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Elections 2022
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It’s been almost 100 days since Dobbs. What has changed?
Analysis | The ruling on abortion has changed the country, impacting those already most vulnerable and unleashing a new political energy.
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With midterms looming, Georgia officials are grappling with challenges from election deniers
A law in Georgia that lets people and groups submit an unlimited number of challenges to voters’ eligibility is causing ‘headaches’ for election workers as they try to prepare for ballots to be cast in the state’s crucial races.
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s IVF experiences are informing her positions on abortion
A national 15-week ban introduced by Sen. Lindsay Graham prompted the Illinois Democrat, who’s up for reelection this year, to talk about how such restrictions could make IVF more difficult.
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Why Kansas' Democratic governor isn't talking about abortion on the campaign trail
Despite a huge rejection of abortion restrictions in Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly, up for reelection this fall, isn't talking about abortion rights.
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Stacey Abrams: It is ‘wrong’ to compare her refusal to concede with Trump’s stolen election rhetoric
Republicans have continued to call Abrams’ actions in 2018 the original “Big Lie.” As Abrams runs for Georgia governor again, she wants to be clear she’s here to defend democracy.
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Democrats urge Biden administration to use HIPAA to protect abortion rights and privacy
In a letter first shared with The 19th, 30 senators wrote to the health and human services secretary urging him to take action.
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The 19th Explains: Senate races we’re watching in 2022
On the ballot are the country’s first Latina senator, two Black women trying to flip seats, a Republican woman who voted for Trump’s impeachment — and possibly abortion.
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Will an abortion petition be on the ballot in Michigan in November? It’s up to a court.
A ballot measure that would put a right to an abortion in the Michigan Constitution is in front of the state Supreme Court after a four-member board deadlocked on a challenge that described formatting and spacing errors.
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In Massachusetts, a civil rights leader is challenging a 27-year incumbent over voting rights
Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston chapter of the NAACP, is running in the Democratic primary for secretary of state.
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Why women are setting the new midterms conversation
Analysis | Two GOP women pollsters talk about abortion, democracy and the changing dynamics of this year’s elections.