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NEW: If you care about politics & criminal justice, this one is for you. My all-out guide to 33 pivotal races for prosecutor & sheriff next month, & how they'll shape incarceration & policing: boltsmag.org/prosecutor-and…

The folks at Bolts are doing incredible work. Maybe the best source out there for understanding the significance of key/bellwether local races and questions across the country.

Big: The Pennsylvania supreme court just issued a ruling that''ll make it easier for people to vote if their mail ballot has been tossed for a technical error. votebeat.org/pennsylvania/2… Ruling was 4-3. Remember I told you last year this court would matter? x.com/Taniel/status/…

New Mexico restored voting rights to 1000s of people w/ felonies last yr. But celebrations turned into "a year of frustration" as organizers discovered state officials had been wrongly denying ppl their right to vote for decades. My latest for Bolts boltsmag.org/voting-rights-…

NEW: U.S. citizens are among the voters removed in Virginia’s controversial purge. Nadra Wilson of Lynchburg, Va., had her registration canceled. "I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. — I'm a citizen," Wilson told NPR. npr.org/2024/10/29/nx-…

A reminder as people go vote: Millions of people are barred from voting due to convictions. In some states, this accounts for up to 10% of voting-age population! Just a startling amount. Harshest are states with lifetime bans — you can lose your right for life for any felony.

From today thru 12/31, @Newsmatch will match your donations to Bolts. If you start a new monthly subscription, your first monthly gift is matched x12! That means more $$ for records, reporting trips, and fact checking 👏 boltsmag.org/donate-page/do…

County court wrongly listed people as felons, canceling voting rights phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-c…

The Letter to the Editor that the Baltimore Sun won't publish:

*3* people, out of more than 1,000 eligible, voted from the Jefferson County (Denver suburbs) jail in November 2022, per the county clerk. Colorado recently passed a law forcing jails to offer in-person voting. Now, JeffCo reports hundreds of jail voters so far this cycle:

Alex Burness Last week's in person voting event was a highlight of my career. Jeffco Sheriff also arranged for a new voter to speak with us and it brought me to tears. I'm pretty lucky to get to do this work. youtu.be/CbH_WIE4kUg?si…

As election night nears, open or bookmark our guide to tonight's elections and to the hundreds of races we are watching. Bolts will update the page with a result once it is known: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-b…

If you’re nervously killing time before polls close: 1. Follow Bolts 2. Subscribe—it’s free: boltsmag.org/newsletter/ 3. Consider a donation: boltsmag.org/donate-page/do… 4. Open up this jumbo Taniel ballot guide and stay tuned: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-b…