It’s the last day to vote in primaries in North Carolina, Texas, and Arkansas. Check out our series where we discuss changes to elections in a variety of key areas since 2024 and how they may impact the midterms here:

The Supreme Court’s Tariffs Opinion Suggest Strong Limits on President Trump’s Attempts to Exert Power over the Administration of Congressional Elections electionlawblog.org?p=154434

The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security held a press conference on election security today that highlights the significant changes in the Agency's approach since 2024. I break down these changes and what they could mean for 2026 in my new analysis ⬇️ cdt.org/insights/cou...

NEW: A federal tool meant to find noncitizens on voter rolls is consistently marking citizens as noncitizens, especially if they were born outside the U.S., causing chaos as election clerks try not to disenfranchise voters, @zachdespart.bsky.social and I found. 🧵 www.propublica.org/article/save...

NEW: A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has issued the latest court ruling that strikes down parts of President Trump's March 2025 executive order on voting, including a call to change the federal post card application that many military & overseas voters use www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

When Borg was asked by Sec. Fontes about what technical improvements were being made to SAVE to prevent removal of eligible voters, Borg said “Is it a perfect system? No.” A strong endorsement.

Next up in our "100 ideas" series — New by @isabelalinzer.bsky.social @beccabranum.bsky.social @cdt.org — "Political Influencers and Democracy in the Digital Age" Part of @nyulaw.bsky.social Democracy Project's "100 Ideas in 100 Days" Read the full piece here: democracyproject.org/posts/politi...

National news outlets with this big of a platform should really weigh analysis like this with local perspective, which - I promise - comes to the opposite conclusion. This really makes me very sad.

It's happening. OpenAI is piloting ads in ChatGPT. openai.com/index/our-ap... In introducing ads to ChatGPT, OpenAI is starting down a risky path. (1/5)

New from @aliyabhatia.bsky.social and me on how the US withdrawal from international organizations puts the globally connected, open internet at risk and threatens human rights worldwide: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

Sean Plankey’s re-nomination to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) comes as election officials urgently need clarity about what role—if any—the agency will play in protecting elections ahead of the 2026 midterms.

🎙️ CDT’s Tim Harper on Marketplace breaks down how U.S. political campaigns used generative AI in the 2024 election — so far, more for speed than persuasion, with limited evidence of widespread voter deception.

It's not about drugs, or oil and it's definitely not about democracy. Donald Trump's assault on Venezuela and capture of Maduro is all about proving the 2020 election was stolen from him—at least according to election deniers and MAGa influencers www.wired.com/story/electi...

An automatic recount is required under SC law if the margin between the two candidates is less than 1% of the total vote, which would be 34 votes. Based on where things stand now, that puts us in recount territory, since the Republican leads by 21 votes. Such margins are tough to overcome though.

CDT’s @isabelalinzer.bsky.social + @tharper.bsky.social cover past federal attempts, the SAVE system, key legal questions, and potential consequences if voter data is exposed or misused. Read the full analysis here:

ICYMI: CDT, the @civilrightsorg.bsky.social, and @protectdemocracy.org released a new analysis on the federal government’s push to access state voter rolls. Why it matters – voter privacy, election security, and the risks of centralizing sensitive data. cdt.org/insights/cdt...

Some registered voters Texas flagged as ‘potential noncitizens’ had provided proof of citizenship

Small changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found.

New report alert🚨🚨 Political influencers aren’t quite activists, media, or advertisers. So what are they? How do social media policies and government regulations apply? 🧵 on this transformative trend in democracy and politics: cdt.org/insights/arc...

I'm attending the @ncslorg.bsky.social Town Hall: 2025 Post-Election Recap and Insights. Join me on November 7. www.linkedin.com/events/ncslt...

Bomb threats at polling places in New Jersey today follow a troubling pattern. Election officials are now seeing coordinated threats not just in federal election years, but in off-year local elections too. This is becoming a consistent tactic to disrupt voting and intimidate election workers.

On the ballot today: -NYC: Mayor -Minneapolis: Mayor -VA: Governor, Lt. Governor, AG, and state House -NJ: Governor -PA: State Supreme Court -GA: Public Service Commission -TX: TX-18 U.S. House -CA: Prop 50 This is a reminder of how crucial it is to vote up AND down the ballot.

LIVE THRED: The Senate is holding Sean Plankey’s nomination hearing to lead CISA right now.Lawmakers must demand answers on why CISA is scaling back even as cyber and physical threats to elections surge. My @cdt.org blog on the key questions for Plankey's hearing: cdt.org/insights/cis...

In this testimony on a CT deepfakes law, @beccabranum.bsky.social reminds us that some of the efforts to limit AI election risks introduce new threats to democracy, like limiting political speech and engagement cdt.org/insights/cdt...

The AI Elections Accord ended earlier this year. @alexreevegivens.bsky.social outlined in @justsecurity.org how companies should build a long-term approach to AI & elections www.justsecurity.org/107809/tech-...

