Carrie Levine
@levinecarrie.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief, Votebeat. Always following the money. https://www.votebeat.org/
On 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. www.votebeat.org/2026/02/12/d...
How a Trump-maligned voting machine company is trying to find a path forward
Scott Leiendecker, a former GOP election official, is suddenly one of the most important people in U.S. elections.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
On 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. www.votebeat.org/2026/02/12/d...
Reposted by Carrie Levine
A federal judge has dismissed the Department of Justice's lawsuit aiming to compel Michigan to hand over its voter data. DOJ is now 0-for-3 in court. www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
February 10, 2026 at 4:22 PM
A federal judge has dismissed the Department of Justice's lawsuit aiming to compel Michigan to hand over its voter data. DOJ is now 0-for-3 in court. www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
A 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:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Story TK @votebeat.org
Here's the ruling:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#67 in United States v. Benson (W.D. Mich., 1:25-cv-01148) – CourtListener.com
OPINION; signed by Chief Judge Hala Y. Jarbou (mcp) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
storage.courtlistener.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:58 PM
A 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:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Story TK @votebeat.org
Here's the ruling:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
👏read @sashahupka.bsky.social, folks.
ALSO: This is my first published story with @votebeat.org! 💃
NEW: Arizona could permanently move up its primary election under an advancing bill. It would also give voters more time to fix signatures on early ballots and codify where observers may watch voting activity.
In 2026, primary would move to July 21. Read: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...
In 2026, primary would move to July 21. Read: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2026...
February 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
👏read @sashahupka.bsky.social, folks.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court ALLOWS California to use a new, voter-approved congressional map in this year’s midterm elections. The map was drawn to give Democrats enough new U.S. House seats to offset Republican gains in Texas. #SCOTUS
February 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ALLOWS California to use a new, voter-approved congressional map in this year’s midterm elections. The map was drawn to give Democrats enough new U.S. House seats to offset Republican gains in Texas. #SCOTUS
As Trump pushes to nationalize elections, @votebeat.org talked to the election officials who remember the lessons of 2020, especially Republicans. (link in next tweet)
February 4, 2026 at 1:59 PM
As Trump pushes to nationalize elections, @votebeat.org talked to the election officials who remember the lessons of 2020, especially Republicans. (link in next tweet)
House Republicans are threatening to shut down the government over election legislation. Want to know more about it? Read @baseballot.bsky.social www.votebeat.org/2026/01/30/r...
Republicans propose major election-law changes ahead of 2026 midterms
The GOP bills would be the biggest changes to federal election law in more than 20 years.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
House Republicans are threatening to shut down the government over election legislation. Want to know more about it? Read @baseballot.bsky.social www.votebeat.org/2026/01/30/r...
Yesterday 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. www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/1...
Reupping this @nataliaecm.bsky.social on the muddle of long-delayed special elections and midcycle redistricting. www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/1...
Texas congressional runoff will run right into the next election cycle.
Voters in Texas’ 18th Congressional District waited months for an election to fill a long-vacant seat. Now, they’ll have two elections within weeks of each other.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Yesterday 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. www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/1...
Reupping this @nataliaecm.bsky.social on the muddle of long-delayed special elections and midcycle redistricting. www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/1...
The 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. www.votebeat.org/2026/01/29/e...
Election officials push back after FBI search of Georgia elections office
Secretaries of state say years of audits and recounts have already validated the 2020 election.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:41 PM
The 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. www.votebeat.org/2026/01/29/e...
Everyone, welcome @sashahupka.bsky.social and give her a follow, if you aren't already!
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining @votebeatus to cover voting access, election administration and democracy across Arizona!
I've long admired this outlet's work, and I'm excited to be on the team.
I start today, so send tips and add me to press lists: shupka@votebeat.org.
I've long admired this outlet's work, and I'm excited to be on the team.
I start today, so send tips and add me to press lists: shupka@votebeat.org.
January 26, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Everyone, welcome @sashahupka.bsky.social and give her a follow, if you aren't already!
New statement from @MNSecofState, calling the letter an “outrageous attempt to coerce” MN into turning over private voter data.
January 25, 2026 at 6:57 PM
New statement from @MNSecofState, calling the letter an “outrageous attempt to coerce” MN into turning over private voter data.
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THIS!
I'm asked this all of the time. Yes, there will be elections this November.
(Whether the outcomes will actually reflect the will of the people is a separate question.)
I'm asked this all of the time. Yes, there will be elections this November.
(Whether the outcomes will actually reflect the will of the people is a separate question.)
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
THIS!
I'm asked this all of the time. Yes, there will be elections this November.
(Whether the outcomes will actually reflect the will of the people is a separate question.)
I'm asked this all of the time. Yes, there will be elections this November.
(Whether the outcomes will actually reflect the will of the people is a separate question.)
Reposted by Carrie Levine
If Trump issued an executive order today canceling the 2026 election, it would still happen. The president has no involvement in the running of elections, which is done by states.
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
If Trump issued an executive order today canceling the 2026 election, it would still happen. The president has no involvement in the running of elections, which is done by states.
The Insurrection Act is making news this morning! In November, I wrote about it in the context of elections for
@votebeat.org - see below for a link.
@votebeat.org - see below for a link.
January 15, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The Insurrection Act is making news this morning! In November, I wrote about it in the context of elections for
@votebeat.org - see below for a link.
@votebeat.org - see below for a link.
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Yep: Elections are run at the state and local level, Trump doesn’t have jurisdiction over them. We at @votebeat.org cover this very thing! www.votebeat.org/newsletters/
Swww.votebeat.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Yep: Elections are run at the state and local level, Trump doesn’t have jurisdiction over them. We at @votebeat.org cover this very thing! www.votebeat.org/newsletters/
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EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected.
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected.
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
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When it comes to redistricting, who should be included in the population counts? CMIST’s Jonathan Cervas provided an analysis of the effects of exclusion in the Rio Grande Valley to Votebeat.
See what he had to say: projects.votebeat.org/2025/redistr...
See what he had to say: projects.votebeat.org/2025/redistr...
Could excluding noncitizens be Republicans’ next move in the redistricting battles?
Excluding noncitizens when drawing political districts could have important ramifications for political power in Texas.
projects.votebeat.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
When it comes to redistricting, who should be included in the population counts? CMIST’s Jonathan Cervas provided an analysis of the effects of exclusion in the Rio Grande Valley to Votebeat.
See what he had to say: projects.votebeat.org/2025/redistr...
See what he had to say: projects.votebeat.org/2025/redistr...
Reposted by Carrie Levine
Trump issued “a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all United States citizens” for conduct related to the 2020 election. Now a man facing federal prosecution for voting twice (once in PA and once in FL, both times for Trump) says he's covered and should go free. [VoteBeat] /1
Did Trump accidentally pardon a man accused of voter fraud?
Legal scholars say Trump’s 2020 election pardon may have unintended consequences.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Trump issued “a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all United States citizens” for conduct related to the 2020 election. Now a man facing federal prosecution for voting twice (once in PA and once in FL, both times for Trump) says he's covered and should go free. [VoteBeat] /1
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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 ⬇️