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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I assure you that the few experienced litigators left at DOJ are blanching about this news. The facts around this bungled and questionable warrant lay bare that this was never about a crime. /1
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I assure you that the few experienced litigators left at DOJ are blanching about this news. The facts around this bungled and questionable warrant lay bare that this was never about a crime. /1
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
The day after the Fulton County search, DNI Gabbard met with FBI agents who conducted the search and called President Trump, NYT reports.
"The president addressed the agents on speakerphone, asking them questions as well as praising and thanking them for their work." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
"The president addressed the agents on speakerphone, asking them questions as well as praising and thanking them for their work." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The day after the Fulton County search, DNI Gabbard met with FBI agents who conducted the search and called President Trump, NYT reports.
"The president addressed the agents on speakerphone, asking them questions as well as praising and thanking them for their work." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
"The president addressed the agents on speakerphone, asking them questions as well as praising and thanking them for their work." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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I’ve just confirmed that, after a WH official informed the gathered secretaries of state from all over the US that Bondi, Gabbard, and Noem would attend their conference today and answer questions, ALL of them were no shows.
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I’ve just confirmed that, after a WH official informed the gathered secretaries of state from all over the US that Bondi, Gabbard, and Noem would attend their conference today and answer questions, ALL of them were no shows.
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I appeared on CBS News last night to discuss the FBI serving a warrant on the Fulton County, GA elections office. As I note, those ballots have been counted 3 times, 3 different ways, once entirely by hand, all confirming the results over 5 years ago.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-sea...
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FBI searches Fulton County elections office seeking 2020 ballots. Here's what we know.
The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday at an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, seeking to take ballots in an investigation that a source told CBS News is linked to the 2020 presidential...
www.cbsnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:25 PM
I appeared on CBS News last night to discuss the FBI serving a warrant on the Fulton County, GA elections office. As I note, those ballots have been counted 3 times, 3 different ways, once entirely by hand, all confirming the results over 5 years ago.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-sea...
www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-sea...
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JUST IN: Judge dismisses Trump administration suit for Oregon voter rolls. Judge Mustafa Kasubhai (Biden) says DOJ request didn't comply with the law. He inquired today about Bondi letter to MN, but all sides said it didn't really impact the OR litigation at this stage
January 26, 2026 at 11:50 PM
JUST IN: Judge dismisses Trump administration suit for Oregon voter rolls. Judge Mustafa Kasubhai (Biden) says DOJ request didn't comply with the law. He inquired today about Bondi letter to MN, but all sides said it didn't really impact the OR litigation at this stage
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For a moment putting aside using a killing by a fed’l officer as an excuse for this, it’s interesting to note that she forgot to mention that TWO different fed’l courts have ruled against the DOJ on this issue just this month.
In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
January 25, 2026 at 12:30 AM
For a moment putting aside using a killing by a fed’l officer as an excuse for this, it’s interesting to note that she forgot to mention that TWO different fed’l courts have ruled against the DOJ on this issue just this month.
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This is a bombshell. While demanding sensitive data on hundreds of millions of Americans, DOJ admits the feds are putting that data at risk, sharing it with an unnamed "political advocacy group" seeking to "overturn election results in several states."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:34 PM
This is a bombshell. While demanding sensitive data on hundreds of millions of Americans, DOJ admits the feds are putting that data at risk, sharing it with an unnamed "political advocacy group" seeking to "overturn election results in several states."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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And one day later, CA court rules DOJ has failed to present legal justification for seizing voters’ protected data. DOJ continuing its record of defeats, now 0-2, with 22 cases remaining.
www.npr.org/2026/01/15/n...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:26 AM
And one day later, CA court rules DOJ has failed to present legal justification for seizing voters’ protected data. DOJ continuing its record of defeats, now 0-2, with 22 cases remaining.
www.npr.org/2026/01/15/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/15/n...
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"It keeps getting worse for him."
CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social spoke to Votebeat about a federal judge's ruling blocking large portions of Trump's executive order on #elections: https://loom.ly/-bmzViM
CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social spoke to Votebeat about a federal judge's ruling blocking large portions of Trump's executive order on #elections: https://loom.ly/-bmzViM
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
"It keeps getting worse for him."
CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social spoke to Votebeat about a federal judge's ruling blocking large portions of Trump's executive order on #elections: https://loom.ly/-bmzViM
CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social spoke to Votebeat about a federal judge's ruling blocking large portions of Trump's executive order on #elections: https://loom.ly/-bmzViM
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“We know what really happened on that day. And yet, there is a danger in forgetting that."
CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined CBS News to mark five years since #January6.
CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined CBS News to mark five years since #January6.
