We’re only days removed from the political earthquake in New York City’s mayoral race, but the election calendar matches on: ...

Republicans already know their nominee for lieutenant governor: John Reid, a conservative radio show host, is the sole candidate despite a failed effort by Governor Glenn Youngkin to push him out of ...

Candidates bring up a criminal case that occurred on their opponent’s watch, and use it to attack them for being too lenient.

A new Oklahoma law adds to a string of GOP-run states that have undercut direct democracy by piling on onerous new ...

In North Dakota as elsewhere, Native voters face a triple threat: judges targeting the VRA, Trump officials hostile to ...

Some 30 years ago, volunteers with Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign knocked on Patty Hernandez’s door in Denver.

Arizona Prop 139: On establishing a right to abortion access.: Yes: California: San Francisco Prop O: On shoring up local protections for abortion rights.: Yes: Colorado Amendment 79: On establishing ...

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 ...

In December 2020, on the eve of taking the reins as the district attorney of Los Angeles County, George Gascón was up late trying to make a decision.He’d been elected weeks earlier on promises to ...

Note: Officials who are part of the criminal legal system are also gate-keepers to voting. Most people in county jails remain eligible to vote, but the officials who run the jails (typically sheriffs) ...