Some may freak out about this, but honestly, this is hilarious. It's clearly unconstitutional, will be blocked immediately, and the only thing it will accomplish is to make liberal lawyers wealthier. He might as well sign an EO banning gravity. dailycaller.com/2026/03/31/t...

DC folks: I'll be talking voter suppression in the midterms with @beckerdavidj.bsky.social and @nytimes.com's Nick Corasiniti at the @hillcenterdc.bsky.social on May 6. There'll be much to discuss, come on out!! Register here: www.hillcenterdc.org/event/at-iss...

I have yet to talk to a single election official, R or D, who actually supports this bill. It would mandate a vast new expensive bureaucracy be put in place in months, and burden every voter in the US. Election policy should come from the states, not Washington, DC.

The precinct problem caused in Dallas and Williamson counties in the TX primary will NOT happen in November. While the parties have unusual power over the primaries in TX, they cannot change the process during a general election. These counties and elsewhere will use vote centers in November.

These charges were not similar. Peters literally stole an innocent person’s identity and used it to illegally access systems protected by state law. And she remains unrepentant to this day.

As the election season begins, I know there are lots of concerns about federal interference, and a sense of darkness about where our democracy is headed. But it's important to remember that elections are a celebration of our democracy, and we should allow ourselves to feel the JOY of VOTING. /1

What a gift such a clearly unconstitutional executive order would be! Though divorced from legal and factual reality, it would enable the courts to invalidate this power grab well in advance of the election, and confirm the clear limits to fed'l interference in elections. wapo.st/3N5cpEn

This is false. Trump's DHS has confirmed that 99.98% of the 50M reg'd voters they checked had already documented citizenship (and many of the .02% others were also citizens). States - red and blue - confirm voter fraud is exceedingly rare - maybe a few dozen cases in any major election.

Why is the decentralization of our #elections so important? Because it serves as "one of the great security features of our system," CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social told NPR earlier this month.

This affidavit was much weaker than I suspected. No allegations of intent. No allegations of election theft. No allegations of foreign interference. No allegations that the statute of limitations doesn't apply. At worst, it alleges human error, during a pandemic, that didn't affect the outcome.

Today, the Michigan district court joined two other federal courts (CA and OR) in denying DOJ the right to seize sensitive voter data (SSN, DL, DOB) on millions of Americans. The DOJ is now 0-3 in these cases (with 22 left to go), and yet they are still pressuring states for this data.

CEIR's excellent research team confirms: "Sweeping allegations about noncitizen registrations or voting appear to arise from misunderstandings, mischaracterizations, or outright fabrications about complex voter data."

From @snlyngaas.bsky.social @cnn.com “Can you imagine the uproar from Trump’s defense attorney if Biden’s DNI had been present at Mar-a-Lago during the execution of the warrant on his classified files? That defense attorney is now the Deputy Attorney General." www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...

"The Supreme Court is allowing California to use its new congressional map for this year's midterm election, clearing the way for the state's gerrymandered districts." www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...

We are thrilled that the New York Times editorial board included CEIR's Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) as one of three initiatives "helping to protect election officials and safeguard the [election] process." https://loom.ly/t4VVQr4

I assure you that the few experienced litigators left at DOJ are blanching about this news. The facts around this bungled and questionable warrant lay bare that this was never about a crime. /1 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

The day after the Fulton County search, DNI Gabbard met with FBI agents who conducted the search and called President Trump, NYT reports. "The president addressed the agents on speakerphone, asking them questions as well as praising and thanking them for their work." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

I’ve just confirmed that, after a WH official informed the gathered secretaries of state from all over the US that Bondi, Gabbard, and Noem would attend their conference today and answer questions, ALL of them were no shows.

I appeared on CBS News last night to discuss the FBI serving a warrant on the Fulton County, GA elections office. As I note, those ballots have been counted 3 times, 3 different ways, once entirely by hand, all confirming the results over 5 years ago. www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-sea...

JUST IN: Judge dismisses Trump administration suit for Oregon voter rolls. Judge Mustafa Kasubhai (Biden) says DOJ request didn't comply with the law. He inquired today about Bondi letter to MN, but all sides said it didn't really impact the OR litigation at this stage

For a moment putting aside using a killing by a fed’l officer as an excuse for this, it’s interesting to note that she forgot to mention that TWO different fed’l courts have ruled against the DOJ on this issue just this month.

This is a bombshell. While demanding sensitive data on hundreds of millions of Americans, DOJ admits the feds are putting that data at risk, sharing it with an unnamed "political advocacy group" seeking to "overturn election results in several states." www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

And one day later, CA court rules DOJ has failed to present legal justification for seizing voters’ protected data. DOJ continuing its record of defeats, now 0-2, with 22 cases remaining. www.npr.org/2026/01/15/n...

