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Must-Read Pro-Publica Deep Dive: “Inside Trump’s Effort to ‘Take Over’ the Midterm Elections”

Barr was one of many federal officials — most of them Trump appointees — who refused to bend to the president’s demands, which...

“Ohio Bill to Enact Top-3 Direct ‘Consensus Choice’ Voting”

A new Common Ground Democracy post. The post “Ohio Bill to Enact Top-3 Direct ‘Consensus Choice’ Voting” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

“Hungary’s Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Election Defeat” (Or, a Lesson Trump Could Have Learned for 2020)

NYT: Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, a lodestar for MAGA culture warriors and right-wing populists in Europe, conceded defeat on Sunday in a general...

“Many Polls Say Orban Will Lose. But He Has an Edge Even Before Voting Begins”

NYT: Most polls suggest a straightforward outcome for Hungary’s high-stakes election for a new Parliament on Sunday: Prime Minister Viktor Orban will lose. But nothing...

“Postal Service, Already Under Pressure, Now Faces Trump’s Mail Ballot Order”

NYT: The U.S. Postal Service has been wrestling with one of the most challenging stretches in its 250-year history, trying to stanch a significant...

“Ballot tabulation by uploading scanned images for OCR is quite insecure”

Andrew Appel: The Georgia legislature recently passed a law banning QR-code ballots in vote tabulation, which is a step in the right direction.  But the Georgia...

“Texas counties receive subpoenas for voters’ records from Department of Homeland Security”

Votebeat: At least three Texas counties this week either received or were told they would soon receive administrative subpoenas from the U.S. Department of...

“A federal judge dismisses another DOJ lawsuit seeking voter data, this time in Massachusetts”

AP: A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking Massachusetts’ state voter rolls, marking the latest setback in a...

WSJ: “Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office”

Wall Street Journal: President Trump has repeatedly promised his top administration officials pardons before he leaves office, according to people who have heard his comments. “I’ll pardon...

“Where Mail Voting Began, Worries Spread Over Trump’s Attacks”

NYT: The American system of voting by mail can, like flannel and grunge rock, trace its roots to the 1990s Pacific Northwest, where Washington...

Arizona: “Senate President Petersen refers AG Mayes and Secretary Fontes to DOJ for obstruction”

Arizona Mirror: Senate President Warren Petersen is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian...

“The DNC expected big money after big Democratic wins. It never came”

WaPo: Officials at the Democratic National Committee were hopeful heading into last fall’s elections. Party infighting and frustrating recriminations around Democrats’ 2024 losses had made 2025...

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