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Daniel Nichanian. https://xitter.cf/t.co/vIb1Tme7H9 Editor & founder of @BoltsMag. Local politics, criminal justice, voting rights.

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Fox News' final poll of Maine's Senate race finds a 49/49 tie between Collins and Jackson among likely voters. (Jackson 50/48 among registered voters.) The same likely voter sample says they want Dems to run the Senate by a 53/45 margin. static.foxnews.com/foxnews.c…
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Secretary of state races rarely make headlines, but in most states they decide who runs our elections. This fall, 35 states + D.C. are choosing who oversees voting in 2028. @SUAction is tracking every race. 👇 boltsmag.org/guide-to-contes…

These 35 States Are Deciding Who’ll Run Their Elections

The midterms will usher in a new cast of characters to oversee the next presidential race. They’ll decide how to answer Trump’s orders and how to shape mail voting and registration.

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Please take some time today to read @Hayley__Harding's wild tale of a local election official (with a MAGA talk show host husband) who tried to cancel a bunch of voters' registrations—and how the system caught her. votebeat.org/michigan/2026/1…

What stops a local election official who goes rogue?

It took a village to stop a rogue election official.

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im in this tweet and dont like it
Taniel@Taniel19h
if i refresh my timeline on here one more time, i will see the tweet with the key piece of info that’ll tell me for sure who wins on November 3
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There's a lot of talk right now about what happens *after* votes are cast. So a reminder: Bolts has a state-by-state, 50-state resource on WHO COUNTS AND CERTIFIES the results. Always with the hope that it doesn't end up useful to know, but bookmark it: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ba…

Who Counts Our Elections? - Bolts

Who are the local and state officials who are responsible for counting, canvassing, and certifying elections?

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I feel this tweet deep in my bones...
Taniel@Taniel19h
if i refresh my timeline on here one more time, i will see the tweet with the key piece of info that’ll tell me for sure who wins on November 3
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Chris Duncan spent nearly 30 years on death row in Louisiana before a judge declared him to be innocent, finding his conviction was based on junk science. That judge is now running to lead the office that prosecuted Duncan. boltsmag.org/prosecutor-ouac…

After Finding a Man on Death Row Innocent, a Judge Wants to Lead the Office That Tried Him

Chris Duncan spent decades in prison based on the junk science of since-discredited doctors. Voters in his Northeast Louisiana hometown could elect the judge who freed him as their DA.

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USPS has instituted new policies of delaying postmarking of mail ballot and delivery. ProPublica shows this has led more people's votes to be tossed, *&* that this is affecting disproportionately rural (red) counties with worse service to begin with. propublica.org/article/mail-…

Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service

A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from the agency’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024...

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Note mail voting has skewed so dramatically Dem since 2020 that Dems have often tended to win it even in counties that overall vote R, so a county being very rural doesn't necessarily mean more Ds aren't affected. But this is something many have warned about for months!)
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Louise Lucas, a chief antagonist of Trump and Virginia Republicans (and one of the most vocal proponents of gerrymandering the state earlier this year) is criminally charged by the feds over her marijuana business:
Ryan J. Reilly
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BREAKING: Feds have indicted a high-ranking Virginia Democrat — along with two of her daughters and her grandson— in an alleged criminal scheme involving her marijuana business. nbcnews.com/politics/justice…

High-ranking Virginia state Democrat charged in public corruption case

State Sen. L. Louise Lucas, 82, surrendered to authorities to face charges Thursday, the Justice Department said. She was charged along with a half dozen others including her daughters.

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Sources tell me that members of Sen. Louise Lucas’ family have already been arrested. Sen. Lucas was given until 9 am today to turn herself in. Press conference with the US AG and FBI director is at 10 am.
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The Department of Homeland Security is openly engaging in an unprecedented, partisan campaign to intervene in the midterm elections. My latest piece @NewYorker surveys the effort and looks at what it means at the local level: newyorker.com/news/the-polit…

How ICE Is Targeting the 2026 Midterms

In the run-up to the election, the Trump Administration is turning its immigration crackdown into a desperate hunt for voter fraud.

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Crypto industry alone is now up to an insane $55 million spent trying to defeat Sherrod Brown. politico.com/live-updates/20…
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if i refresh my timeline on here one more time, i will see the tweet with the key piece of info that’ll tell me for sure who wins on November 3
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Always love the @boltsmag annual guide of every election you should be watching ... 650 (!) coming up in a couple weeks! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ba…

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts

Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read...

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The gap in turnout rate grew from 5 points to 5.5 points today.
Taniel@TanielOct 21
Florida gap between Dem & GOP turnout rate was expected to shrink once in-person voting started on Monday, but so far it's still grown (including, so, far, in in-person voting)—reaching 5 percentage points today. As in, 14.5% of Ds and 9.5% of Rs have voted.
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The irony of saying, *within one same sentence,** that you are someone with a positive, substantive vision, in contrast to an opponent you're attacking in such personal terms, again **in the same sentence**, would break most people's brains.
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In unearthed video, Vivek Ramaswamy mocks Amy Acton’s childhood sexual abuse, saying she just “complains about what someone else did to her.” Repulsive.
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Good piece on Brazil’s election:
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Replying to @ishaantharoor
Read in full in the @NewYorker here: newyorker.com/news/global-no…

Lula Faces a Career-Ending Defeat in Brazil’s Presidential Election

Brazil’s once towering leftist leader may soon be swept away by Latin America’s right-wing tide.

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A big stake in the Ohio governor's race: Amy Acton has said she'd keep the current (GOP) governor's moratorium on executions in place. Vivek Ramaswamy has said he'd resume executions. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/…

Ohio candidates for governor differ on death penalty • Ohio Capital Journal

The death penalty could restart in Ohio in 2027, or not, depending on which candidate wins the Ohio governor's race.

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what you should know: —Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia could codify abortion rights in the state constitution; in Idaho, this would reverse the current ban. —But Missouri could reinstate an abortion ban; GOP lawmakers are trying to get voters to go back on their 2024 vote.
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In Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia, voters will decide ballot measures and constitutional amendments to protect abortion access—or, on the contrary, reinstate an abortion ban. Read more in our guide: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ba…

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts

Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read...

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