Noble Ingram
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Happy Election Day to parts of Texas!
Voters will settle two special elections in Texas today: They’ll choose between two Democrats for a congressional seat in the Houston region, while the GOP is looking to defend a state Senate seat.
The 8 Elections to Watch This January - Bolts
Welcome to 2026, a busy election cycle that’ll determine control of Congress, thousands of prosecutors and sheriffs, and the governors of most states. That’s all on the horizon, though. Kicking... Read More
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January 31, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Happy Election Day to parts of Texas!
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“Democrats hold the narrowest of majorities in Maine and Pennsylvania’s state Houses. They now need to defend vacant seats to retain their edge in each through the end of the year.”
That and a bunch more in @taniel.bsky.social’s What’s on the Ballot guide for February:
That and a bunch more in @taniel.bsky.social’s What’s on the Ballot guide for February:
NEW in Bolts: Our guide to the elections to watch in February includes special elections for two legislative chambers, referendums on billions of dollars in school funding, and the election for Mikie Sherrill’s likely successor in Congress.
The 20 Elections to Watch This February - Bolts
Democrats hold the narrowest of majorities in Maine and Pennsylvania’s state Houses. They now need to defend vacant seats to retain their edge in each through the end of the... Read More
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January 29, 2026 at 5:39 PM
“Democrats hold the narrowest of majorities in Maine and Pennsylvania’s state Houses. They now need to defend vacant seats to retain their edge in each through the end of the year.”
That and a bunch more in @taniel.bsky.social’s What’s on the Ballot guide for February:
That and a bunch more in @taniel.bsky.social’s What’s on the Ballot guide for February:
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in ≈20 states this year, sheriffs who have joined ICE's 287(g) program are up for reelection
i found that a small number of sheriffs are actually representing counties that rejected Trump & voted Harris in 2024.
and they're up for reelection in 2026.
Learn more: boltsmag.org/criminal-jus...
i found that a small number of sheriffs are actually representing counties that rejected Trump & voted Harris in 2024.
and they're up for reelection in 2026.
Learn more: boltsmag.org/criminal-jus...
January 27, 2026 at 7:13 PM
in ≈20 states this year, sheriffs who have joined ICE's 287(g) program are up for reelection
i found that a small number of sheriffs are actually representing counties that rejected Trump & voted Harris in 2024.
and they're up for reelection in 2026.
Learn more: boltsmag.org/criminal-jus...
i found that a small number of sheriffs are actually representing counties that rejected Trump & voted Harris in 2024.
and they're up for reelection in 2026.
Learn more: boltsmag.org/criminal-jus...
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This week's newsletter features a preview of the roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year and covers a Massachusetts reform that could give abuse survivors a pathway out of prison. Plus, we're watching two elections in Texas this week:
Local ICE contracts loom large in 2026 sheriff elections
Plus, a pathway out of prison for Massachusetts survivors
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January 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
This week's newsletter features a preview of the roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year and covers a Massachusetts reform that could give abuse survivors a pathway out of prison. Plus, we're watching two elections in Texas this week:
The @boltsmag.org team wants to hear from you: Do you have questions about how local leaders, state officials and activists on the ground are responding to ICE?
Let us know and we will do our best to answer them.
boltsmag.org/send-us-your...
Let us know and we will do our best to answer them.
boltsmag.org/send-us-your...
Send Us Your Questions on Local and State Responses to ICE - Bolts
The killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and other scenes of violence by ICE and Border Patrol agents this month are startling reminders of the turmoil that... Read More
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January 28, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The @boltsmag.org team wants to hear from you: Do you have questions about how local leaders, state officials and activists on the ground are responding to ICE?
Let us know and we will do our best to answer them.
boltsmag.org/send-us-your...
Let us know and we will do our best to answer them.
boltsmag.org/send-us-your...
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Eleven American Samoans in Alaska face serious prison time for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. Theirs is a wild story of colonialism, cops, “voter fraud” panic, small-town beef, and family. I spent months on this + am so glad to now be able to share it: boltsmag.org/prosecuted-f...
Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It - Bolts
In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public official...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Eleven American Samoans in Alaska face serious prison time for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. Theirs is a wild story of colonialism, cops, “voter fraud” panic, small-town beef, and family. I spent months on this + am so glad to now be able to share it: boltsmag.org/prosecuted-f...
