The Supreme Court appears likely to overhaul the way many states count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day but are postmarked before the deadline. @levinecarrie.bsky.social, editor-in-chief of Votebeat, talked about the likely consequences. www.wnyc.org/story/suprem...

Dallas voters will apparently be able to use countywide voting for the runoff, per new statement from Dallas GOP head Allen West. The party forced the use of precinct-based polling places for this month's primary, setting off confusion. More: www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...

The Senate is planning to open debate on the SAVE America Act today. It probably won't pass, unless something changes. So what's next? I explored that in this piece for @votebeat.org

Lots of newsy things in @SashaHupka 's latest on the federal investigation into AZ's 2020 election. * AG/SOS warn the federal government might go straight to counties for voter roll data * Senate president confirms ballot images among the records he turned over to feds and more!

If Pennsylvania’s top election official is bringing up Votebeat in legislative hearings, you should probably be reading us too. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on election administration in Pennsylvania. www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania...

* taps the sign * As I wrote a few days ago for @votebeat.org (link in next post), restrictions on mail-in ballots are not currently in the SAVE America Act. (as far as I know, numbers four and five aren't, either, but I didn't write about that)

Good morning! The Pennsylvania Department of State will be before the state House this morning at 10 am for a budget hearing. Follow here for updates, and sign up for our newsletter for a full recap later today. t.co/AbSB3YXlZf

If you are following elections coverage for the midterms, Votebeat is an essential part of that news diet. Follow, share and support financially if you can.

Our reporter @nataliaecm.bsky.social is in Eastland County, TX, where Republicans insisted on hand-counting their primary ballots—and, as a result, are *still counting.* www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...

When Gillespie County Republicans hand-counted the 2024 primary, it took all night and led to several errors. That didn’t stop them from doing it again in 2026.

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Confused voters at the wrong voting locations in Dallas and Eastland. Delayed primary results in Williamson. Conflicting court orders. @jessicahuseman.bsky.social @nataliaecm.bsky.social and Dallas Free Press have you covered tonight, with more to come from @votebeat.org

Dallas and Williamson County voters: Remember to look up your assigned precinct before you go vote! Both counties have switched from countywide polling places to assigned precincts for this primary. For more info from @nataliaecm.bsky.social, see next post:

It's primary day in Texas! Follow @nataliaecm.bsky.social and @jessicahuseman.bsky.social. When will we get results? Depends! Many counties are likely to post partial returns after the polls close, but two fairly populous counties are hand counting GOP results, and those could go late. 1/

In their clearest denial to date, DHS flatly promised election officials yesterday they would not send ICE to polling places this year: www.votebeat.org/2026/02/26/i...

On a freezing December day in New Hampshire, officials tried to puzzle out why Scott Leiendecker bought Dominion Voting, now Liberty Vote. "You'll have to ask him," was the answer. So I did. www.votebeat.org/2026/02/12/d...

A federal judge has dismissed the Department of Justice's lawsuit aiming to compel Michigan to hand over its voter data. DOJ is now 0-for-3 in court. www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

A federal judge in Michigan has rejected DOJ's attempt to require the state to turn over its unredacted voter rolls. This is the third federal judge to rule against DOJ, which has sued two dozen states. Story TK @votebeat.org Here's the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

👏read @sashahupka.bsky.social, folks.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court ALLOWS California to use a new, voter-approved congressional map in this year’s midterm elections. The map was drawn to give Democrats enough new U.S. House seats to offset Republican gains in Texas. #SCOTUS

As Trump pushes to nationalize elections, @votebeat.org talked to the election officials who remember the lessons of 2020, especially Republicans. (link in next tweet)

House Republicans are threatening to shut down the government over election legislation. Want to know more about it? Read @baseballot.bsky.social www.votebeat.org/2026/01/30/r...

Yesterday was a special runoff for a Texas congressional seat. In two weeks, early voting begins for the March primary - and the district has changed. Reupping this @nataliaecm.bsky.social on the muddle of long-delayed special elections and midcycle redistricting. www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/1...

The Fulton County elections search sent shock waves through election officials, who have for months been planning how to deal with possible federal intervention in the midterms. www.votebeat.org/2026/01/29/e...

Everyone, welcome @sashahupka.bsky.social and give her a follow, if you aren't already!

New statement from @MNSecofState, calling the letter an “outrageous attempt to coerce” MN into turning over private voter data.

THIS! I'm asked this all of the time. Yes, there will be elections this November. (Whether the outcomes will actually reflect the will of the people is a separate question.)

If Trump issued an executive order today canceling the 2026 election, it would still happen. The president has no involvement in the running of elections, which is done by states.

The Insurrection Act is making news this morning! In November, I wrote about it in the context of elections for @votebeat.org - see below for a link.

Yep: Elections are run at the state and local level, Trump doesn’t have jurisdiction over them. We at @votebeat.org cover this very thing! www.votebeat.org/newsletters/

EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected. Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43

When it comes to redistricting, who should be included in the population counts? CMIST’s 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...

Trump issued “a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all United States citizens” 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

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.

I feel like we've assembled the avengers over here.

So thrilled to welcome @baseballot.bsky.social to @votebeat.org l!

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:

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.

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 ⬇️

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.

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.

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...

Calling all pet people who care about voting! www.votebeat.org/2025/09/04/v...

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...

Votebeat is working on a project that illustrates and explains how ranked choice voting works, so we decided to ask readers to vote.

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.

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 Trump’s relationship w/BLS as it relates to employment data has long been acrimonious www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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.

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.