Editor-in-chief, Votebeat. Always following the money. https://www.votebeat.org/https://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mifj3hfekc2ueaction 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 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 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifj3hfekc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mhbnjedtec2wDallas 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: https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/03/04/dallas-county-precinct-voting-problems-jasmine-crockett-james-talarico-democrats-gop/17 Mar 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbnjedtec2whttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mhazvzpvcc2mThe 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.org17 Mar 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhazvzpvcc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mgstbtxnjs2lLots 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!11 Mar 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgstbtxnjs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mgd5khofcs2v* 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)05 Mar 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd5khofcs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mg7ge47cus2m👀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2026 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7ge47cus2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mg7cljosr22lConfused 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.org04 Mar 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7cljosr22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mg6itjtsv22cDallas 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:03 Mar 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6itjtsv22chttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mg6aepumus2iIt'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. 1/03 Mar 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6aepumus2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mepb2ghgy22fOn 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. https://www.votebeat.org/2026/02/12/dominion-liberty-vote-scott-leiendecker-voting-systems-machines-election-equipment/13 Feb 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mepb2ghgy22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mej7xsbqrc2aA 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: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.miwd.116977/gov.uscourts.miwd.116977.67.0_1.pdf10 Feb 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mej7xsbqrc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3me2oud7ohc2a👏read @sashahupka.bsky.social, folks. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2oud7ohc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mdzzvny3ss27As Trump pushes to nationalize elections, @votebeat.org talked to the election officials who remember the lessons of 2020, especially Republicans. (link in next tweet)04 Feb 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzzvny3ss27https://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mdvh5vag2s24House Republicans are threatening to shut down the government over election legislation. Want to know more about it? Read @baseballot.bsky.social https://www.votebeat.org/2026/01/30/republicans-congress-election-integrity-bills-trump-proof-of-citizenship-photo-voter-id/02 Feb 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvh5vag2s24https://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mdsgckbgfc23Yesterday 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. https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/11/14/18th-congressional-district-houston-runoff-election/01 Feb 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdsgckbgfc23https://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mdnd77anwc2pThe 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. https://www.votebeat.org/2026/01/29/election-officials-respond-fbi-search-georgia-elections-office/30 Jan 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnd77anwc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mdebapy66k2zEveryone, welcome @sashahupka.bsky.social and give her a follow, if you aren't already! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jan 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdebapy66k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mdbfujxu2c2sNew statement from @MNSecofState, calling the letter an “outrageous attempt to coerce” MN into turning over private voter data.25 Jan 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdbfujxu2c2s