Bolts
Nov 22, 2024 · 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.
What’s on Your Local Ballots: Your Questions Answered
Oct 11, 2024 · November is fast approaching, and with it a myriad of state and local elections. We published a guide last week to more than 500 races, and why they matter, to help you navigate it.. But we also wanted to hear from you. For “Ask Bolts,” our ongoing series in which we tackle reader questions, we asked you what you wanted to know about these upcoming elections.
Criminal Justice - Bolts
Nov 19, 2024 · Who Elects their Prosecutors and Sheriffs in 2024? Our Bolts resource has the answers.Despite being an odd year, 2024 will shape criminal legal institutions around the nation with roughly 2,000 elections for prosecutor and sheriff.
Downballot Stakes: Your Questions Answered - Bolts
Oct 23, 2024 · Our team at Bolts has spent much of the last year reporting on the stakes of the 2024 elections. Then last month, we turned the mic over to you: As part of our series “Ask Bolts,” we invited you to send us your questions about what is brewing in November. I answered six of your questions in the first part of our mailbag two weeks …