Hurricane Ian’s Impact on Florida’s Elections
Hurricane Ian blazed a trail of devastation across Florida just a month before the Nov. 8 midterm elections. Here’s how the storm is impacting the state’s elections this year.

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Hurricane Ian blazed a trail of devastation across Florida just a month before the Nov. 8 midterm elections. Here’s how the storm is impacting the state’s elections this year.
During the midterm elections, 88 of the country’s 99 state legislative chambers will hold elections. In several states, partisan control over the legislature is on the line, determined by voters this November and crucial to the future of democracy.
In our latest candidate Q&A of the 2022 cycle, Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Chris Jones lays out his pro-democracy platform.
In our latest candidate Q&A of the 2022 cycle, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) lays out his pro-democracy platform.
In our latest candidate Q&A of the 2022 cycle, Ohio secretary of state candidate Chelsea Clark lays out her pro-democracy platform.
In our latest candidate Q&A of the 2022 cycle, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) lays out his pro-democracy platform.
On June 29, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed House Bill 1878, a sweeping election overhaul that reads like a fantasy novel for right-wing election conspiracists, into law. Here’s what’s in the 58-page bill and why it’s already facing two legal challenges.
In our latest candidate Q&A of the 2022 cycle, Georgia secretary of state candidate Bee Nguyen lays out her pro-democracy platform.
When list maintenance is done without proper safeguards, this routine process can lead to the removal of otherwise eligible voters. A number of Republican-led states in the last few years have enacted laws that could make this more likely.
In many states, when thwarted by the courts from enacting legislation, lawmakers are attacking the courts instead. In today’s Data Dive, we walk through a recent report that highlights the laws that would undermine the role of courts.