Native organizers in Alaska are mobilizing to defend ranked choice voting against repeal efforts, viewing it as a crucial system for amplifying their voices in state politics.
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Native Leaders Organize to Defend Alaska's Ranked Choice Voting System - Bolts
The Alaska Federation of Natives is hoping to defeat a November ballot measure that would repeal the state’s new election rules, adopted just fou...
GOP officials' efforts to stop rights restoration in Nebraska has raised fears among people affected: "People are scared they're going to get charged with something if they try to vote and can't vote, so a lot of people will just wash their hands of it."
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Nebraska Reverts to 19th-Century Voting Restrictions, Clouding Rights for Thousands - Bolts
Confusion and fear over voting rights intensifies in Nebraska after top GOP officials shutter registration for people with past felony convictions ...
Did you know? 33 states have supreme court elections this year. They're some of the most important offices on the ballot. For instance, across Arizona and Florida, four justices who voted to uphold abortion bans this spring are up for retention.
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Your State-by-State Guide to the 2024 Supreme Court Elections - Bolts
The article was updated in September 2024 to reflect summer primaries, filing deadlines, and new developments in Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mont...
Personhood laws, says Grace Howard have been used to punish pregnant women deemed to have endangered or harmed their own pregnancies:
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How Pregnancy is Policed: Your Questions Answered - Bolts
An expert on the criminalization of pregnancy responds to questions from Bolts readers on its long history, landmark cases, and new surveillance re...
The odds of being released on parole in Virginia have gone from slim to nearly impossible in recent years under new GOP leadership: In March, the parole board approved just 2 out of 117 cases.
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Under Glenn Youngkin, Parole in Virginia Has Nearly Vanished - Bolts
β€œWhat’s the point of having a second chance available when you’re not willing to give it?”
A fight over a prison closure in California in 2022 offered a window into the challenges of reducing incarceration when local economies are so tied with keeping the status quo, but it also offered glimpses of different possible futures.
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A Future for Susanville - Bolts
This article was produced as a collaboration between Bolts and Inquest. If you drive into Susanville, California from the southwest, one of the f...