Managing editor @votebeat.org. Previously senior editor and senior elections analyst at FiveThirtyEight. Email, don't DM: nrakich at votebeat dot orghttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mjkbzxxv4s26Scoop from @hayleyharding.bsky.social: A far-right county clerk in Michigan is reportedly canceling voter registrations without authorization. https://www.votebeat.org/michigan/2026/04/15/antrim-county-clerk-victoria-bishop-cancel-voter-registrations-notices-election-integrity/15 Apr 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkbzxxv4s26https://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mjholrm4322mWe've obtained emails between the top election official in Maricopa County, AZ, and the Department of Justice, raising questions about whether he's helping their investigation of the county's elections. https://www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026/04/14/maricopa-county-justin-heap-department-justice-investigation-election-records-litigation-emails/14 Apr 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjholrm4322mhttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mjhfyoveic2jThis is today! Come watch at 2pm ET! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhfyoveic2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mjfwawzayc22Presumably he means “resign”—Gonzales already dropped his reelection bid.13 Apr 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfwawzayc22https://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mjfvur3gx222Swalwell resigns from Congress. Notably, this is one of the shortest periods between a scandal breaking and a resignation in recent history. These days, politicians tend to try to stick it out.13 Apr 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfvur3gx222https://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mjfqlutlok23Join me tomorrow for this event! @aedwardslevy.bsky.social and @pbump.com will be there too! You can get a Zoom link here: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_etE8hmGehQzG0No13 Apr 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfqlutlok23https://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mjeypfmgu22pSouth Dakota, one of the states that passed a new proof-of-citizenship law this year, is already girding for the registration delays it will cause. https://kfgo.com/2026/04/10/calendar-quirk-and-law-change-have-south-dakota-election-officials-worried-about-deadlines/13 Apr 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeypfmgu22phttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mjceha5czk2uIt’s @aedwardslevy.bsky.social’s first ACPT!12 Apr 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjceha5czk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mj5rh2yuhc2d*Great* opportunity to work with the best people. Highly recommend this for an early-career elections analyst. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5rh2yuhc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mj2xnsgvyc25Come watch @aedwardslevy.bsky.social, @pbump.com, and me palaver about polls next week! https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_etE8hmGehQzG0No09 Apr 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2xnsgvyc25https://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mivrgynr3c2eHappy Election Day! Today is both the Wisconsin Supreme Court election and the #GA14 special election.07 Apr 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivrgynr3c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3miuqh6alwc2rActivist official scorers are ruining our democracy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuqh6alwc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mitdyyioi22qA lot of people were misinterpreting Trump's mail-voting executive order when it came out. In fact, the order calls for creating three separate lists of citizens/voters—and it's unclear how the three interact. https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/04/06/trump-election-executive-order-confusion-mail-voter-lists-postal-service-citizen-database/06 Apr 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitdyyioi22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3miqsjogqws2uThe Angels are cursed to always have two good players. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqsjogqws2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mijce7zlzk2mMississippi is the 4th state to enact a proof-of-citizenship requirement this year (FL, SD, UT). Going into the year, only 3 states had this policy (AZ, NH, WY). https://www.wtva.com/video/mississippi-governor-signs-law-requiring-citizenship-proof-to-vote/video_a2e0d0ef-f832-5194-a4d7-d9620a8785d6.html02 Apr 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijce7zlzk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mihsz3ncb22aStill the coolest thing humans have ever done. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihsz3ncb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mifwtztlkr2tKim Hammer, the more establishment-aligned candidate, has won the GOP runoff for Arkansas secretary of state, per the AP. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 05:17 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifwtztlkr2thttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mifknuqlkm2yWith 39% of the expected vote reporting in this race, we've got a close one: Hammer leads Norris 53–47%. #ARSOS [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifknuqlkm2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mifhpecdmc2nTrump's new elections executive order attempts to use the Postal Service to control who can vote by mail. But courts may very well step in to block it before the election. https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/03/31/donald-trump-2026-midterm-election-executive-order-absentee-mail-ballots-postal-service-citizenship-list/01 Apr 2026 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifhpecdmc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3miebs5qrl62lToday is the Republican runoff for Arkansas secretary of state! State Sen. Kim Hammer is backed by Tom Cotton and Sarah Huckabee Sanders; Army veteran Bryan Norris is backed by Mike Lindell and Michael Flynn. The winner will likely become Arkansas's next top election official.31 Mar 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3miebs5qrl62lhttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mictgajpec2xBreak up the Nats!30 Mar 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mictgajpec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/baseballot.bsky.social/post/3mi7x6ptsac2rI don’t get the Duke hate. Why does everyone care so much about a mediocre college in the middle of nowhere?29 Mar 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:qcbppvjp4va2ovv6bjsmsgax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7x6ptsac2r