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Editor-in-chief, Votebeat. Always following the money.
https://www.votebeat.org/
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Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology
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When it comes to redistricting, who should be included in the population counts? CMISTâs Jonathan Cervas provided an analysis of the effects of exclusion in the Rio Grande Valley to Votebeat. See what he had to say:
projects.votebeat.org/2025/redistr...
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Could excluding noncitizens be Republicansâ next move in the redistricting battles?
Excluding noncitizens when drawing political districts could have important ramifications for political power in Texas.
https://projects.votebeat.org/2025/redistricting-noncitizens-who-counts-census-citizenship-question-apportionment/
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Walter Olson
17 days ago
Trump issued âa full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all United States citizensâ for conduct related to the 2020 election. Now a man facing federal prosecution for voting twice (once in PA and once in FL, both times for Trump) says he's covered and should go free. [VoteBeat] /1
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Did Trump accidentally pardon a man accused of voter fraud?
Legal scholars say Trumpâs 2020 election pardon may have unintended consequences.
https://www.votebeat.org/2025/11/25/trump-pardon-2020-election-fraud-matthew-laiss-double-voting/
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Nathaniel Rakich
about 1 month ago
Adelita Grijalva is finally getting sworn into the House today. Her 50-day stint as a congressperson-elect is by far the longest this century.
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I feel like we've assembled the avengers over here.
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So thrilled to welcome
@baseballot.bsky.social
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about 1 month ago
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There are elections tomorrow!
@carterwalker.bsky.social
has been closely watching the judicial retention election simmering in PA. Here's a thread on what you need to know:
about 1 month ago
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Breaking: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration can't proceed with implementing a provision in his March executive order seeking to require proof of citizenship. More to come.
about 1 month ago
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Texas used a revamped federal database to check its voter rolls and flagged ~2700 "potential noncitizens" the state asked counties to investigate.
@nataliaecm.bsky.social
reported on what the counties are finding. It's early stages, but very interesting. Link âŹïž
about 1 month ago
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We here
@votebeat.org
don't cover the horse race. But we are making an exception for our very own mascot election. There was a heated campaign. You voted. Now it's time to find out who won - and understand ranked choice voting a little better along the way.
about 1 month ago
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A federal judge has denied DOJ's motion to dismiss a case brought by 19 states challenging key provisions of Trump's executive order on elections.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
She had previously blocked some provisions of the order from going into effect, and DOJ is appealing.
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https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282905/gov.uscourts.mad.282905.132.0.pdf
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Please join @SethBluestein , Karen Brinson Bell, and me for a @votebeat webinar on public trust in elections, moderated by @JessicaHuseman on Friday, Sept. 19, noon EDT. Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/public-tr...
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Public trust in elections
Join us for a conversation on public trust in elections with an elections expert and two experienced election officials.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-trust-in-elections-registration-1665472134989
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Calling all pet people who care about voting!
www.votebeat.org/2025/09/04/v...
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Help us with a project: Vote for Votebeatâs new pet mascot
Votebeat is working on a project that illustrates and explains how ranked choice voting works, so we decided to ask readers to vote.
https://www.votebeat.org/2025/09/04/votebeat-pet-mascot-election-ranked-choice-voting-project/
3 months ago
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Worried about trust in elections? Join
@votebeat.org
@jessicahuseman.bsky.social
for a conversation with MIT's Charles Stewart,
@sethbluestein.bsky.social
and former NCSBE director Karen Brinson Bell on 9/19. Free registration here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/public-tru...
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Public trust in elections
Join us for a conversation on public trust in elections with an elections expert and two experienced election officials.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-trust-in-elections-registration-1665472134989?aff=oddtdtcreator
3 months ago
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Votebeat
3 months ago
Votebeat is working on a project that illustrates and explains how ranked choice voting works, so we decided to ask readers to vote.
