Articles by Staff Writer Zoya Teirstein
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A state of emergency
Hello, and welcome to the last issue of Grist’s special series on how climate disasters are shaping elections. I’m Zoya Teirstein. I was at an election night watch party in Asheville, North Carolina, last week when it became clear that Vice President Kamala Harris’ path to victory had become impossibly narrow. On the drive back […]
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What Election Day looked like for voters in hurricane-battered communities across Florida and North Carolina
Voters showed up in droves to cast their ballots, navigating last-minute polling changes spurred by hurricanes Helene and Milton.
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Election Day in the disaster zone
Hello, and welcome to our special Election Day edition of State of Emergency. I’m Zoya Teirstein, and today I’m reporting from rainy Buncombe County, North Carolina. I spent the morning talking to voters at the Fairview Public Library — one of 17 temporary polling sites in the county established after Hurricane Helene caused widespread damage […]
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Voter turnout is surging in the key swing states hammered by Hurricane Helene
What record early voting in Georgia and North Carolina says about the storm and the stakes of the election.
