Joan Greve
@joanegreve.bsky.social
Comms at the Center for Election Innovation & Research (@electioninnov.bsky.social). Former political journalist. Get in touch: jgreve@electioninnovation.org.
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Right on cue, prospective election losers are whining and delegitimizing American elections. Pro tip -- don't take advice on EVs from me, and definitely do NOT take election advice from an EV salesman. US elections are as secure as ever, and we know who legit wins. Some quick facts...
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Right on cue, prospective election losers are whining and delegitimizing American elections. Pro tip -- don't take advice on EVs from me, and definitely do NOT take election advice from an EV salesman. US elections are as secure as ever, and we know who legit wins. Some quick facts...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Right on cue, prospective election losers are whining and delegitimizing American elections. Pro tip -- don't take advice on EVs from me, and definitely do NOT take election advice from an EV salesman. US elections are as secure as ever, and we know who legit wins. Some quick facts...
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Right on cue, prospective election losers are whining and delegitimizing American elections. Pro tip -- don't take advice on EVs from me, and definitely do NOT take election advice from an EV salesman. US elections are as secure as ever, and we know who legit wins. Some quick facts...
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"The first question presented is whether the President, acting unilaterally, may direct changes to federal election procedures. Because our Constitution assigns responsibility for election regulation to the States and to Congress, this Court holds that the President lacks the authority."
🚨 BREAKING: A federal court permanently blocks the Trump administration from implementing a part of his March anti-voting executive order that sought to require documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote. More to come.
League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"The first question presented is whether the President, acting unilaterally, may direct changes to federal election procedures. Because our Constitution assigns responsibility for election regulation to the States and to Congress, this Court holds that the President lacks the authority."
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If you have received a mail ballot, and have not returned it yet, DO NOT PUT IT IN THE MAIL, regardless of your state. Drop it off at a drop box or an election office (or early voting site if your state allows), or bring your unvoted ballot to a voting site and vote in person.
Mail-in voters who haven't returned ballots yet: Check your state's deadline to make sure your vote gets counted.
If your ballot must be received by Election Day, consider stopping by a ballot drop box or early voting site. It may be too late for the U.S. Postal Service to deliver it by Nov. 4...
If your ballot must be received by Election Day, consider stopping by a ballot drop box or early voting site. It may be too late for the U.S. Postal Service to deliver it by Nov. 4...
Table 11: Receipt and Postmark Deadlines for Absentee/Mail Ballots
Summary of the state deadlines for when election officials must receive absentee/mailed ballots and postmark deadlines.
www.ncsl.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
If you have received a mail ballot, and have not returned it yet, DO NOT PUT IT IN THE MAIL, regardless of your state. Drop it off at a drop box or an election office (or early voting site if your state allows), or bring your unvoted ballot to a voting site and vote in person.
“If the California GOP believes that there is a violation of state law with regard to state elections, the proper party to address those complaints to is the California attorney general’s office and California secretary of state,” @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said.
The DOJ plans to monitor polling sites in California and New Jersey when the states hold elections next week.
CEIR's David Becker (@beckerdavidj.bsky.social) spoke to the LA Times about the news. https://loom.ly/fQk43Xg
CEIR's David Becker (@beckerdavidj.bsky.social) spoke to the LA Times about the news. https://loom.ly/fQk43Xg
Justice Department says it will monitor California poll sites amid Prop. 50 voting
The U.S. Justice Department said it was asked to monitor polling sites in California in November by state GOP officials.
www.latimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“If the California GOP believes that there is a violation of state law with regard to state elections, the proper party to address those complaints to is the California attorney general’s office and California secretary of state,” @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said.
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In honor of Pro Bono Week, we want to thank the attorneys who volunteer their time with the Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) to assist election officials facing threats or harassment simply for doing their jobs. https://loom.ly/5uzCv8Q
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October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In honor of Pro Bono Week, we want to thank the attorneys who volunteer their time with the Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) to assist election officials facing threats or harassment simply for doing their jobs. https://loom.ly/5uzCv8Q
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"Trump has elevated multiple proponents of his fraud claims into high-level administration jobs. Now, these activists could wield their newfound power to discredit future results or rekindle old claims to argue for a federal intrusion into voting systems."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Trump Empowers Election Deniers, Still Fixated on 2020 Grievances
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"Trump has elevated multiple proponents of his fraud claims into high-level administration jobs. Now, these activists could wield their newfound power to discredit future results or rekindle old claims to argue for a federal intrusion into voting systems."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
CEIR Executive Director David Becker (@beckerdavidj.bsky.social) spoke to Source NM about threats facing US elections:
"I think we’re going to need to be very vigilant to make sure that things we took for granted in our history continue to happen."
sourcenm.com/2025/08/27/r...
