KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE State supreme court elections are often ignored by the public and the media, but they can have a dramatic impact on public policy, especially in the post-Roe v. Wade era, when abortion policy is being sent back to the states. Numerically, 2024 is a very big year for such elections: They will be held in 33 states. And in several of those states, ideological control of the court could shift depending on the results. This year, Michigan, Ohio, Montana, North Carolina, Kentucky, Arizona, and Florida will be home to some of the most consequential supreme court elections.
"The story is less at [the U.S. Department of Justice] than with sheriffs and prosecutors at the local level, mostly the county level." But how do you tell that story when local news is in decline?
In a historic victory, Democrats have gained their first majority on the Board of Commissioners in Dauphin County since at least 1919 and possibly ever after Republican Chad Saylor conceded to Democrat Justin Douglas following this month’s elections. Notably, the county includes the state capital of.
Democrats flipped a critical Pennsylvania county commission for the first time in over 100 years. Dauphin County houses the state capital of Harrisburg, and the Democrat who won has vowed to expand ballot access and ballot curing, which Dauphin didn’t allow under Republican rule.