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/* Wordmark treatment — intentionally NOT an official Northline logo. */
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.brand-lines i{display:block;width:25px;height:2px;background:#244055;border-radius:1px}
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.brand-lines i:nth-child(3){width:25px;background:#c4a66f}
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.landmark.capitol{background-image:url("assets/us-capitol.svg")!important}
.race-banner .landmark{height:95px!important;bottom:-5px!important;opacity:.45!important}
.race-banner{padding-bottom:112px!important}
@media(max-width:650px){.hero-capitol{height:170px!important}}

/* Editorial reduction: simple typesetting, fewer decorative panels. */
.hero-inner{min-height:365px;padding-top:62px;padding-bottom:62px}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(48px,5vw,75px);letter-spacing:-.035em;max-width:760px}
.hero-lead{max-width:670px}
.hero-kicker{letter-spacing:.12em}
.hero-art .topo-circle,.hero-art-note{display:none}
.intro-grid{grid-template-columns:1.35fr .65fr;gap:22px;padding-top:34px}
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.intro-card h2{font-size:28px}.how-card h3{font-size:24px}
.section-title{font-size:31px}
.race-banner{padding-bottom:95px!important}
.race-banner .landmark{height:90px!important;opacity:.34!important}
.race-meta{display:block;margin-top:2px}
.race-meta .meta-box{background:transparent;padding:0;border:0}
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.race-card{box-shadow:none}
.coming-card{min-height:130px;padding:22px}
.coming-card h3{font-size:23px}
.link-button.primary{border-radius:2px}
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.intro-grid{display:block;padding-top:36px}.intro-card{max-width:820px}

/* October 17 revision: ensure hero links receive clicks above decorative layers */
.hero:after,.hero-art,.hero-landmark{pointer-events:none!important}
.hero-copy,.hero-inner>div:first-child{position:relative;z-index:3}
.hero-cta{position:relative;z-index:5}
.hero-cta a{position:relative;z-index:6;pointer-events:auto}
.home-countdown{font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;color:#d9c399;letter-spacing:.06em;margin:-8px 0 24px;font-weight:700}
.hero h1{line-height:1.08}
.hero h1 br{display:block}
/* The removed About section leaves no empty spacer */
#races{padding-top:46px}
@media(max-width:760px){#races{padding-top:32px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(48px,10vw,63px)}}

/* Voting logistics note — placed just under the homepage action links. */
.early-voting-note{margin:17px 0 0;font-size:12px;line-height:1.65;color:#c5d1d7;position:relative;z-index:6}
.early-voting-label{font-weight:700;color:#f0e2c7}
.early-voting-note a{color:#f0e2c7;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:rgba(240,226,199,.55);text-underline-offset:3px}
.early-voting-note a:hover{text-decoration-color:#fff;color:#fff}
@media(max-width:760px){.early-voting-note{font-size:12px;margin-top:15px}}
@media print{.early-voting-note a{color:#172938}}

/* Clickable candidate profiles: the entire chip leads to the corresponding biography. */
a.candidate-chip { color: inherit; text-decoration:none; cursor:pointer; transition:border-color .15s, background .15s, box-shadow .15s; }
a.candidate-chip:hover, a.candidate-chip:focus-visible { border-color:#b99b66; background:#f1efe6; box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(22,44,65,.08); }
a.candidate-chip:focus-visible { outline:3px solid #b99b66; outline-offset:3px; }