With the nightmare events in Alamance and Hays, there’s a great deal of interest in sheriffs & their elections. At @theappeal we’ve worked all year to put together resources to help keep an eye on these local races.

1. Most important sheriff races now: https://theappeal.org/politicalreport/guide-prosecutor-sheriff-elections-2020/
2. The most important sheriff elections for ICE: https://theappeal.org/politicalreport/immigration-in-november-2020/

3. A masterlist or ALL sheriff elections happening this year (more than a thousand!). https://theappeal.org/politicalreport/prosecutor-and-sheriff-elections-2020-masterlist-calendar/

4. A google doc of anyone who is running for sheriffs in most states: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/115xCJMn-9TA24-OmzGtRjpQKSYciA9HmY_Uv_6CgAMw/edit#gid=719953171
5. An explainer series on WHY SHERIFFS matter: they control ICE cooperation, jail conditions, some voting rights, & more. https://theappeal.org/political-report/the-badge/

6. Articles on big deal races: https://theappeal.org/political-report/criminal-justice-on-the-2020-ballot/

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