Adam Edelman
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Liberals gain control of the Wisconsin state Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years
The victory of Janet Protasiewicz over conservative Dan Kelly will allow the court's new liberal majority to determine the future of key issues like abortion rights. → Read More
Following a big year, more states push ranked-choice voting
Ranked-choice voting is having a moment. In 2023, legislatures in at least 14 states will consider bills that would move to this increasingly popular model. → Read More
Virginia bill would count a fetus as a car passenger in HOV lanes
Reproductive rights advocates warn that the bill is the latest attempt by anti-abortion Republicans to cut away at abortion rights by pushing "personhood" laws. → Read More
HBCU students in Georgia face an extra obstacle in voting
Under Georgia law, public colleges and university students can use their student ID to vote. But those at private schools — including seven out of 10 HBCUs — cannot. → Read More
How Georgia's new voting law affects the Senate runoff
SB 202 shortened the time between a general election and a runoff — condensing deadlines for voting by mail and effectively shrinking the early in-person voting period. → Read More
Election officials are bracing for conspiracy-fueled threats — while still hoping for the best
Ongoing harassment and concerning incidents at drop boxes in swing states fueled by 2020 conspiracies, as well as the prospect of counting delays, have many workers on high alert. → Read More
In 5 key battlegrounds, most GOP state legislative nominees are election deniers, report finds
Experts warn that if enough are elected, Republican majorities in the state houses of these crucial battlegrounds could have the power to rewrite election laws. → Read More
Democrats struggle with message on inflation in final midterm push
With three weeks to go until Election Day, the economy remains a central worry for voters. → Read More
Third-party candidate upends race for governor in reliably blue Oregon
Betsy Johnson, a Democrat-turned-independent, is siphoning votes from Democrat Tina Kotek, threatening to give Oregon its first Republican governor in decades. → Read More
Nevada Democrats sound alarm as election denier leads secretary of state race
Jim Marchant, the GOP nominee in the Nevada secretary of state race, continues to poll ahead of his Democratic opponent despite a smaller presence on the trail. → Read More
In key battlegrounds, GOP onslaught of crime ads tightens Senate races
The strategy, while not new, appears to be resonating particularly in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, alarming some Wisconsin Democrats. → Read More
Election deniers advanced to November ballots in 27 states, report finds
The results of the November contests could have a tremendous impact on future elections, including 2024, when former President Donald Trump may seek re-election. → Read More
GOP Senate hopefuls look to emerge from a summer slump, but fall recriminations are already flying
Across eight key states, Republican-aligned groups plan to bombard the airwaves with a nine-figure ad blitz that begins Tuesday. → Read More
Trump-backed Tim Michels wins the GOP nomination for governor in Wisconsin
Michels will face Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in what will be one of the top battleground state showdowns of the year, according to NBC News. → Read More
Kansans vote to uphold abortion rights in their state
The proposed amendment was the first time anywhere in the U.S. that voters cast ballots on abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. → Read More
Why Colorado's Democratic secretary of state won't stop warning about 'insider threats'
Despite new security measures enacted by her office, Jena Griswold says the Jan. 6 hearings have only underscored the ongoing risks to elections in her state and beyond. → Read More
Justice Thomas cites debunked claim that Covid vaccines are made with cells from 'aborted children'
Thomas cited the claims in a dissent to the Supreme Court’s refusal to take up a challenge by health care workers who opposed New York's vaccine mandate on religious grounds. → Read More
‘Impeachment No. 3’: Jan. 6 panel isn’t swaying these swing-state Republicans
For some in politically volatile Washoe County, Nevada, the committee has hardened partisan views, spawned more conspiracies or deepened fealty toward Trump. → Read More
Adam Laxalt wins Nevada Republican Senate primary, will face Cortez Masto
Laxalt’s victory was also one for Trump, whose record in picking winners in Republican primaries this year has been mixed. → Read More
'Outsider' in Nevada’s GOP Senate primary surges, rattling Trump's pick
There are signs that grassroots support is propelling Sam Brown, a retired U.S. Army captain, though Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general, maintains a solid lead in public polls. → Read More