Carrie Levine
@levinecarrie.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief, Votebeat. Always following the money. https://www.votebeat.org/
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Adelita Grijalva is finally getting sworn into the House today. Her 50-day stint as a congressperson-elect is by far the longest this century.
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Adelita Grijalva is finally getting sworn into the House today. Her 50-day stint as a congressperson-elect is by far the longest this century.
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I feel like we've assembled the avengers over here.
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I feel like we've assembled the avengers over here.
So thrilled to welcome @baseballot.bsky.social to @votebeat.org l!
New job alert! Today I started as the new managing editor of @votebeat.org, a nonprofit news site that covers election administration and voting rights issues.
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
So thrilled to welcome @baseballot.bsky.social to @votebeat.org l!
There are elections tomorrow! @carterwalker.bsky.social has been closely watching the judicial retention election simmering in PA. Here's a thread on what you need to know:
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
There are elections tomorrow! @carterwalker.bsky.social has been closely watching the judicial retention election simmering in PA. Here's a thread on what you need to know:
Breaking: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration can't proceed with implementing a provision in his March executive order seeking to require proof of citizenship. More to come.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Breaking: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration can't proceed with implementing a provision in his March executive order seeking to require proof of citizenship. More to come.
Texas used a revamped federal database to check its voter rolls and flagged ~2700 "potential noncitizens" the state asked counties to investigate.
@nataliaecm.bsky.social reported on what the counties are finding. It's early stages, but very interesting.
Link ⬇️
@nataliaecm.bsky.social reported on what the counties are finding. It's early stages, but very interesting.
Link ⬇️
October 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Texas used a revamped federal database to check its voter rolls and flagged ~2700 "potential noncitizens" the state asked counties to investigate.
@nataliaecm.bsky.social reported on what the counties are finding. It's early stages, but very interesting.
Link ⬇️
@nataliaecm.bsky.social reported on what the counties are finding. It's early stages, but very interesting.
Link ⬇️
We here @votebeat.org don't cover the horse race. But we are making an exception for our very own mascot election.
There was a heated campaign. You voted. Now it's time to find out who won - and understand ranked choice voting a little better along the way.
There was a heated campaign. You voted. Now it's time to find out who won - and understand ranked choice voting a little better along the way.
October 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We here @votebeat.org don't cover the horse race. But we are making an exception for our very own mascot election.
There was a heated campaign. You voted. Now it's time to find out who won - and understand ranked choice voting a little better along the way.
There was a heated campaign. You voted. Now it's time to find out who won - and understand ranked choice voting a little better along the way.
A federal judge has denied DOJ's motion to dismiss a case brought by 19 states challenging key provisions of Trump's executive order on elections. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
She had previously blocked some provisions of the order from going into effect, and DOJ is appealing.
She had previously blocked some provisions of the order from going into effect, and DOJ is appealing.
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September 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A federal judge has denied DOJ's motion to dismiss a case brought by 19 states challenging key provisions of Trump's executive order on elections. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
She had previously blocked some provisions of the order from going into effect, and DOJ is appealing.
She had previously blocked some provisions of the order from going into effect, and DOJ is appealing.
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Please join @SethBluestein , Karen Brinson Bell, and me for a @votebeat webinar on public trust in elections, moderated by @JessicaHuseman on Friday, Sept. 19, noon EDT. Register here:
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Public trust in elections
Join us for a conversation on public trust in elections with an elections expert and two experienced election officials.
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September 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Please join @SethBluestein , Karen Brinson Bell, and me for a @votebeat webinar on public trust in elections, moderated by @JessicaHuseman on Friday, Sept. 19, noon EDT. Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/public-tr...
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Calling all pet people who care about voting! www.votebeat.org/2025/09/04/v...
Help us with a project: Vote for Votebeat’s new pet mascot
Votebeat is working on a project that illustrates and explains how ranked choice voting works, so we decided to ask readers to vote.
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September 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Calling all pet people who care about voting! www.votebeat.org/2025/09/04/v...