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2025 was just as busy as 2024, so we’ll forgive you if you missed some of our articles at @boltsmag.org!
Our team chose just 10 of our favorite pieces of the year. It was very hard to choose—but these are articles I'd love for you to not miss.
(And: thank you for reading us!) 🧵
Our team chose just 10 of our favorite pieces of the year. It was very hard to choose—but these are articles I'd love for you to not miss.
(And: thank you for reading us!) 🧵
December 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
2025 was just as busy as 2024, so we’ll forgive you if you missed some of our articles at @boltsmag.org!
Our team chose just 10 of our favorite pieces of the year. It was very hard to choose—but these are articles I'd love for you to not miss.
(And: thank you for reading us!) 🧵
Our team chose just 10 of our favorite pieces of the year. It was very hard to choose—but these are articles I'd love for you to not miss.
(And: thank you for reading us!) 🧵
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We've entered the final hours of our fundraising drive. If you value Bolts—if you read us to understand the forces shaping the country, or rely on our election night cheat sheets—this is your chance: Support us today to sustain us into 2026!
Support Bolts
We are a nonprofit publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change, from the local up, and we need reader support to build our journalism.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We've entered the final hours of our fundraising drive. If you value Bolts—if you read us to understand the forces shaping the country, or rely on our election night cheat sheets—this is your chance: Support us today to sustain us into 2026!
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Thanks to all those who’ve helped Bolts over the last few days! I just checked, and we’re now at roughly 93% of the goal we set… with 3 days of year-end push to go. We’re excited to enter 2026 with such a strong bedrock!
At boltsmag.org, we’re now in final week of our winter fundraiser — we’ve reached more than 85% of the goal we’d set on November 1.
We’re gonna push hard till then to create a lot of room for reporting trips, artwork, freelancing, & all the stuff that
makes you value our journalism. Join us!
We’re gonna push hard till then to create a lot of room for reporting trips, artwork, freelancing, & all the stuff that
makes you value our journalism. Join us!
Support Bolts
We are a nonprofit publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change, from the local up, and we need reader support to build our journalism.
boltsmag.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Thanks to all those who’ve helped Bolts over the last few days! I just checked, and we’re now at roughly 93% of the goal we set… with 3 days of year-end push to go. We’re excited to enter 2026 with such a strong bedrock!
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“Grace periods” for late-arriving mail ballots were not controversial until very recently. (Kansas lawmakers voted *163-1* for a grace period in 2017!)
But Trump wants them banned, so red states have lately rushed to help him. Ohio just joined the list:
boltsmag.org/ohio-ends-gr...
But Trump wants them banned, so red states have lately rushed to help him. Ohio just joined the list:
boltsmag.org/ohio-ends-gr...
Ohio Bans Grace Periods for Mail Ballots, Fulfilling Trump’s Wishes - Bolts
Ohio is the fourth GOP-run state this year to ban ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after. A Supreme Court case could force that policy nationwide next year.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“Grace periods” for late-arriving mail ballots were not controversial until very recently. (Kansas lawmakers voted *163-1* for a grace period in 2017!)
But Trump wants them banned, so red states have lately rushed to help him. Ohio just joined the list:
boltsmag.org/ohio-ends-gr...
But Trump wants them banned, so red states have lately rushed to help him. Ohio just joined the list:
boltsmag.org/ohio-ends-gr...
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The Florida supreme court today rejected challenges to a recent law that allows death sentences by split juries.
Nearly all other states with the death penalty require juries to be unanimous.
flcourts-media.flcou...
Nearly all other states with the death penalty require juries to be unanimous.
flcourts-media.flcou...
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Florida supreme court today rejected challenges to a recent law that allows death sentences by split juries.
Nearly all other states with the death penalty require juries to be unanimous.
flcourts-media.flcou...
Nearly all other states with the death penalty require juries to be unanimous.
flcourts-media.flcou...
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A quite startling overperformance for Democrats in tonight's special election for a state Senate seat in Kentucky:
Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%.
He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.
Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%.
He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.
December 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A quite startling overperformance for Democrats in tonight's special election for a state Senate seat in Kentucky:
Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%.
He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.
Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%.
He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.