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Help us with a project: Vote for Votebeatâs new pet mascot
Votebeat is working on a project that illustrates and explains how ranked choice voting works, so we decided to ask readers to vote.
https://bit.ly/45OiUSF
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The Justice Department's demands that states turn over their voter rolls are highlighting long-running conflicts over how best to ensure that only eligible voters are on them, and exactly what the law requires.
@jenafifield.bsky.social
@carterwalker.bsky.social
explain for
@votebeat.org
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3 months ago
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Jason Leopold
4 months ago
NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! I'm resurfacing emails from my FOIA archives that I obtained in 2018 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The emails are a reminder that Trumpâs relationship w/BLS as it relates to employment data has long been acrimonious
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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When Trump and the Bureau of Labor Statistics First Clashed Over Jobs Numbers
Dozens of emails related to a 2018 Trump tweet over the monthly jobs report are a good reminder that the presidentâs relationship with the Department of Labor unit has long been acrimonious.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-22/trump-s-acrimonious-relationship-with-bls-revealed-in-2018-emails?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NTg3NjU0OCwiZXhwIjoxNzU2NDgxMzQ4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMUVHQUpHUEZIVEowMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyQjE3NzFFOTlEODc0QzRDOTY1Njg1RTZBQkJGM0QwRCJ9.xT92Z1BYTtvHBcURNczGKM8C_OcRZvFAuqG_bZxD4mA
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The Trump administration will appeal one of two preliminary injunctions blocking some provisions of his executive order on elections, according to a new filing. This applies to a case brought by 19 states.
4 months ago
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EXCLUSIVE from @JenAFifield EXCLUSIVE from @JenAFifield Text messages obtained by Votebeat shed new light on Heap's discussions with two county supervisors over control of elections.
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Jen Fifield
5 months ago
ICYMI, from Friday: A criminally indicted AZ elected official who voted to delay his county's 22 midterm results past the legal deadline now wants the taxpayers to pay his $300K in legal bills- and the county wants the statewide insurance pool to cover it.
www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...
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Cochise County asks insurer to cover indicted supervisorâs legal bills in election case
Supervisor Thomas Crosby sent the county a $300,000 claim as he fights charges of trying to delay the 2022 midterm election results. The other supervisors are signaling their support.
https://www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025/07/11/cochise-county-supervisor-thomas-crosby-2022-election-legal-bills-insurance/
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Researchers from
@statesunited.org
used validated voter data to find that people who felt more confident their vote would count as intended were more likely to vote.
www.votebeat.org/2025/07/14/r...
I don't know if it's correlation or causation, but really interesting!
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How a New York lawsuit is helping to fan voter mistrust â on the left
A recent YouGov poll found that 41% of voters who reported casting a ballot for Kamala Harris in 2024 did not believe that Trump âlegitimately won the election.â
https://www.votebeat.org/2025/07/14/rockland-county-election-lawsuit-fans-election-mistrust/
5 months ago
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NEW @VotebeatUS Add Pennsylvania to the states getting questions from DOJ about how it manages its voter rolls. h/t
@carterwalker.bsky.social
5 months ago
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Election news: A voting system from Hart Intercivic is the first to obtain certification under VVSG 2.0, the most updated standards, per @EACgov's website. Others are in the testing process. More on the EAC's guidelines from me in this from June 30:
www.votebeat.org/2025/06/30/t...
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Work on parts of Trumpâs elections executive order is getting underway
A technical committee of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission will soon consider a draft of changes to voting system guidelines following the presidentâs executive order.
https://www.votebeat.org/2025/06/30/trump-executive-order-elections-voluntary-voting-system-guidelines-barcode-qr-code/
5 months ago
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Jen Fifield
6 months ago
New statement from Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap confirms that his office approved the incorrect proof before the vendor sent the incorrect letter to 83,000 voters. Background:
www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...
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đšA second federal judge has blocked provisions of Trump's executive order on elections, including a citizenship proof requirement.
