American Democracy hinges on a lot of elections we don’t know about
If you’re concerned about this upcoming election beyond the big ticket national elections, you will need to have this guide from Bolts Magazine:
This week, we published our cheat sheet of the elections we are closely watching up and down the ballot, with explanations of why they matter.
The primer currently features 468 elections and ballot measures that will affect national and local power and policy on Nov. 8. You can explore it all bit by bit, or jump to specific sections, such as sheriffs, school boards, attorneys general, criminal justice– or housing– related ballot measures, and control of the U.S. Senate. (Yes, Congress matters as well!)
It builds on the myriad guides we have published all year, including on all secretaries of state elections and supreme court elections, or on elections where abortion access is on the line, as well as on our deep reporting on the stakes of the most critical prosecutor, sheriff, secretary of state, judge, and governor elections and referenda.
Think of our cheat sheet as a living document. We expect the number to grow in weeks ahead as other elections come to our attention, and we will be updating the page on and after Nov. 8 when the results are known; we will also release a printable version in early November.
Check it out. It’s important.