"I think we’re going to need to be very vigilant to make sure that things we took for granted in our history continue to happen."
sourcenm.com/2025/08/27/r...
Rocking the Vote • Source New Mexico
Federal requests for states' voter rolls prompt questions about what they intend to use the information for ahead of the 2026 midterms
sourcenm.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
CEIR Executive Director David Becker (@beckerdavidj.bsky.social) spoke to Source NM about threats facing US elections:
"I think we’re going to need to be very vigilant to make sure that things we took for granted in our history continue to happen."
sourcenm.com/2025/08/27/r...
"I think we’re going to need to be very vigilant to make sure that things we took for granted in our history continue to happen."
sourcenm.com/2025/08/27/r...
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“The hiring of an election conspiracy theorist with no election knowledge or expertise is the culmination of this reversal,” Becker said. “DHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies pushed by our enemies.”
1/ A high-profile rightwing activist, who pushed to overturn Trump’s loss in 2020, has been appointed to a top position in the Department of Homeland Security helping oversee U.S. election security, I reported for @propublica.org.
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She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.
Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.
www.propublica.org
August 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“The hiring of an election conspiracy theorist with no election knowledge or expertise is the culmination of this reversal,” Becker said. “DHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies pushed by our enemies.”
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Paper ballots are a best practice, but 98% of all Americans already vote on paper ballots, and have since 2020. Only state without paper - Louisiana. Perhaps the president should talk to the Speaker about his own state.
Trump says “politics is over” if Republicans gerrymander and ban mail voting before the midterms
August 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Paper ballots are a best practice, but 98% of all Americans already vote on paper ballots, and have since 2020. Only state without paper - Louisiana. Perhaps the president should talk to the Speaker about his own state.
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Trump today teased his latest attempt to interfere with the state's constitutional power to regulate elections. The President and his advisors should direct their attention to Article 1, Section 4, of the Constitution which he's sworn to preserve, protect, and defend. /1
Trump today teased his latest attempt to interfere with the state's constitutional power to regulate elections. The President and his advisors should direct their attention to Article 1, Section 4, of the Constitution which he's sworn to preserve, protect, and defend. /1
August 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Trump today teased his latest attempt to interfere with the state's constitutional power to regulate elections. The President and his advisors should direct their attention to Article 1, Section 4, of the Constitution which he's sworn to preserve, protect, and defend. /1
Trump today teased his latest attempt to interfere with the state's constitutional power to regulate elections. The President and his advisors should direct their attention to Article 1, Section 4, of the Constitution which he's sworn to preserve, protect, and defend. /1
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As we celebrate National Poll Worker Recruitment Day today, poll workers' service is more vital than ever.
One of the best ways to learn about why our elections are secure is to become a part of them, CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said.
One of the best ways to learn about why our elections are secure is to become a part of them, CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said.
August 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
As we celebrate National Poll Worker Recruitment Day today, poll workers' service is more vital than ever.
One of the best ways to learn about why our elections are secure is to become a part of them, CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said.
One of the best ways to learn about why our elections are secure is to become a part of them, CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said.
Today, CEIR is celebrating the hundreds of thousands of poll workers who make our elections possible, and we encourage you to consider joining them!
Happy National Poll Worker Recruitment Day! Today, CEIR honors those who make our elections possible.
"I encourage all of you to serve your communities and volunteer to be a poll worker." -CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social
"I encourage all of you to serve your communities and volunteer to be a poll worker." -CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today, CEIR is celebrating the hundreds of thousands of poll workers who make our elections possible, and we encourage you to consider joining them!
Thanks to @bychrisbrennan.bsky.social for highlighting CEIR's work with election officials!
Hundreds of officials have attended our monthly webinars to address their concerns about the "unprecedented level of federal interference in state election processes," @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said.
Hundreds of officials have attended our monthly webinars to address their concerns about the "unprecedented level of federal interference in state election processes," @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said.
