Bolts responds to six reader questions about what’s happening downballot. November is fast approaching, and with it a myriad ...

Advocates in Bozeman, Montana are using a once-in-a-decade chance to reshape local government structure to create more ...

Alabama said Alan Miller’s execution by lethal gas would be “more humane.” He writhed and gasped for air in his final moments ...

This year, Illinois again picked Wexford Health Services for prison health care despite longstanding claims of neglect. A ...

On this page, we have identified 520 elections (and counting) up and down the ballot, and why they matter. This includes ...

Who are the local and state officials responsible for counting, canvassing, and certifying elections? On this page, Bolts maps out each state’s system. It lays out who is responsible for the different ...

One needs only to skim recent headlines to be reminded of the power of state elections officials to shape access to voting. Nebraska’s secretary of state just unilaterally shut down voter registration ...

On enshrining abortion rights in state constitution, and overturning a ban (#3, learn more) Yes ...

As Alaskans consider this fall whether to repeal their new ranked-choice voting election system, leaders of the state’s Native tribes have emerged as key defenders of the system. They’re working to ...

Montana Republicans have been trying to make voting harder, but they’ve hit a wall at the state supreme court. This high court leans liberal in a state that has otherwise grown quite conservative, and ...