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In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Donald Trump and his allies filed over 60 lawsuits to overturn results in states he lost. Courts rejected all of Trump’s attempts to halt the certification of ...

As always, this guide is not an exhaustive list of all elections in May, but just our selection of the races to monitor. Voters are also deciding city councilors and county commissioners all around ...

Audience engagement editor Noble Ingram is the audience engagement editor for Bolts. He focuses on facilitating conversations between readers and the newsroom and has worked for a variety of news ...

Our guide to hundreds of elections to watch closely up and down the ballot, from judges and senators to secretaries of state and mayors.

Who are the local and state officials responsible for counting, canvassing, and certifying elections? On this page, Bolts maps out each state’s system. It lays out who is responsible for the different ...

Our database compiles, state-by-state, the local officials who are responsible for administering elections at the county and municipal level.