Supporters of Arizona’s Prop 312 want unhoused people pushed into treatment. But Will Knight of the National Homelessness Law Center says that mental illness is a “real easy myth to sell” compared to confronting economic issues like high housing costs.
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The Next Front in the Fight Over Homelessness Is on the Arizona Ballot - Bolts
Conservatives want to force cities to either use police to force unhoused people into treatment, or pay up.
We get this question all the time: What are the big races I should know about? Our team does its best to to answer in our cheat sheet to Tuesday's elections, with items you're bound to find interesting across many issue areas:
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2024 General Elections - Bolts
Bolts guides you through more than 500 elections up and down the ballot, and why they matter.
Since Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn took office in January 2017, at least 65 people have died in the jail he oversees. Most of the people are held there pre-trial, meaning they have never been convicted of their alleged crime.
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North Texas Sheriff Running for Reelection Faces Grief and Anger Over Rising Jail Deaths  - Bolts
Advocates and families of people who died in the Tarrant County jail have called for outside intervention and the resignation of Sheriff Bill Waybo...
Which sheriff races could transform immigration policy? What U.S. Senate races will decide control of the chamber? Our cheat sheet walks through more than 500 elections we’re tracking:
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2024 General Elections - Bolts
Bolts guides you through more than 500 elections up and down the ballot, and why they matter.
Arizona’s Prop 312 would punish cities that don’t crack down on homeless encampments, part of a national push to ramp up policing. Critics say this would strain resources and harm the people who need support.
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The Next Front in the Fight Over Homelessness Is on the Arizona Ballot - Bolts
Conservatives want to force cities to either use police to force unhoused people into treatment, or pay up.
Bolts has created a resource, “Who Counts Our Elections,” that details who processes, counts, and certifies results in each state, and how they come to be in office. As we approach November, you can learn, in your state, what offices play what role:
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Who Counts Our Elections? - Bolts
Who are the local and state officials who are responsible for counting, canvassing, and certifying elections?
Labor is on the ballot in 11 days. Four states are voting on minimum wage increases, Nebraska is considering paid sick leave, and Massachusetts may allow rideshare drivers to unionize. Our primer walks you through critical ballot measures, issue by issue:
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2024 General Elections - Bolts
Bolts guides you through more than 500 elections up and down the ballot, and why they matter.
Here is your guide to more than 500 elections to watch closely up and down the ballot — from secretaries of state and senators to prosecutors and judges — and why they matter.
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2024 General Elections - Bolts
Bolts guides you through more than 500 elections up and down the ballot, and why they matter.
The Nebraska Supreme Court this month ordered state officials to immediately comply with two laws that allow people to regain voting rights after completing their felony sentences.
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Nebraskans Rush to Undo Harm, After Court Rebuffs GOP Bid to Block Thousands of Voters - Bolts
Tens of thousands of Nebraskans who’d been blocked for months from registering to vote regained ballot access on Wednesday, though with little ti...
The Georgia supreme court this afternoon unanimously refused to reinstate changes made by the state’s Republican-run election board that could have delayed the certification of the results. The changes, which were blocked by a local judge last week, included a new requirement to hand-count ballots.
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Georgia Supreme Court rejects Republican effort to restore last-minute election rules
The Georgia Supreme Court denied an effort to reinstate rules imposed by the State Election Board, including a requirement that ballots be counted ...