Donald Trump's DOJ and Republicans are building the machine now to meddle in the 2026 midterm elections 15 months from now. My USA Today column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Midterms are more than a year away, but Trump is already challenging them | Opinion
Trump's loss in 2020 taught him to cast doubt on our elections well before Election Day. His DOJ sycophants are starting now, with an eye on 2026.
www.usatoday.com
August 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Thanks to @bychrisbrennan.bsky.social for highlighting CEIR's work with election officials!
Hundreds of officials have attended our monthly webinars to address their concerns about the "unprecedented level of federal interference in state election processes," @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said.
Hundreds of officials have attended our monthly webinars to address their concerns about the "unprecedented level of federal interference in state election processes," @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said.
Redistricting could further burden election officials in Texas, @nataliaecm.bsky.social reports.
"In a typical redistricting cycle year, the process of adapting to new maps is labor-intensive for election officials and takes months." www.texastribune.org/2025/08/08/t...
"In a typical redistricting cycle year, the process of adapting to new maps is labor-intensive for election officials and takes months." www.texastribune.org/2025/08/08/t...
Texas redistricting standoff complicates preparations for March 2026 primary
New maps would mean months of work for election officials, and key deadlines are approaching.
www.texastribune.org
August 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Redistricting could further burden election officials in Texas, @nataliaecm.bsky.social reports.
"In a typical redistricting cycle year, the process of adapting to new maps is labor-intensive for election officials and takes months." www.texastribune.org/2025/08/08/t...
"In a typical redistricting cycle year, the process of adapting to new maps is labor-intensive for election officials and takes months." www.texastribune.org/2025/08/08/t...
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““This is at its core a federalism issue,” said David Becker, the executive director and founder of CEIR. He warned that if Republican states don’t also defend their roles in that system, a future Democratic administration might want all this data and power, too.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
States Have More Data About You Than the Feds Do. Trump Wants to See It.
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
““This is at its core a federalism issue,” said David Becker, the executive director and founder of CEIR. He warned that if Republican states don’t also defend their roles in that system, a future Democratic administration might want all this data and power, too.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
The DOJ is asking Rhode Island to hand over sensitive voter roll info, @mattdcohen.bsky.social reports.
“The criminal division has very limited jurisdiction over election officials, virtually none under federal law,” said @beckerdavidj.bsky.social. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
“The criminal division has very limited jurisdiction over election officials, virtually none under federal law,” said @beckerdavidj.bsky.social. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Criminal Prosecutors Hunting Fraud Want Rhode Island To Hand Over Voter Information
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The DOJ is asking Rhode Island to hand over sensitive voter roll info, @mattdcohen.bsky.social reports.
“The criminal division has very limited jurisdiction over election officials, virtually none under federal law,” said @beckerdavidj.bsky.social. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
“The criminal division has very limited jurisdiction over election officials, virtually none under federal law,” said @beckerdavidj.bsky.social. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
“More than 350 election officials from at least 33 states joined a conference call Monday to learn more from Becker’s group and Democratic and Republican lawyers about the potential implications of the administration’s moves."
As I said in this piece, “This is an extraordinary imposition of federal power over states’ election processes that, if it is accepted by the states in this context, will be absolutely used by Democrats in another context.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DOJ hits states with broad requests for voter rolls, election data
Election clerks in both parties, who have been subject to harassment and lawsuits over Trump’s 2020 false election claims, worry about efforts to examine their voting machines.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“More than 350 election officials from at least 33 states joined a conference call Monday to learn more from Becker’s group and Democratic and Republican lawyers about the potential implications of the administration’s moves."
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@nytimes.com reported yesterday that Trump was urging the DOJ to investigate election officials for alleged crimes in failing to secure election systems. This doomed and twisted effort seems part of a larger scheme to sow distrust in upcoming elections. /1
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
@nytimes.com reported yesterday that Trump was urging the DOJ to investigate election officials for alleged crimes in failing to secure election systems. This doomed and twisted effort seems part of a larger scheme to sow distrust in upcoming elections. /1
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
Justice Dept. Explores Using Criminal Charges Against Election Officials
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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@nytimes.com reported yesterday that Trump was urging the DOJ to investigate election officials for alleged crimes in failing to secure election systems. This doomed and twisted effort seems part of a larger scheme to sow distrust in upcoming elections. /1
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
@nytimes.com reported yesterday that Trump was urging the DOJ to investigate election officials for alleged crimes in failing to secure election systems. This doomed and twisted effort seems part of a larger scheme to sow distrust in upcoming elections. /1
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
Back in 2023, a host of Republican-led states left a successful inter-state compact for sharing voter registration data and keeping their rolls up to date.