January 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
“We know what really happened on that day. And yet, there is a danger in forgetting that."
CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined CBS News to mark five years since #January6.
CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined CBS News to mark five years since #January6.
As the year winds down, I'm feeling very grateful for the work that CEIR does and very lucky to be a part of this amazing team. Please consider supporting our work if you can.
Despite the ongoing pressure on election systems and the people who support them, CEIR has made incredible strides in 2025. Thank you for standing with us.
If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating: https://loom.ly/xAO5sKE
If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating: https://loom.ly/xAO5sKE
December 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
As the year winds down, I'm feeling very grateful for the work that CEIR does and very lucky to be a part of this amazing team. Please consider supporting our work if you can.
Reposted by Joan Greve
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Last night, the President made a failed attempt at a “pardon by tweet” of convicted Colorado felon and conspiracy theorist Tina Peters. This came after several unsuccessful efforts to use the power of the federal government to pressure state officials to release her, despite her crimes. /1
Last night, the President made a failed attempt at a “pardon by tweet” of convicted Colorado felon and conspiracy theorist Tina Peters. This came after several unsuccessful efforts to use the power of the federal government to pressure state officials to release her, despite her crimes. /1
December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Last night, the President made a failed attempt at a “pardon by tweet” of convicted Colorado felon and conspiracy theorist Tina Peters. This came after several unsuccessful efforts to use the power of the federal government to pressure state officials to release her, despite her crimes. /1
Last night, the President made a failed attempt at a “pardon by tweet” of convicted Colorado felon and conspiracy theorist Tina Peters. This came after several unsuccessful efforts to use the power of the federal government to pressure state officials to release her, despite her crimes. /1
The election conspiracy group Defend Florida has lost sway with lawmakers, but their message still spreads, @aliceherman.bsky.social reports.
“There are some very powerful amplifiers of election lies, including the president," @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said. suncoastsearchlight.org/defend-flori...
“There are some very powerful amplifiers of election lies, including the president," @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said. suncoastsearchlight.org/defend-flori...
Florida election skeptics lose power in Tallahassee, but their message still spreads - Suncoast Searchlight
The mood was grim on Defend Florida’s mid-November Zoom call.
Members of the Sarasota-founded election conspiracy theory group traded frustrations over Florida Republicans who no longer seemed intere...
suncoastsearchlight.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The election conspiracy group Defend Florida has lost sway with lawmakers, but their message still spreads, @aliceherman.bsky.social reports.
“There are some very powerful amplifiers of election lies, including the president," @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said. suncoastsearchlight.org/defend-flori...
“There are some very powerful amplifiers of election lies, including the president," @beckerdavidj.bsky.social said. suncoastsearchlight.org/defend-flori...
In Justice Elena Kagan's dissent in the Texas #redistricting case, she wrote, "We are a higher court than the district court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Texas Voting Maps
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In Justice Elena Kagan's dissent in the Texas #redistricting case, she wrote, "We are a higher court than the district court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Highly recommend reading this thorough article from @rachelleingang.bsky.social on Trump's elevation of election deniers and what it might tell us about his handling of the #midterms.
What do #Trump's election-related actions this year tell us about the 2026 #midterms? CEIR's executive director, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social, spoke to the Guardian about the future of our elections: https://loom.ly/867laS4
December 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Highly recommend reading this thorough article from @rachelleingang.bsky.social on Trump's elevation of election deniers and what it might tell us about his handling of the #midterms.
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Thank you to CNN's Kyung Lah and @beckerdavidj.bsky.social for their fascinating conversation on lessons learned from 2025 #elections and the path to 2026.
Watch the full webinar here: https://loom.ly/qkrdRCM
Watch the full webinar here: https://loom.ly/qkrdRCM
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Thank you to CNN's Kyung Lah and @beckerdavidj.bsky.social for their fascinating conversation on lessons learned from 2025 #elections and the path to 2026.
Watch the full webinar here: https://loom.ly/qkrdRCM
Watch the full webinar here: https://loom.ly/qkrdRCM
Hope you'll attend this CEIR webinar with our executive director, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social, and CNN's Kyung Lah on Monday at 2:30pm. It'll be a great discussion. Register here:
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We're thrilled that CNN correspondent Kyung Lah will be joining Executive Director David Becker (@beckerdavidj.bsky.social) for our webinar on Monday. If you haven't already, you can register here: https://loom.ly/MRuxQvo
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Hope you'll attend this CEIR webinar with our executive director, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social, and CNN's Kyung Lah on Monday at 2:30pm. It'll be a great discussion. Register here:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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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
Reposted by Joan Greve
"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...