Blog from @tharper.bsky.social discussing cuts to CISA and its serious implications for election security: cdt.org/insights/wit... + a follow up from earlier this month: cdt.org/insights/cis...

Read our @cdt.org research about the use of AI in 2024's elections globally. The third case study uses interviews with 15 experts researching AI & elections to evaluate the impact of AI on elections so far, and how that should inform future work cdt.org/insights/ada...

Really important to keep our eye on the ball with AI & elections, even between cycles and especially as CISA is gutted. @stuartathompson.bsky.social + @stevenleemyers.bsky.social do that here. Recent related research from my @cdt.org colleagues below🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/t...

A great Friday read by my @cdt.org colleague @isabelalinzer.bsky.social laying out how global civil society groups leveraged AI to combat AI threats in 2024

CDT’s @isabelalinzer.bsky.social explores the murky legal and policy landscape surrounding political influencers—from campaign finance and FTC rules to platform enforcement gaps. With no clear definitions, transparency and accountability can suffer. cdt.org/insights/thi...

This is an excellent, well-researched and sourced piece about the real-world consequences of eradicating DHS' election security expertise, from @sashaingber.bsky.social. Vendors and others no longer trust the administration not to misuse sensitive info. sashaingber.substack.com/p/election-c...

Since Citizens United, dark money groups have spent at least $4.3 billion on federal elections. Our latest analysis from @annalecta.bsky.social tracks dark money spending in the 2024 election cycle.

“Jefferson Griffin concedes North Carolina Supreme Court race” electionlawblog.org?p=149808

As CISA's Stakeholder Engagement Division braces for big cuts, an official in SED says more than 60 employees are resigning, including >50% of those who work on international partnerships (one of the offices Trump's budget would cut). www.linkedin.com/posts/gregor... (h/t @samsabin.bsky.social )

Breaking and Analysis: Federal Court–in a Ruling Likely to Be Upheld on Appeal– Holds That Judge Griffin’s Attempt to Overturn the Results of the North Carolina Supreme Court Election Violates the Constitutional Rights of Voters and Orders Certification for Justice Riggs electionlawblog.org?p=149785

Exclusive: Trump plans to sign a memorandum today targeting a major Democratic fundraising platform with help from AG Pam Bondi.

My latest @npr.org story: A brain drain at the Census Bureau is roiling the federal agency in charge of producing #2030Census results, job numbers and other key statistics as the Trump administration continues to slash the federal government

Scoop: Boyden Rohner, Assistant Director of CISA's Integrated Operations Division, is taking the Trump administration's early-retirement offer and leaving. Rohner told IOD staff during a Monday afternoon town-hall meeting that featured a lot of employee questions & anxiety about looming CISA cuts.

SCOOP: sources tell me that the State Dept plans to eliminate its only office to counter foreign disinformation, as soon as today, delivering a win to foreign governments like Russia, Iran, and China—and the office's mostly conservative critics. www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/16/1...

Next week, are you in town for the Meta antitrust trial, the Google Search Remedy trial, or the IAPP privacy conference? Lucky you, all the DC tech policy peeps will be gathered Tues eve at CDT Spring Fling - join us! cdt.org/event/2025-s...

The cyber team inside DHS's Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans will be cut from 20-25 to 8 by June as part of DHS HQ's massive downsizing, per a person familiar with the matter.

Breaking: North Carolina Appeals Court, Over Strong Dissent, Sides with Judge Griffin in Election Contest, Gives Some Voters Chance to Cure Failure to Provide Certain Information to Election Officials (That Officials Did Not Demand) electionlawblog.org?p=149314

Bombshell in North Carolina: the state's GOP-dominated Court of Appeals just sided with the GOP candidate in last year's supreme court race. Their decision would toss roughly 60,000 ballots (!) that have been counted, & likely hand the election to GOP instead of incumbent Dem Justice who won it.

Breaking WaPo: Members of Trump's National Security Council, including national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by WaPo and interviews with three U.S. officials. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Heading into Election Day, 674K people already voted in Wisconsin. That's more than a third of last supreme court race. So: 1. Dane & Milwaukee counties make up 31.8% of this electorate. That compares to 28.5% at the equivalent point in November 2024, & 33.4% at equivalent point in April 2023.

The direct application of political censorship claims to foreign-but-politically-aligned messages has become the preferred escalation to justify eliminating work to counter foreign influence. A great thread by @noupside.bsky.social tracking this HFAC hearing

WHO in AZ will need to prove their citizenship before voting again? It's in the story but... - First got your AZ driver's license before 1996 - AND registered to vote in AZ at some point after 2004, including after any moves across county lines within the state. Pass it on.

CASE STUDIES: AI amplified information integrity challenges during elections in 2024. CDT’s new report examines how civic actors in Mexico, Taiwan, and beyond adapted—tracking deepfakes, using AI for fact-checking, and countering disinformation. cdt.org/insights/ada...

Last week, the White House issued an executive order which makes it the policy of the United States to “streamline” its preparedness for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure like elections while devolving responsibility to "State, local, and even individual levels." Here we go. 🧵👇