Last week, our newsletter covered a citizen commission’s struggle to address police misconduct in Illinois, a recap of major Democratic victories in state legislatures and results from recent elections in Miami, Albuquerque and elsewhere.
Stay tuned for this week’s!
mailchi.mp/boltsmag/new...
Stay tuned for this week’s!
mailchi.mp/boltsmag/new...
A citizen commission struggles to reform its city’s police
Plus, Dems flip 25 state legislative seats this year
mailchi.mp
December 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Last week, our newsletter covered a citizen commission’s struggle to address police misconduct in Illinois, a recap of major Democratic victories in state legislatures and results from recent elections in Miami, Albuquerque and elsewhere.
Stay tuned for this week’s!
mailchi.mp/boltsmag/new...
Stay tuned for this week’s!
mailchi.mp/boltsmag/new...
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Bolts reporting on the results of state legislative elections this year was featured yesterday on MS NOW @arimelber.bsky.social.
Watch the full video: www.ms.now/the-beat-...
And read more in our reporting: boltsmag.org/legisla...
Watch the full video: www.ms.now/the-beat-...
And read more in our reporting: boltsmag.org/legisla...
December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Bolts reporting on the results of state legislative elections this year was featured yesterday on MS NOW @arimelber.bsky.social.
Watch the full video: www.ms.now/the-beat-...
And read more in our reporting: boltsmag.org/legisla...
Watch the full video: www.ms.now/the-beat-...
And read more in our reporting: boltsmag.org/legisla...
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The Massey Commission was established after Sonya Massey was killed by a sheriff's deputy in her own home. I followed along for 9 months as its members tried to enact real policing & mental health reforms – & grappled w/ the limits of these commissions to effect change: boltsmag.org/sonya-massey...
A Police Killing Drew National Protests. At Home, a Commission Struggles with How to Make a Difference. - Bolts
Part I: “I’m going to still try” On July 6, 2024, the morning after Sonya Massey was murdered by a Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy, a local citizen journalist named Calvin... Read More
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December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Massey Commission was established after Sonya Massey was killed by a sheriff's deputy in her own home. I followed along for 9 months as its members tried to enact real policing & mental health reforms – & grappled w/ the limits of these commissions to effect change: boltsmag.org/sonya-massey...
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CONFIRMED: Eileen Higgins, a Democrat, will be the new mayor of Miami.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
CONFIRMED: Eileen Higgins, a Democrat, will be the new mayor of Miami.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.
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The police killing of Sonya Massey ignited protests throughout the country. In Illinois, a civilian commission met over the last year to debate changes—holding tense, difficult meetings.
This story follows the commission for months—and captures just how agonizing these processes can be.
NEW:
This story follows the commission for months—and captures just how agonizing these processes can be.
NEW:
A Police Killing Drew National Protests. At Home, a Commission Struggles with How to Make a Difference. - Bolts
Part I: “I’m going to still try” On July 6, 2024, the morning after Sonya Massey was murdered by a Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy, a local citizen journalist named Calvin... Read More
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December 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The police killing of Sonya Massey ignited protests throughout the country. In Illinois, a civilian commission met over the last year to debate changes—holding tense, difficult meetings.
This story follows the commission for months—and captures just how agonizing these processes can be.
NEW:
This story follows the commission for months—and captures just how agonizing these processes can be.
NEW:
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Folks, this redistricting landscape is as confusing as it is outrageous. The VRA case. CA. TX. UT. FL. VA. IN. NC. MD... So, at Bolts we're doing a reader Q&A to answer some of your questions.
But to do that, we need to know what's perplexing you most, what you're left wondering.
Let me know! (↓)
But to do that, we need to know what's perplexing you most, what you're left wondering.
Let me know! (↓)
December 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Folks, this redistricting landscape is as confusing as it is outrageous. The VRA case. CA. TX. UT. FL. VA. IN. NC. MD... So, at Bolts we're doing a reader Q&A to answer some of your questions.
But to do that, we need to know what's perplexing you most, what you're left wondering.
Let me know! (↓)
But to do that, we need to know what's perplexing you most, what you're left wondering.
Let me know! (↓)
📣 Super unique opportunity here: All you have to do is follow @boltsmag.org and you’ll be providing real financial support for our independent journalism.
