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@votebeat.org@votebeat.orgGovernment entities have been pushing all election officials to use government domains, but that is a challenge for small Wisconsin jurisdictions with limited resources.
@votebeat.orgOne candidate defended the 2020 election. The other sought to overturn it.
@votebeat.orgA Gmail account appeared on screen during a public Georgia State Election Board meeting. A watchdog group says it was never disclosed in a lawsuit over private emails used for board business.
@jessicahuseman.bsky.socialReposted by @votebeat.orgFOLKS. The @votebeat.org Expert Desk is up and running. It is already connecting journalists to highly specific election sources and those reporters are publishing stories.
It is free to join: www.electionexpertdesk.com
Let me tell you about three reporters who are using it right now:
@votebeat.orgTuscarora Township allegedly waited almost a week after receiving absentee ballots to mail them out.
@votebeat.org📢 Calling Texas voters! @nataliaecm.bsky.social has been digging into voter registration issues in the state and wants to hear from you. If you registered to vote in Texas and ran into issues or faced problems at the polls, email her at [email protected].
@bycarterwalker.bsky.socialReposted by @votebeat.orgsign up for our newsletter (going out tomorrow) for a full recap and fact check of the candidate’s statements on elections. www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania...
@votebeat.orgConservative sheriffs have seized ballots and threatened to upend elections. A new movement seeks to counter that.
@votebeat.orgMichigan voters will choose a new secretary of state — the state’s top election official — in the 2026 election. Here’s who’s running.
@votebeat.orgFederal officials have sent conflicting signals about law enforcement at the polls. Election officials are preparing, and federal law sets strict limits.
@votebeat.orgFederal law already prohibits armed agents at polling places, but some activists are still worried.
@votebeat.orgWe answered every possible question you could have about how to vote in Michigan.
@votebeat.orgElection officials have for years been raising concerns about the TEAM system. Now it’s complicating their efforts to fix a state mistake.
@votebeat.orgThis thread has everything you need to know about the DPS error and delay in processing voter registrations in Texas:
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@votebeat.orgIn Texas, TODAY is the voter registration deadline. If you'd like to register, go in person to your voter registrars’ office.
Mailed applications must be postmarked by Oct. 5. You can request the postmark at your local post office.
More on how to vote in Texas:
www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...
@votebeat.orgWe answered every possible question you could have about voting in Wisconsin’s November election.
@votebeat.orgA decline in candidates backing Trump’s claim may suggest a shift.
@jessicahuseman.bsky.socialReposted by @votebeat.orgWeekend scoop from me for @votebeat.org: Two GOP members of Georgia’s State Election Board say Executive Director James Mills sent letters to DOJ and DHS without telling the board or getting approval — and that the letters went beyond what the board voted to request.
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votebeat.orgGeorgia election board director allegedly goes rogue, asks feds to crack down on state voting equipmentTwo members of the Georgia State Election Board say their executive director sent unauthorized letters to the Trump administration.
@votebeat.orgTwo members of the Georgia State Election Board say their executive director sent unauthorized letters to the Trump administration.