Charles Stucklen

Writing

Essays on systems, elections, and places worth a closer look.

June 2, 2025 Maine

I Didn’t Know Maine. Now I Can’t Look Away.

A few weeks spent learning about the state a friend hopes to lead: shuttered mills, a fentanyl crisis reaching into classrooms, a safety net that grew as work shrank, and the reasons Maine is not a lost cause.

Read the essay → I Didn’t Know Maine. Now I Can’t Look Away.
May 30, 2025 Election integrity

ERIC: Behind America’s Voter Rolls

The Electronic Registration Information Center maintains the voter rolls of more than half the states with little transparency. What it does, why states are leaving, and why accountable technology matters.

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