Preemption in the News View All News Topics 1A Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/6/26 1A Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/6/26 What the practice of state preemption means for our democracy Read More San Tan Valley Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/3/26 San Tan Valley Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/3/26 Court Blocks State Election Provision, Sides with Pinal County on Local Control Read More Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/17/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/17/26 Ohio becomes 19th state to ban ranked-choice voting in elections Read More Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Gov. DeWine, do the right thing. Veto SB 63 Read More Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Ohio’s legislature says voters are too dumb to rank candidates Read More Bloomberg Government Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/6/26 Bloomberg Government Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/6/26 Texas Vote Center Dispute Foreshadows Wider GOP Election Effort Read More Stateline Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/5/26 Stateline Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/5/26 Blue states push to ban ICE at the polls amid federal voter intimidation fears Read More Axios Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/3/26 Axios Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/3/26 Ohio House votes to ban ranked choice voting statewide Read More Ballotpedia Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/3/26 Ballotpedia Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/3/26 Indiana becomes the 19th state to ban ranked-choice voting Read More Statehouse News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Statehouse News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Ohio House votes overwhelmingly to ban ranked choice voting in local elections Read More Columbus Dispatch Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Columbus Dispatch Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Ohio moves to ban ranked choice voting as some cities consider it Read More County 17 Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/23/26 County 17 Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/23/26 Election oversight bill dies in committee after debate over local control, political tension Read More CBS Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/22/26 CBS Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/22/26 Fulton County election leaders warn of new push to strip local control ahead of 2026 vote Read More Bloomberg Caitlyn Cherepakhov 12/2/25 Bloomberg Caitlyn Cherepakhov 12/2/25 Texas Mail Ballot Harvesting Ban Likely Lawful, Judges Say Read More Michigan Advance Adam Polaski 7/1/25 Michigan Advance Adam Polaski 7/1/25 Michigan clerks speak up in support of bill to preserve local authority over voting machine testing Read More AZ Mirror Adam Polaski 6/12/25 AZ Mirror Adam Polaski 6/12/25 Maricopa County recorder Justin Heap sues supervisors over election powers Read More Jamestown Sun Adam Polaski 4/14/25 Jamestown Sun Adam Polaski 4/14/25 North Dakota Senate passes bill to standardize election laws, remove power from localities Read More Topeka Capital Journal Adam Polaski 3/17/25 Topeka Capital Journal Adam Polaski 3/17/25 Legislature passes ranked choice voting ban that no Kansas government uses Read More Associated Press Adam Polaski 3/4/25 Associated Press Adam Polaski 3/4/25 Fargo has an election method that helps mainstream candidates. North Dakota lawmakers may ban it Read More Adam Polaski 7/30/24 Adam Polaski 7/30/24 Local funding should be decided by locals — not statewide initiatives Read More Older Posts
1A Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/6/26 1A Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/6/26 What the practice of state preemption means for our democracy Read More
San Tan Valley Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/3/26 San Tan Valley Caitlyn Cherepakhov 5/3/26 Court Blocks State Election Provision, Sides with Pinal County on Local Control Read More
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/17/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/17/26 Ohio becomes 19th state to ban ranked-choice voting in elections Read More
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Gov. DeWine, do the right thing. Veto SB 63 Read More
Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Cleveland.com Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/9/26 Ohio’s legislature says voters are too dumb to rank candidates Read More
Bloomberg Government Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/6/26 Bloomberg Government Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/6/26 Texas Vote Center Dispute Foreshadows Wider GOP Election Effort Read More
Stateline Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/5/26 Stateline Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/5/26 Blue states push to ban ICE at the polls amid federal voter intimidation fears Read More
Axios Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/3/26 Axios Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/3/26 Ohio House votes to ban ranked choice voting statewide Read More
Ballotpedia Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/3/26 Ballotpedia Caitlyn Cherepakhov 3/3/26 Indiana becomes the 19th state to ban ranked-choice voting Read More
Statehouse News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Statehouse News Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Ohio House votes overwhelmingly to ban ranked choice voting in local elections Read More
Columbus Dispatch Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Columbus Dispatch Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/25/26 Ohio moves to ban ranked choice voting as some cities consider it Read More
County 17 Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/23/26 County 17 Caitlyn Cherepakhov 2/23/26 Election oversight bill dies in committee after debate over local control, political tension Read More
CBS Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/22/26 CBS Caitlyn Cherepakhov 1/22/26 Fulton County election leaders warn of new push to strip local control ahead of 2026 vote Read More
Bloomberg Caitlyn Cherepakhov 12/2/25 Bloomberg Caitlyn Cherepakhov 12/2/25 Texas Mail Ballot Harvesting Ban Likely Lawful, Judges Say Read More
Michigan Advance Adam Polaski 7/1/25 Michigan Advance Adam Polaski 7/1/25 Michigan clerks speak up in support of bill to preserve local authority over voting machine testing Read More
AZ Mirror Adam Polaski 6/12/25 AZ Mirror Adam Polaski 6/12/25 Maricopa County recorder Justin Heap sues supervisors over election powers Read More
Jamestown Sun Adam Polaski 4/14/25 Jamestown Sun Adam Polaski 4/14/25 North Dakota Senate passes bill to standardize election laws, remove power from localities Read More
Topeka Capital Journal Adam Polaski 3/17/25 Topeka Capital Journal Adam Polaski 3/17/25 Legislature passes ranked choice voting ban that no Kansas government uses Read More
Associated Press Adam Polaski 3/4/25 Associated Press Adam Polaski 3/4/25 Fargo has an election method that helps mainstream candidates. North Dakota lawmakers may ban it Read More
Adam Polaski 7/30/24 Adam Polaski 7/30/24 Local funding should be decided by locals — not statewide initiatives Read More