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Big news about elections in a key swing county from
@jenafifield.bsky.social
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6 months ago
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The Georgia Supreme Court has invalidated rules the state election board tried to impose before the presidential election, including a move to change the way officials finalize vote totals that drew wide concern, per
@ajc.com
6 months ago
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Alexander Shur
6 months ago
I wrote about what the DOJ's letter to Wisconsin over an alleged HAVA violation means, including commentary that WEC likely is violating the law. Story features a
@jenafifield.bsky.social
scoop of a DOJ letter also sent to Arizona
www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/20...
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U.S. threatens Arizona and Wisconsin over alleged election law violations
The letters are an early sign of how the Trumpâs administration is scrutinizing state election practices after his executive order on elections.
https://www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/2025/06/05/justice-department-warns-arizona-wisconsin-election-law-violations/
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Mark Joseph Stern
6 months ago
And finally (for now), SCOTUS will consider Bost v. Illinois whether federal candidates have standing to challenge state laws that count late-arriving ballots postmarked by Election Day. Not the merits (yet), just the standing question.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
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A bid to give Texas AG Ken Paxton more authority over election crimes appears to have deadlocked in the legislature as the clock runs out on the session. h/t
@nataliaecm.bsky.social
@votebeat.org
@texastribune.org
#txlege
www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/0...
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Texas Legislature deadlocks on giving attorney general more authority to crack down on election crimes
Ken Paxton sought more power for his office to take up election cases. But lawmakers working on a bill havenât agreed on a measure that would give it to him.
https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/06/01/attorney-general-prosecute-election-crimes-legislature-compromise/
6 months ago
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Some personal news: I'm now editor-in-chief of
@votebeat.org
I'm incredibly proud of our excellent team's objective, nonpartisan coverage of elections and voting, which has never been more essential. I'm honored to work with our staff every day.
7 months ago
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đšTwo important new voting stories out of Texas this morning and up
@votebeat.org
, both urgent and important. đ§” To start, Texas' bid to pass a citizenship proof requirement for voters appears likely dead this legislative session - it missed a key House deadline Tuesday.
7 months ago
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Billy Corriher
7 months ago
The NC Supreme Courtâin an opinion released at 4:30 on a holiday weekendâaffirms the Court of Appeals ruling that gives the GOP control of NC elections. It's 5-2 party-line decision, with Earls dissenting.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
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Zach Everson
7 months ago
đš NEW: The Secret Service has paid Trumpâs campaign entities $13M for travel. His campaign entities then paid his own jet company $18M. Nothing illegal here. Just taxpayer dollars and campaign contributions flowing to a company Trump completely owns. me, for
@forbes.com
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How Trumpâs Aviation Company Earned $18 Million From His Campaign ApparatusâAfter It Received $13 Million From The Secret Service
Unlike other presidential campaigns, Trumpâs operation appears to have turned Secret Service travel into business income.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2025/05/23/trump-campaign-secret-service-airfare-payments/
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Ben Adida
7 months ago
A fascinating in-depth look at a case of voter fraud. Pretty clear it doesn't happen much at scale, but we should still investigate when it does happen, and this is great reporting.
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In October 2021, in a tiny PA borough, a mayoral candidate looked at the voting rolls and saw the names of people who he knew didn't live there. Right then, a failed attempt at election fraud began unraveling, and Carter Walker
@votebeat.org
has the tale. There's a lot to learn. đ§”
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Rick Hasen
7 months ago
âMichigan AG Dana Nessel says Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson violated campaign lawâ
electionlawblog.org?p=149961
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"Michigan AG Dana Nessel says Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson violated campaign law" #ELB
Detroit News: Attorney General Dana Nesselâs office has determined Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson broke the stateâs campaign finance law on the day she announced her bid for governor, but thereâs n...
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=149961
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Robert Maguire
7 months ago
I couldnât tell you what I did last weekend if my life depended on it, yet somehow I can remember the names of the pet rabbits Duncan Hunter bought plane tickets for with campaign funds a decade ago
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Pennsylvania election overhaul clears Democratic-led House, but faces a tough pass in the Senate-and election officials have some concerns. âŠâȘ@SpotlightPAâŹâ© âŠâȘ@ByCarterWalkerâŹâ©
www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania...
