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/3mwvilkoqrk2oThe @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: https://www.votebeat.org/2025/11/17/votingworks-voting-machine-vendor-open-source-software-transparency/02 Oct 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvilkoqrk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mwvh72hil22fThis 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. https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/10/01/records-show-dps-knew-of-problems-with-texas-online-voter-registration-as-early-as-march/02 Oct 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvh72hil22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mwmarkrqrs2iNEWS 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 https://www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026/09/28/maricopa-county-suspected-noncitizen-voters-investigation-results-save-heap-mitchell/28 Sep 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmarkrqrs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mvhvhgs5g22kBREAKING 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.14 Sep 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhvhgs5g22khttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mow2udj4mk2sJudge blocks Trump administration’s overhaul of SAVE database, says states trampled on Americans’ privacy rights https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/06/22/judge-rules-against-trump-overhaul-save-database-noncitizen-voters/22 Jun 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mow2udj4mk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3movv5ctcgk2bHave questions about the midterms? Submit them and let our journalists answer them! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/will-the-midterms-happen-your-election-questions-answered-registration-1991597512773?aff=panelist22 Jun 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3movv5ctcgk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/levinecarrie.bsky.social/post/3mnrpg64rds2vExclusive 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. https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/06/08/fbi-investigation-2020-election-trump-milwaukee-fulton-maricopa/08 Jun 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:qcdv6jgbvvccqalod7d7anh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrpg64rds2vhttps://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/3mgd5khofcs2v