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3 really great pieces in @bolts.bsky.social in recent days 1️⃣ Colorado is poised to become the 1st state in the nation to require all jails to set up polling centers, so people detained there during elections can vote. A major development: boltsmag.org/colorado-vot...

Colorado Lawmakers Pass First-in-Nation Mandate for Voting Centers in Jailsboltsmag.org People held in county jails typically retain the right to vote but face enormous hurdles to actually casting a ballot. The legislature adopted a bill meant to remedy the issue.

2️⃣ Virginia prosecutors are pressuring defendants to agree to waive their rights against unreasonable police searchers... years into the future (!!). Now it's in Glenn Youngkin's hands, as he vetoed a bill to end the practice. Lauren Gill reports: boltsmag.org/fourth-amend...

“An Impossible Choice”: Virginians Asked to Waive Constitutional Rights to Get a Plea Dealboltsmag.org Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill that would have barred prosecutors from making defendants waive protections against unreasonable police searches as a condition of pleas.

3️⃣ California doesn't allow people with disabilities to vote electronically, as is the case in twelve other states; now that's triggered a lawsuit by groups to say it's important for access, and very interesting debates that @sesmith.bsky.social reports on today: boltsmag.org/california-e...

Disabled Californians Challenge Absentee Voting Rules That Deny Them a Secret Ballotboltsmag.org Disability rights groups are suing for an electronic option to return ballots without assistance, which is allowed in a dozen other states, but they face pushback over security concerns.

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