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Democrats pass sweeping election bill through Pennsylvania House
The bill includes in-person early voting and procedural updates for mail ballots that election officials have wanted for years. Its prospects are uncertain.
https://www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania/2025/05/13/voting-election-legislation-voter-identification-mail-ballot-precanvassing/
7 months ago
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Jen Fifield
7 months ago
Did you know: Only 2 states have implemented a law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. Tomorrow (2 pm MST/5 pm ET) I'm moderating a virtual panel w/ AZ SOS Adrian Fontes & NH SOS David Scanlan to hear thoughts & lessons learned. SIGN UP:
www.eventbrite.com/e/checking-c...
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Checking Citizenship: A conversation with two secretaries of state
A policy conversation about the practical realities of running elections with a documented proof of citizenship requirement.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/checking-citizenship-a-conversation-with-two-secretaries-of-state-tickets-1331056930109?aff=oddtdtcreator
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stephen fowler
7 months ago
@npr.org
EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Agriculture is demanding states hand over personal data of food assistance recipients â including Social Security numbers, addresses and, in at least one state, citizenship status, according to emails shared with NPR.
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USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients
The Department of Agriculture is demanding sensitive data from states about more than 40 million food stamp recipients, as DOGE is amassing data for immigration enforcement.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5389952/usda-snap-doge-data-immigration
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I don't have an Illinois reporter for
@votebeat.org
yet, but I kinda want to know if the new pope is a UOCAVA voter?
7 months ago
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Jesse Eisinger
7 months ago
DOGE guy at the CFPB owned verboten stocks. He was explicitly warned by ethics lawyers that he wasnât permitted to take any action that could benefit those companies â and him. He then helped fire workers anyway. Including the ethics lawyers who warned him.
www.propublica.org/article/cfpb...
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DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest
Before he helped fire most Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffers, DOGEâs Gavin Kliger was warned about his investments and advised to not take any actions that could benefit him personally, ac...
https://www.propublica.org/article/cfpb-gavin-kliger-doge-conflict-of-interest-consumer-financial-protection-bureau
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Reupping this, from late last night.
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Jim Lokay
7 months ago
The great
@davelevinthal.bsky.social
joined me to talk about his recent reporting for
@notusreports.bsky.social
on the FEC and why it has essentially ground to a halt. MORE:
www.notus.org/policy/fec-c...
SEGMENT:
www.fox5dc.com/video/1636299
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Why the FEC has been essentially shut down
Jim Lokay speaks with Dave Levinthal about a tumultuous week for the Federal Election Commission, which effectively shut down due to a lack of commissioners. In recent reporting for NOTUS, Levinthal b...
https://www.fox5dc.com/video/1636299
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Chris Geidner
7 months ago
BREAKING: Judge Richard Myers rules that the N.C. Supreme Court's handling of the state supreme court election violated the U.S. Constitution. The win for Justice Riggs, a Democrat, is to be certified. Today's ruling stayed for 7 days for Judge Griffin, a Republican, to appeal "if he so chooses."
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Alexander Shur
7 months ago
đ§”In outstate Wisconsin, longtime clerks are retiring -and few people are eager to replace them. Some towns are going months without having a clerk. That's partially because they are bound by a state law that makes it harder for them to appoint clerks that aren't town residents
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A couple of really good reads up
@votebeat.org
this morning. First, want to know the state of play of the push for stricter voter ID laws in PA? There's been some new noises around getting a deal done. Carter Walker and Stephen Caruso reported the heck out of it - and don't hold your breath.
7 months ago
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Taniel
7 months ago
Texas conservatives who've championed book bans & anti-LGBT policies suffered big losses tonight in school board races. And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards. I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a đ§” on each ICYMI.
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Scott Horton
8 months ago
Oklahoma Education Commissar Ryan Walters announces new academic standards for the coming school year. Among other things, all students will be required to learn Trump's version of the 2020 election.
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