Worried about trust in elections? Join @votebeat.org @jessicahuseman.bsky.social for a conversation with MIT's Charles Stewart, @sethbluestein.bsky.social and former NCSBE director Karen Brinson Bell on 9/19. Free registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/public-tru...
Public trust in elections
Join us for a conversation on public trust in elections with an elections expert and two experienced election officials.
www.eventbrite.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Worried about trust in elections? Join @votebeat.org @jessicahuseman.bsky.social for a conversation with MIT's Charles Stewart, @sethbluestein.bsky.social and former NCSBE director Karen Brinson Bell on 9/19. Free registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/public-tru...
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Votebeat is working on a project that illustrates and explains how ranked choice voting works, so we decided to ask readers to vote.
Help us with a project: Vote for Votebeat’s new pet mascot
Votebeat is working on a project that illustrates and explains how ranked choice voting works, so we decided to ask readers to vote.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Votebeat is working on a project that illustrates and explains how ranked choice voting works, so we decided to ask readers to vote.
The Justice Department's demands that states turn over their voter rolls are highlighting long-running conflicts over how best to ensure that only eligible voters are on them, and exactly what the law requires.
@jenafifield.bsky.social @carterwalker.bsky.social explain for @votebeat.org.
@jenafifield.bsky.social @carterwalker.bsky.social explain for @votebeat.org.
September 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The Justice Department's demands that states turn over their voter rolls are highlighting long-running conflicts over how best to ensure that only eligible voters are on them, and exactly what the law requires.
@jenafifield.bsky.social @carterwalker.bsky.social explain for @votebeat.org.
@jenafifield.bsky.social @carterwalker.bsky.social explain for @votebeat.org.
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NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out!
I'm resurfacing emails from my FOIA archives that I obtained in 2018 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The emails are a reminder that Trump’s relationship w/BLS as it relates to employment data has long been acrimonious
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
I'm resurfacing emails from my FOIA archives that I obtained in 2018 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The emails are a reminder that Trump’s relationship w/BLS as it relates to employment data has long been acrimonious
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
When Trump and the Bureau of Labor Statistics First Clashed Over Jobs Numbers
Dozens of emails related to a 2018 Trump tweet over the monthly jobs report are a good reminder that the president’s relationship with the Department of Labor unit has long been acrimonious.
www.bloomberg.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out!
I'm resurfacing emails from my FOIA archives that I obtained in 2018 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The emails are a reminder that Trump’s relationship w/BLS as it relates to employment data has long been acrimonious
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
I'm resurfacing emails from my FOIA archives that I obtained in 2018 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The emails are a reminder that Trump’s relationship w/BLS as it relates to employment data has long been acrimonious
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The Trump administration will appeal one of two preliminary injunctions blocking some provisions of his executive order on elections, according to a new filing. This applies to a case brought by 19 states.
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Trump administration will appeal one of two preliminary injunctions blocking some provisions of his executive order on elections, according to a new filing. This applies to a case brought by 19 states.
EXCLUSIVE from @JenAFifield EXCLUSIVE from @JenAFifield Text messages obtained by Votebeat shed new light on Heap's discussions with two county supervisors over control of elections.
July 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
EXCLUSIVE from @JenAFifield EXCLUSIVE from @JenAFifield Text messages obtained by Votebeat shed new light on Heap's discussions with two county supervisors over control of elections.
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ICYMI, from Friday: A criminally indicted AZ elected official who voted to delay his county's 22 midterm results past the legal deadline now wants the taxpayers to pay his $300K in legal bills- and the county wants the statewide insurance pool to cover it. www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...
Cochise County asks insurer to cover indicted supervisor’s legal bills in election case
Supervisor Thomas Crosby sent the county a $300,000 claim as he fights charges of trying to delay the 2022 midterm election results. The other supervisors are signaling their support.
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July 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
ICYMI, from Friday: A criminally indicted AZ elected official who voted to delay his county's 22 midterm results past the legal deadline now wants the taxpayers to pay his $300K in legal bills- and the county wants the statewide insurance pool to cover it. www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...
