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2024年11月5日 — 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 …
Trump Allies Gain Power Over Elections in Arizona’s Largest County
6 小时之前 — Justin Heap, an Arizona lawmaker who has pushed for severe voting restrictions and whose campaign was led by an indicted 2020 “fake elector” for Donald Trump, has won control of one of the country’s most important local elections offices.. Voters in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and most of Arizona’s population, elected Heap last week to be their next county …
Voters Dismiss Two of California’s Leading Progressive Prosecutors
4 天之前 — Alameda DA Pamela Price speaks to media on March 7, 2024. (Facebook/Alameda County District Attorney’s Office) In the intervening years, the fountain of money that fueled progressive wins back in 2020 has slowed to a trickle: Democratic megadonor George Soros spent nearly $2.5 million on Gascón’s initial election, only to avoid the race entirely this time …
Arizonans Defeat Three GOP Measures That Would Have …
5 天之前 — Republican lawmakers in Arizona placed a slew of constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall to limit the recourse available to voters to hold politicians and courts accountable and to take matters into their own hands. Arizonans on Tuesday rejected those proposals. They voted down Prop 137 ...
Downballot Stakes: Your Questions Answered - Bolts
2024年10月23日 — 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 ago, from the role of state …
Ohioans Reject Redistricting Reform, Protecting GOP Gerrymanders
6 天之前 — Ohioans on Tuesday rejected Issue 1, a ballot measure that would have created a new independent redistricting commission and stripped elected politicians of their power to draw congressional and legislative districts. The result is a blow to the democracy organizations that have been combating ...
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2024 General Elections - Bolts
Arizona Prop 139: On establishing a right to abortion access.: Yes: California: San Francisco Prop O: On shoring up local protections for abortion rights.: Colorado Amendment 79: On establishing a right to abortion access.: Yes: Florida Amendment 4: On establishing a right to abortion access, overturning a 6-week ban.: No: Maryland Question 1: On establishing a right to reproductive …
What’s on Your Local Ballots: Your Questions Answered
2024年10月11日 — 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.
Anti-Gerrymandering Groups Warn That Ohio’s Ballot Language Is ...
2024年10月28日 — When Songgu Kwon went to the polls earlier this month, he was eager to help Ohio adopt an independent redistricting commission. The comic book writer and illustrator, who lives near Athens, dislikes the process with which politicians have carved up Ohio into congressional and legislative districts that favor them, enabling Republicans to lock in large …
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.