These funds will go a long way in helping us cover the people and policies shaping local politics in 2026.
These funds will go a long way in helping us cover the people and policies shaping local politics in 2026.
I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
📣 Super unique opportunity here: All you have to do is follow @boltsmag.org and you’ll be providing real financial support for our independent journalism.
These funds will go a long way in helping us cover the people and policies shaping local politics in 2026.
These funds will go a long way in helping us cover the people and policies shaping local politics in 2026.
Do you have questions about states that are redistricting and how new voting maps could affect midterm elections next year?
If so, we want to hear from you. Share your Qs with us and we will answer as many as we can. ⬇️
boltsmag.org/how-is-mid-d...
If so, we want to hear from you. Share your Qs with us and we will answer as many as we can. ⬇️
boltsmag.org/how-is-mid-d...
How Is Mid-Decade Redistricting Upending the Midterms? Send Us Your Questions. - Bolts
Redistricting is on the political agenda of state governments all over the country this year, an unusual trend for the middle of a decade. Spurred by President Trump, Texas adopted... Read More
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December 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Do you have questions about states that are redistricting and how new voting maps could affect midterm elections next year?
If so, we want to hear from you. Share your Qs with us and we will answer as many as we can. ⬇️
boltsmag.org/how-is-mid-d...
If so, we want to hear from you. Share your Qs with us and we will answer as many as we can. ⬇️
boltsmag.org/how-is-mid-d...
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So, you know how people say stuff like, "just repost this & you'll have supported journalism"?
But this time... it's literally true!
Russ has offered to donate to Bolts for each repost this ⬇️ gets or each follow @boltsmag.org gets—up to a sum way higher than we're at.
let's make this go viral!
But this time... it's literally true!
Russ has offered to donate to Bolts for each repost this ⬇️ gets or each follow @boltsmag.org gets—up to a sum way higher than we're at.
let's make this go viral!
You can help Bolts continue to provide crucial coverage of local elections. Here's how:
- Repost this = I donate $1.
- Follow @boltsmag.org = I donate $1.
- Donate (link below) + tell me how much = I match your donation.
(Donate monthly = I match a year's worth)
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- Follow @boltsmag.org = I donate $1.
- Donate (link below) + tell me how much = I match your donation.
(Donate monthly = I match a year's worth)
Support Bolts
We are a nonprofit publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change, from the local up, and we need reader support to build our journalism.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
So, you know how people say stuff like, "just repost this & you'll have supported journalism"?
But this time... it's literally true!
Russ has offered to donate to Bolts for each repost this ⬇️ gets or each follow @boltsmag.org gets—up to a sum way higher than we're at.
let's make this go viral!
But this time... it's literally true!
Russ has offered to donate to Bolts for each repost this ⬇️ gets or each follow @boltsmag.org gets—up to a sum way higher than we're at.
let's make this go viral!
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We’re thrilled to announce that @ethanscorey.bsky.social has joined Bolts as our research editor. He has contributed to Bolts in the past, and will now be taking charge of the fact-checking process for our stories: We take the importance of getting it right very seriously. Welcome, Ethan!
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that @ethanscorey.bsky.social has joined Bolts as our research editor. He has contributed to Bolts in the past, and will now be taking charge of the fact-checking process for our stories: We take the importance of getting it right very seriously. Welcome, Ethan!
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You can help Bolts continue to provide crucial coverage of local elections. Here's how:
- Repost this = I donate $1.
- Follow @boltsmag.org = I donate $1.
- Donate (link below) + tell me how much = I match your donation.
(Donate monthly = I match a year's worth)
- Repost this = I donate $1.
- Follow @boltsmag.org = I donate $1.
- Donate (link below) + tell me how much = I match your donation.
(Donate monthly = I match a year's worth)
Support Bolts
We are a nonprofit publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change, from the local up, and we need reader support to build our journalism.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
You can help Bolts continue to provide crucial coverage of local elections. Here's how:
- Repost this = I donate $1.
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- Donate (link below) + tell me how much = I match your donation.
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(Donate monthly = I match a year's worth)
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JUST IN: Democrats have flipped the mayor's office in Roswell, Georgia, in tonight's runoff.
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
JUST IN: Democrats have flipped the mayor's office in Roswell, Georgia, in tonight's runoff.
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)