Votebeat

Narrow on purpose, and that is the appeal. Votebeat covers election administration: who counts the ballots, how voter registration works and what new election laws change for clerks and voters. It has reporters in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin, all closely watched in national elections, yet the stories travel well, because a fix tried in one state often shows up in another's next session. The nonprofit's stories are free to read and free for other outlets to republish. If your state is not one of the five, expect lessons by comparison rather than local news.