How to Get Up to Speed On Your Local Elections

A quick guide to understanding what’s at stake in the down-ballot races

Patrick Allan
GEN
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4 min readOct 29, 2018

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Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty

Do you feel that? The tense energy in the air, the low rumbling of political possibility beneath your toes? There’s not much time left to get ready for election day — which, if you want to do a thorough job, means having a handle on everything and everyone you’ll be…

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Patrick Allan
GEN
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Writer of articles (Medium, Lifehacker), screenplays, comics, blogs, and short stories. I like spooky stuff. https://patrickallan.journoportfolio.com/