2018 election

May 24, 2019 - Watch the new documentary by Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren of Field Studio that takes viewers inside the 2018 Woke Vote effort led by young African American organizers in Southern states to transform voter turnout and elect political progressives.

January 18, 2019 - As the state elections board continues to investigate possible absentee ballot fraud in North Carolina's still-uncertified 9th Congressional District race, U.S. House leaders say they're also prepared to take action if necessary.

December 13, 2018 - While shocking reports emerged from Bladen and Robeson counties about years of absentee ballot fraud, the North Carolina legislature rushed to pass a voter ID bill — which would do nothing to address the problem that's cast doubt on the outcome of a congressional race. That absentee ballots were vulnerable to fraud should have come as no surprise to lawmakers.

December 7, 2018 - The latest tool that industry has used to tilt Georgia's regulatory field against electric utility ratepayers? An outside spending group tied to the faltering nuclear power industry, which helped Georgia Power's candidate of choice hold his seat on the state commission that oversees utilities.

November 30, 2018 - People from outside of Mississippi might look at the latest Senate election results and decide to cut their losses. But those of us in the state have witnessed the changes that organizing has brought, and we know that a movement for liberation requires long-term commitment.

November 30, 2018 - Even after U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's controversial remark about attending a public hanging, outside money poured in to support her election in Mississippi. These are the companies whose contributions to outside spending groups helped her when the chips were down.

November 29, 2018 - Voters in Georgia are preparing for a Dec. 4 runoff election for secretary of state that could impact the future of voting rights in the state for years to come.