Researchers from @statesunited.org used validated voter data to find that people who felt more confident their vote would count as intended were more likely to vote. www.votebeat.org/2025/07/14/r...
I don't know if it's correlation or causation, but really interesting!
I don't know if it's correlation or causation, but really interesting!
How a New York lawsuit is helping to fan voter mistrust — on the left
A recent YouGov poll found that 41% of voters who reported casting a ballot for Kamala Harris in 2024 did not believe that Trump “legitimately won the election.”
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July 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Researchers from @statesunited.org used validated voter data to find that people who felt more confident their vote would count as intended were more likely to vote. www.votebeat.org/2025/07/14/r...
I don't know if it's correlation or causation, but really interesting!
I don't know if it's correlation or causation, but really interesting!
NEW @VotebeatUS Add Pennsylvania to the states getting questions from DOJ about how it manages its voter rolls. h/t @carterwalker.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
NEW @VotebeatUS Add Pennsylvania to the states getting questions from DOJ about how it manages its voter rolls. h/t @carterwalker.bsky.social
Election news: A voting system from Hart Intercivic
is the first to obtain certification under VVSG 2.0, the most updated standards, per @EACgov's website. Others are in the testing process.
More on the EAC's guidelines from me in this from June 30: www.votebeat.org/2025/06/30/t...
is the first to obtain certification under VVSG 2.0, the most updated standards, per @EACgov's website. Others are in the testing process.
More on the EAC's guidelines from me in this from June 30: www.votebeat.org/2025/06/30/t...
Work on parts of Trump’s elections executive order is getting underway
A technical committee of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission will soon consider a draft of changes to voting system guidelines following the president’s executive order.
www.votebeat.org
July 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Election news: A voting system from Hart Intercivic
is the first to obtain certification under VVSG 2.0, the most updated standards, per @EACgov's website. Others are in the testing process.
More on the EAC's guidelines from me in this from June 30: www.votebeat.org/2025/06/30/t...
is the first to obtain certification under VVSG 2.0, the most updated standards, per @EACgov's website. Others are in the testing process.
More on the EAC's guidelines from me in this from June 30: www.votebeat.org/2025/06/30/t...
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New statement from Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap confirms that his office approved the incorrect proof before the vendor sent the incorrect letter to 83,000 voters. Background: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...
July 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
New statement from Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap confirms that his office approved the incorrect proof before the vendor sent the incorrect letter to 83,000 voters. Background: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...
🚨A second federal judge has blocked provisions of Trump's executive order on elections, including a citizenship proof requirement.
June 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🚨A second federal judge has blocked provisions of Trump's executive order on elections, including a citizenship proof requirement.
Big news about elections in a key swing county from @jenafifield.bsky.social
JUST IN: In Maricopa County, Recorder Justin Heap sues the supervisors claiming they "engaged in an unlawful attempt to seize near-total control" of elections. The supervisors have consistently said that they have negotiated in good faith. Lawsuit 🔗 here: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...
June 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Big news about elections in a key swing county from @jenafifield.bsky.social
The Georgia Supreme Court has invalidated rules the state election board tried to impose before the presidential election, including a move to change the way officials finalize vote totals that drew wide concern, per @ajc.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Georgia Supreme Court has invalidated rules the state election board tried to impose before the presidential election, including a move to change the way officials finalize vote totals that drew wide concern, per @ajc.com
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I wrote about what the DOJ's letter to Wisconsin over an alleged HAVA violation means, including commentary that WEC likely is violating the law. Story features a @jenafifield.bsky.social scoop of a DOJ letter also sent to Arizona
www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/20...
www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/20...
U.S. threatens Arizona and Wisconsin over alleged election law violations
The letters are an early sign of how the Trump’s administration is scrutinizing state election practices after his executive order on elections.
www.votebeat.org
June 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I wrote about what the DOJ's letter to Wisconsin over an alleged HAVA violation means, including commentary that WEC likely is violating the law. Story features a @jenafifield.bsky.social scoop of a DOJ letter also sent to Arizona
www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/20...
www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/20...