Carrie Levine
@levinecarrie.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief, Votebeat. Always following the money. https://www.votebeat.org/
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 · 2mo agoExcellent 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)
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Votebeat@votebeat.org · 5mo agoTexas 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...
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.
After grueling hand count in 2024, a Texas county tries again
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...
How a Trump-maligned voting machine company is trying to find a path forward
Scott Leiendecker, a former GOP election official, is suddenly one of the most important people in U.S. elections.
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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...
#67 in United States v. Benson (W.D. Mich., 1:25-cv-01148) – CourtListener.com
OPINION; signed by Chief Judge Hala Y. Jarbou (mcp) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
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