"It keeps getting worse for him." CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social spoke to Votebeat about a federal judge's ruling blocking large portions of Trump's executive order on #elections: https://loom.ly/-bmzViM

“We know what really happened on that day. And yet, there is a danger in forgetting that." CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined CBS News to mark five years since #January6.

As the year winds down, I'm feeling very grateful for the work that CEIR does and very lucky to be a part of this amazing team. Please consider supporting our work if you can.

🧵 Last night, the President made a failed attempt at a “pardon by tweet” of convicted Colorado felon and conspiracy theorist Tina Peters. This came after several unsuccessful efforts to use the power of the federal government to pressure state officials to release her, despite her crimes. /1

The election conspiracy group Defend Florida has lost sway with lawmakers, but their message still spreads, @aliceherman.bsky.social reports. “There are some very powerful amplifiers of election lies, including the president," @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said. suncoastsearchlight.org/defend-flori...

In Justice Elena Kagan's dissent in the Texas #redistricting case, she wrote, "We are a higher court than the district court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...

Highly recommend reading this thorough article from @rachelleingang.bsky.social on Trump's elevation of election deniers and what it might tell us about his handling of the #midterms.

Thank you to CNN's Kyung Lah and @beckerdavidj.bsky.social for their fascinating conversation on lessons learned from 2025 #elections and the path to 2026. Watch the full webinar here: https://loom.ly/qkrdRCM

Hope you'll attend this CEIR webinar with our executive director, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social, and CNN's Kyung Lah on Monday at 2:30pm. It'll be a great discussion. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🧵 Right on cue, prospective election losers are whining and delegitimizing American elections. Pro tip -- don't take advice on EVs from me, and definitely do NOT take election advice from an EV salesman. US elections are as secure as ever, and we know who legit wins. Some quick facts... /1

"The first question presented is whether the President, acting unilaterally, may direct changes to federal election procedures. Because our Constitution assigns responsibility for election regulation to the States and to Congress, this Court holds that the President lacks the authority."

If you have received a mail ballot, and have not returned it yet, DO NOT PUT IT IN THE MAIL, regardless of your state. Drop it off at a drop box or an election office (or early voting site if your state allows), or bring your unvoted ballot to a voting site and vote in person.

“If the California GOP believes that there is a violation of state law with regard to state elections, the proper party to address those complaints to is the California attorney general’s office and California secretary of state,” @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said.

In honor of Pro Bono Week, we want to thank the attorneys who volunteer their time with the Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) to assist election officials facing threats or harassment simply for doing their jobs. https://loom.ly/5uzCv8Q

"Trump has elevated multiple proponents of his fraud claims into high-level administration jobs. Now, these activists could wield their newfound power to discredit future results or rekindle old claims to argue for a federal intrusion into voting systems." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...

CEIR Executive Director David Becker (@beckerdavidj.bsky.social) spoke to Source NM about threats facing US elections: "I think we’re going to need to be very vigilant to make sure that things we took for granted in our history continue to happen." sourcenm.com/2025/08/27/r...

“The hiring of an election conspiracy theorist with no election knowledge or expertise is the culmination of this reversal,” Becker said. “DHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies pushed by our enemies.”

Paper ballots are a best practice, but 98% of all Americans already vote on paper ballots, and have since 2020. Only state without paper - Louisiana. Perhaps the president should talk to the Speaker about his own state.

🧵 Trump today teased his latest attempt to interfere with the state's constitutional power to regulate elections. The President and his advisors should direct their attention to Article 1, Section 4, of the Constitution which he's sworn to preserve, protect, and defend. /1

As we celebrate National Poll Worker Recruitment Day today, poll workers' service is more vital than ever. One of the best ways to learn about why our elections are secure is to become a part of them, CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said.

Today, CEIR is celebrating the hundreds of thousands of poll workers who make our elections possible, and we encourage you to consider joining them!

Thanks to @bychrisbrennan.bsky.social for highlighting CEIR's work with election officials! Hundreds of officials have attended our monthly webinars to address their concerns about the "unprecedented level of federal interference in state election processes," @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said.

Redistricting could further burden election officials in Texas, @nataliaecm.bsky.social reports. "In a typical redistricting cycle year, the process of adapting to new maps is labor-intensive for election officials and takes months." www.texastribune.org/2025/08/08/t...

““This is at its core a federalism issue,” said David Becker, the executive director and founder of CEIR. He warned that if Republican states don’t also defend their roles in that system, a future Democratic administration might want all this data and power, too.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...

The DOJ is asking Rhode Island to hand over sensitive voter roll info, @mattdcohen.bsky.social reports. “The criminal division has very limited jurisdiction over election officials, virtually none under federal law,” said @beckerdavidj.bsky.social. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

“More than 350 election officials from at least 33 states joined a conference call Monday to learn more from Becker’s group and Democratic and Republican lawyers about the potential implications of the administration’s moves."