As is Fraser’s style, his dominance came more from consistency than any single, guns-blazing event: he won only two events, but placed in the top five in 10. Read more at Men's Journal.

For when you want that same level of intensity but without all the running. Read more at Men’s Journal.

Progressives want the popular vote to be the only vote that matters. But if their dream comes true, will they get what they hope for? Read more at VICE.

November 3, 2020 is almost guaranteed to result in election recounts. Meet our possible savior: the risk-limiting audit. Read more at VICE.

It’s possible the pop star has joined the thousands of Americans who are disenfranchised each year due to ‘incompetence’ laws. Read more at The Guardian.

National guard members have assisted or are set to help in several states, raising concerns over the possibility of voter intimidation. Read more at The Guardian.

Guardian analysis finds those expected to vote Democrat nearly twice as likely to be flagged for removal from voting rolls. Read more at The Guardian.

Provisional ballots are supposed to be a failsafe. Instead, they’re just one part of a convoluted system keeping marginalized communities from exercising the right to vote. Read more at VICE.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he intends to "leave no vacancy behind." But with the stakes so high, and the ramifications so indelible, why have Senate Democrats been so willing to let him? Read more at VICE.

After being controlled by the federal government for over a century, could Puerto Rico be on a path to statehood? Read more at Pacific Standard.

Taking a closer look at the neurological research on decision making, sociological research on civic knowledge, and psychological research on voting habits. Read more at Pacific Standard.

The Constitution doesn't bar non-citizens from voting, but when San Francisco opened up school elections to all residents, a conservative firestorm followed. Read more at Pacific Standard.

As more states expand absentee voting, elections boards must balance voter accessibility and ballot security. Read more at Pacific Standard.

Enes Kanter will be observing Ramadan this year under circumstances new to him: He’s in the middle of the N.B.A. playoffs. Read more at The New York Times.

States in the Deep South limit access to the polls. So does New York. Read more at Pacific Standard.

“I couldn't ask for a better performance,” she says. “Everything went perfect.” It was also the most dominant performance in CrossFit Games history. Read more at ESPN.

The Center for Civic Design’s Whitney Quesenbery breaks down the challenges of a design job in which tiny mistakes can ignite a constitutional crisis. Read more at AIGA.

As the midterms approach amid reports of voter suppression and foreign interference, it’s easy to lose sight of the humble poll worker who is at the mechanical level of the city’s electoral process. Read more at The New York Times.

Although some GOP election officials have moved to allow mail-in ballots to be counted early, outdated rules in other key Republican-led states could feed President Trump’s Election Day fearmongering. Read more at The Appeal.

What I learned from failing in Las Vegas on American Ninja Warrior. Read more at Sports Illustrated.