Wisconsin voters last month approved Question 2, a measure to restrict who can assist with election tasks. Voting advocates worry its vague language will have a chilling effect this fall on the groups and volunteers who help run elections, Bolts reported: https://boltsmag.org/wisconsin-question-2-ballot-measure-election-administration/
Getting a citizen-led measure on the ballot is “grueling work,” says Arizonan Dawn Penich, who is gathering signatures to secure an amendment protecting abortion access.
“There’s a general sense that Oregon has proudly been a leader in so many ways, but it is a laggard in others,” says Phil Keisling, a former Oregon secretary of state.
Analysts spend countless hours and resources compiling the precinct-level election results they need for litigation and research. They want legislation to force states to make it all accessible.
Paid organizers who help collect or deliver absentee ballots in Alabama could now face a class C felony charge under a controversial new law — the same felony class as looting, stalking, and more, and which is punishable by up to ten years in prison. https://boltsmag.org/alabama-law-absentee-voting-law/
Our new cheat sheet is out to guide you through what’s on the ballot next Tuesday! We outline more than 20 races to watch and why they matter — including key primaries for state supreme courts, prosecutors, the U.S. Senate, and more. https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/elections-to-watch-march-19-2024/
Supreme courts are under a bright spotlight everywhere, and voters on Tuesday will settle heated battles around the country to decide who joins the bench in states around the country—including Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas. https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/elections-to-watch-march-5-2024/
JUST IN: Democrat Tom Suozzi has prevailed in a special election tonight for New York's third congressional district. The Democratic Party has flipped the seat, which was formerly occupied by Republican George Santos.
JUST IN: Democrat Jim Prokopiak prevailed in a special election tonight for Pennsylvania's 140th legislative district, according to the Associated Press.
This means that Pennsylvania's state House will retain a Democratic majority.
New Hampshire's supreme court told plaintiffs that it won't review state maps, but that lawmakers could pass redistricting reform. And yet, the legislature is already gerrymandered, a circular dynamic that explains why voting groups tried to turn to courts. https://boltsmag.org/partisan-gerrymandering-rucho-and-new-hampshire/