Weekend scoop from me for @votebeat.org: Two GOP members of Georgia’s State Election Board say Executive Director James Mills sent letters to DOJ and DHS without telling the board or getting approval — and that the letters went beyond what the board voted to request. www.votebeat.org/national/202...

Georgia election board director allegedly goes rogue, asks feds to crack down on state voting equipment

Two members of the Georgia State Election Board say their executive director sent unauthorized letters to the Trump administration.

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If you're a Texas voter who has experienced issues with your registration while trying to vote, please reach out to Votebeat at texas.tips@votebeat.org. Get the latest reporting on this from @nataliaecm.bsky.social in her free Texas newsletter. Sign up here: www.votebeat.org/texas/subscr...

The @election has officially certified the first open-source voting system, from Voting Works (cc: @benadida.com) to the most current standards, making it more of an option in many states. I wrote about it last year: www.votebeat.org/2025/11/17/v...

Can publicly viewable software code help restore faith in voting machines?

Voting machine vendors continue to face skepticism and demands from activists seeking to know more about how the systems work.

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This voter tried to register in Texas via the online portal and was disenfranchised for the March primary. State officials had a lot of warnings that something was going wrong. @nataliaecm.bsky.social continues her run of great reporting on this Texas-sized mess. www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/1...

@votebeat.org Election Expert Desk electionexpertdesk.org is a help line for election coverage where reporters can ask vetted experts questions, see what others are asking, use on-the-record answers, and spot nationwide trends. @levinecarrie.bsky.social explains what election reporters should cover.

NEWS A Maricopa County investigation found 52 of 60 potential noncitizens flagged by a federal data program known as SAVE are actually citizens-the latest example of false positives. Last week, SCOTUS said the administration can use the tool. @SashaHupka www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...

52 out of 60 voters flagged as noncitizens in key Arizona county turn out to be citizens

Maricopa County’s GOP recorder said he had found 60 noncitizens who had cast a ballot. Upon closer investigation, though, the real number is only eight.

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RSVP for free to attend a webinar next week with Votebeat's Editor-in-Chief @levinecarrie.bsky.social. Title: "How are the Media and Social Media Doing in Informing Voters?" electionlawblog.org/2026/safegua...

Safeguarding Democracy Project Sept. 22 Webinar: "Election Talk: How are the Media and Social Media Doing in Informing Voters?" #ELB

Join us! (Free registration required) Election Talk: How are the Media and Social Media Doing in Informing Voters? Tuesday, September 22 12:15pm-1:15pm PT. (Webinar) Register here. Co-sponsored by the...

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BREAKING Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, also blocks @USPS from using new mail ballot restrictions in the November election. He’s the second federal judge to do so.

I received one of those letters, even though I've lived at the same address for 6 years. If you got one too, here's a good explainer courtesy of VoteBeat. www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...

‘HAVE YOU MOVED?’ 150,000 voters receive confusing letter from Arizona election officials

Kimberly Dorris was one of 150,000 Arizona voters who got an official letter asking if she had moved. She hadn’t.

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Shoutout to @votebeat.org for their great reporting on why you sometimes have to wait for results, and what to expect in Wisconsin.

A big election is coming up in Wisconsin. Here’s when to expect results.

Municipalities like Milwaukee sometimes take until the wee hours of Wednesday to report election results. Here’s why.

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Just said this on the radio but: I spoke to probably more than 100 people who work in and around elections yesterday — clerks, poll workers, inspectors, etc — and I'm left feeling so optimistic. It's genuinely reaffirming to see the process in action! I'd recommend it to anyone with questions.

Amped to facilitate making experts way easier to access during the midterms. Journalists of all mediums in newsrooms big & small will be able to participate. It was delightful to tell folks about the project at IRE & see them light up. You can sign up to learn more here: www.electionexpertdesk.org

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Election stories move fast. Election law is technical. Local procedures vary widely. And the loudest voices about voting systems are not always the people who understand them. Votebeat’s Expert Desk i...

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Jessica Huseman@jessicahuseman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Excellent news from @votebeat.org: We're doing the Expert Desk again this year. It will be bigger, better and simpler to use. This year, @zacknewsman.bsky.social will join us as the community editor, onboarding sources and journalists and moderating the space. I'm so excited.

Judge blocks Trump administration’s overhaul of SAVE database, says states trampled on Americans’ privacy rights www.votebeat.org/national/202...

Judge rules against core pillar of Trump’s election agenda

“The federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote,” the judge wrote.

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Will the midterms happen? Your election questions, answered

Submit your questions to Votebeat reporters, and they’ll answer them live on July 13 at 5 p.m EDT.

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If you are a journalist interested in signing up, you can do that here! @levinecarrie.bsky.social and @zacknewsman.bsky.social will be at @ire.org this week in DC, and can answer any questions. www.electionexpertdesk.com

In 2024, the experts were lawyers, technologists, a bipartisan group of former secretaries of state, former election administrators & more. They answered questions *on the record* from hundreds of reporters. It saved time, it made reporting better, and it was fun. www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/vote...

Votebeat assembles nearly 100 election experts to answer reporters’ questions (now, and in the weeks ahead)

"The problem with voting stories is that the people who make themselves most available don't know what the hell they're talking about."

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Excellent news from @votebeat.org: We're doing the Expert Desk again this year. It will be bigger, better and simpler to use. This year, @zacknewsman.bsky.social will join us as the community editor, onboarding sources and journalists and moderating the space. I'm so excited.

Exclusive new details on who the FBI is talking to in Wisconsin about the 2020 election, from Dion Nissenbaum and @alexandershur.bsky.social on @votebeat.org today. www.votebeat.org/national/202...

The Trump administration is investigating the 2020 election. It may be laying the groundwork for 2026.

Claims of mass voter fraud have been debunked again and again, but the Trump administration is still relitigating the 2020 election.

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Voters? Confused. Local clerks? Irritated? But Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop says she has a "decisive directive." Here's what we at @votebeat.org know a week after breaking the story that the MI Bureau of Elections is asking Bishop to explain her actions: www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

A lot of people are worried about midterm disruptions, but what's a serious fear and what's just dooming? We asked 37 experts. www.votebeat.org/national/202...

Which fears about the 2026 midterms are likeliest to come true? We asked 37 election experts.

Experts say it’s unlikely that the SAVE America Act will affect the midterms; they are more worried about law enforcement showing up at polling places.

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eaction to the president's new executive order on mail voting: A lot of states preparing to sue. “The courts will strike it down faster than a cheetah on meth,” one local election official told @votebeat.org www.votebeat.org/national/202...

Trump executive order would give federal government huge role in 2026 midterms

Trump’s first executive order on elections was largely blocked in court, but that didn’t stop him from issuing a second.

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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...

Supreme Court's Mail-In Ballots Case | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC

Carrie Levine, editor-in-chief of Votebeat, discusses possible changes from the Supreme Court regarding how mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day get counted.

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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

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Texas had its primary election yesterday, March 3. Here's what happened in Dallas and in two other counties where Republicans decided to hand-count their ballots. 🧵

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...