Louisville will hold its first nonpartisan primary election for local offices on May 19, 2026. Candidates for mayor and Metro Council will appear on the ballot without a party affiliation. The change allows all registered voters, including independents, to ...

Its reporting covers the critical, day-to-day work and life experiences of the people who fight to improve education, voting, and public health outcomes and the people affected by that work. In October 2020, the Chalkbeat team launched Votebeat, a pop-up newsroom designed to provide independent, nonpartisan coverage of election integrity.

If Americans thought the 2016 and 2020 elections were messy, just wait until Mr. Artificial Intelligence shows up for the 2026 midterms with his own election disruptions in hand.If you are an election official,