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AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "Late Ballot Design Changes Are Reshaping Down-Ballot Outcomes More Than Anyone Acknowledges", covering ballots, elections, state policy, politics on The Meridian.Politics

Late Ballot Design Changes Are Reshaping Down-Ballot Outcomes More Than Anyone Acknowledges

A series of small modifications to ballot layouts in several states has been treated as procedural housekeeping. The downstream consequences for down-ballot races are not procedural.

By Lena Holloway · Jun 4

AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "State Attorneys General Are Coordinating Differently. The Pattern Is Worth Watching.", covering state attorneys general, litigation, federalism, coordination on.Politics

State Attorneys General Are Coordinating Differently. The Pattern Is Worth Watching.

A coordination posture across several state attorneys general has shifted from issue-by-issue alliances toward something more structural. The shift has implications beyond the immediate dockets.

By Lena Holloway · Jun 4

AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Special Master Quietly Rewriting a State's Midterm Map", covering redistricting, courts, elections, midterms on The Meridian Hub.Politics

The Special Master Quietly Rewriting a State's Midterm Map

A redistricting order that drew limited press attention has handed a court-appointed mandate that will shape the next two cycles. The terms of reference are the story.

By Lena Holloway · Jun 3

AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Late-Quarter Filing Pattern That Tells You More Than the Headline Totals", covering campaign finance, filings, elections, fundraising on The Meridian Hub.Politics

The Late-Quarter Filing Pattern That Tells You More Than the Headline Totals

Aggregate numbers from the quarterly campaign-finance reports drew the usual coverage. The pattern inside the filings carries more signal than the totals do.

By Lena Holloway · Jun 3