@srl

Voting rights reporter @guardianus. Formerly @huffpost. [email protected]. @samrlevine.bsky.social

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LaVaughn Williams is a former felon who voted for the first time in Virginia today. Listen to her talk about the power of the ballot
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Talarico cuts an ad with Crystal Mason, who recently won a nearly decade long appeal of a 5-year prison sentence for illegal voting. theguardian.com/us-news/2026…

Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case

Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted

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Andrew Arenge@MrArengeOct 24
NEW: Talarico just started running this new paid digital ad on YouTube The ad - which appears to be designed to mobilize Black voters - is being targeted at specific zip codes Made an interactive with the zips targeted, so you can zoom in, here: rpubs.com/aarenge/talarico_z… #TXSen
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Invoking the NVRA for a freestanding federal police power to “protect the integrity of the electoral process” is like suing the government for money because the Declaration of Independence guarantees “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
Sam Levine@srlOct 23
Analysis from @derektmuller on why this lawsuit isn't going anywhere electionlawblog.org/2026/cit…

Citing preamble to NVRA, DOJ sues to enjoin certification of Alaska's Senate race (it won't go...

The Department of Justice has filed United States v. Alaska in federal court. The gist of the case is this: there’s a risk of voter confusion from having two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, and the...

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David Weigel
@daveweigelOct 23
This is how the candidates are listed on Alaska's ballots. It's clearly marked, which one is the GOP candidate and which one is just a guy
Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheneyOct 23
NEW: DOJ is suing to prevent Alaska from certifying its election results until the state investigates whether the other "Dan Sullivan" on the ballot created "voter confusion" to the detriment of incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan. w/ @G_Svirnovskiy politico.com/news/2026/10/23…
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Analysis from @derektmuller on why this lawsuit isn't going anywhere electionlawblog.org/2026/cit…

Citing preamble to NVRA, DOJ sues to enjoin certification of Alaska's Senate race (it won't go...

The Department of Justice has filed United States v. Alaska in federal court. The gist of the case is this: there’s a risk of voter confusion from having two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, and the...

electionlawblog.org
Hugo Lowell
@hugolowellOct 23
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate race certification if Republican loses, citing candidate name confusion.
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"the legal claim is so absurdly thin, there’s essentially no likelihood of success."
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‘They wanted to make a scene’: the 72-year-old paraded in dramatic arrest for ‘voter fraud’ theguardian.com/us-news/2026… w/ @SamTLevin

‘They wanted to make a scene’: the 72-year-old paraded in dramatic arrest for ‘voter fraud’

Omar Muñoz, one of 28 people charged in California, speaks out about being dragged from his home in front of cameras as DoJ accused of ‘disgusting’ PR campaign

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Gary Fineout
@fineoutOct 21
Inbox: Leon County elections supervisor says Border Patrol vehicles briefly showed up at an early voting site
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Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheneyOct 22
JUST IN: A federal judge in California has barred DHS from conducting field interrogations of people they identify as potential noncitizen voters based on data sources that have proven unreliable and could improperly identify citizens. storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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Updated the story with new numbers from the State Board of Elections, which reports "a slight increase in spoiled ballot rates in 2026 (3.1%) compared to 2022 (2.6%) at this stage in each election" (not the doubling Stein referenced) #ncpol
Colin Campbell@RaleighReporterOct 21
New: @NC_Governor is criticizing what he says is an unusually high number of mail-in ballot rejections, urging voters to instead cast their votes in person "if possible." wunc.org/politics/2026-10-21… #ncpol

Gov. Stein encourages in-person voting, citing 'rejection rate' for mail-in ballots

Gov. Josh Stein is criticizing what he says is an unusually high number of mail-in ballot rejections, urging voters to instead cast their votes in person "if possible." He blamed the State Board of...

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Brahm Resnik@brahmresnikOct 20
PSA: Maricopa County Recorder phone line provides incorrect election date. Correct date is Nov. 3.
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New: The list of 20,000 non-citizens DOJ provided to Los Angeles election officials includes duplicates, cancelled registration and "high percentage of U.S. born-persons," LA officials say theguardian.com/us-news/2026…

DoJ’s suspected non-citizens list includes ‘high percentage’ of those born in US, LA officials say

The statement revealed in court papers raises questions about the reliability of the list of 20,000 people in California

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DOJ defends itself in another case filed by January 6 rioter storage.courtlistener.com/re…

#25 in Samsel v. United States (E.D. Va., 3:26-cv-00530) – CourtListener.com

Memorandum in Support re 24 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by United States Of America. (Mezger, Matthew) (Entered: 10/19/2026)

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DoJ charges 28 green card holders in California over alleged voter fraud theguardian.com/us-news/2026… w/ @SamTLevin

DoJ charges 28 green card holders in California over alleged voter fraud

Crackdown marks latest escalation in the Trump justice department’s push to target alleged noncitizen voting

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NYPost has revised the headline on the piece quoted here. This morning the headline referred to the arrests as a "voter fraud ring," which is not accurate. Papers filed by prosecutors today offer no evidence any the individuals were part of a "ring" or associated w each other
Secretary Markwayne Mullin
@SecMullinDHSOct 19
I’m proud of the work of our @HSI_HQ agents and our @FBI partners on Operation Protect the Vote in California. American elections are for Americans, and every non-citizen registered to vote and voting in our elections takes away the legitimacy of our republic. We will continue to root out voter fraud all across America and ensure our elections are free and fair.
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There were 174 million people registered to vote in the 2024 presidential election census.gov/newsroom/press-re…

2024 Presidential Election Voting and Registration Tables Now Available

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Seamus Hughes
@SeamusHughesOct 19
With the unsealing of cases in California and Pennsylvania today, there's been 169 individuals charged federally for illegally registering or voting as a noncitizen since the start of this administration. There's been 38 new cases in the last four days.
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With the unsealing of cases in California and Pennsylvania today, there's been 169 individuals charged federally for illegally registering or voting as a noncitizen since the start of this administration. There's been 38 new cases in the last four days.
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The Trump administration has lost every lawsuit it has filed seeking voter rolls across the country. It is 0-26. 4 were appointed by George W. Bush. Eight of the judges who ruled against the government were appointed by President Trump. projects.propublica.org/trum…

How Judges Eviscerated Trump’s DOJ Voter Data Lawsuits — ProPublica

Over the past year, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has sued 30 states and Washington, D.C., to demand their unredacted voter rolls. The vast majority of cases have been thrown out.

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Stephen Miller
@StephenMOct 19
For two years the Trump Admin has sought federal voter rolls and welfare rolls from blue states to run against the federal non-citizen database—Democrat states refused and Democrat judges blocked DOJ/DHS. In every blue state you can vote or get welfare just by checking a box.
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Eric Tucker@etuckerAPOct 16
New: The Justice Department is escalating its fight with California, warning that local officials who tabulate or process ballots from suspected non-citizen voters are at risk of investigation and prosecution, per letter obtained by @AP. More here: apnews.com/article/californi…

California officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution, US warns

The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month’s midterm election, warning that local officials who process ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are...

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The US Department of Justice sued California on Thursday, seeking a court order to prevent the state from tabulating certain ballots cast in the midterm elections theguardian.com/us-news/2026…

US justice department sues California over alleged noncitizen voting

DoJ had demanded that LA county confirm citizenship of people on list in thumb drive, but officials refused

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