Two years later, those efforts appear largely to have failed, @yuniorarivas.bsky.social reports.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Two years later, those efforts appear largely to have failed, @yuniorarivas.bsky.social reports.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Red States Struggle to Build New Systems to Share Voter Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Back in 2023, a host of Republican-led states left a successful inter-state compact for sharing voter registration data and keeping their rolls up to date.
Two years later, those efforts appear largely to have failed, @yuniorarivas.bsky.social reports.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Two years later, those efforts appear largely to have failed, @yuniorarivas.bsky.social reports.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"The National Guard is trained to support national defense and respond to emergencies like natural disasters — not to act as a domestic police force," Ariela Rosenberg, @jonsteinman.bsky.social and @rlullo.bsky.social write. open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
Sowing confusion in LA with the military
How to respond to an unnecessary crisis
open.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"The National Guard is trained to support national defense and respond to emergencies like natural disasters — not to act as a domestic police force," Ariela Rosenberg, @jonsteinman.bsky.social and @rlullo.bsky.social write. open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
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So after years of bluster, incl yesterday on the courthouse steps, Lindell joins the long list of others (Giuliani, Lake, Fox News) who, when offered the chance to present evidence - in court - of their claims of alleged election fraud, conceded and ran away.
NEW: Attorneys for MyPillow Guy Mike Lindell said in opening statements at his defamation trial in Denver that they won’t present evidence of his claim that the 2020 election was rigged. “It’s just words. All Mike Lindell did was talk,” said Lindell’s attorney. #copolitics
June 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
So after years of bluster, incl yesterday on the courthouse steps, Lindell joins the long list of others (Giuliani, Lake, Fox News) who, when offered the chance to present evidence - in court - of their claims of alleged election fraud, conceded and ran away.
I hope you'll read this important note from our executive director, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social, and please sign up for our newsletter to get more updates from CEIR (@electioninnov.bsky.social). electioninnovation.org/update/newsl...
May 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I hope you'll read this important note from our executive director, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social, and please sign up for our newsletter to get more updates from CEIR (@electioninnov.bsky.social). electioninnovation.org/update/newsl...
Lawsuits have failed to demonstrate that ExpressVote XLs and similar machines are not secure. Meanwhile, there is “a ton of evidence” that the machines tally votes correctly, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social, executive director of @electioninnov.bsky.social, told @emiliemunson.bsky.social.
Some New York counties are now buying and starting to use a controversial new voting machine. But a lawsuit, state legislation and even a Trump executive order all threaten to block voters from using it
www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
Controversial voting machine gaining use in NY elections
The ExpressVote XL voting machines was used in elections in Monroe County. Erie and Orange counties also bought them. Suffolk and Nassau weigh purchases.
www.timesunion.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Lawsuits have failed to demonstrate that ExpressVote XLs and similar machines are not secure. Meanwhile, there is “a ton of evidence” that the machines tally votes correctly, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social, executive director of @electioninnov.bsky.social, told @emiliemunson.bsky.social.
"Several of the dinner guests, in interviews with The New York Times, said that they attended the event with the explicit intent of influencing Mr. Trump and U.S. financial regulations." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Hundreds Join Trump at ‘Exclusive’ Dinner, With Dreams of Crypto Fortunes in Mind
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Several of the dinner guests, in interviews with The New York Times, said that they attended the event with the explicit intent of influencing Mr. Trump and U.S. financial regulations." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
"It appears that this disinformation and these frivolous investigations that are supposedly being initiated are designed to destabilize our democracy and create doubt about future elections," @beckerdavidj.bsky.social told @mattdcohen.bsky.social.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Ed Martin Was Too Extreme for GOP Senators. Now He’s Targeting Trump’s Enemies at the DOJ
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"It appears that this disinformation and these frivolous investigations that are supposedly being initiated are designed to destabilize our democracy and create doubt about future elections," @beckerdavidj.bsky.social told @mattdcohen.bsky.social.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...