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Jonathan Shorman

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Democracy Reporter, States Newsroom. Past: The Kansas City Star Kansan. KU graduate. jshorman@statesnewsroom.com

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Katie McKellar @kmckellar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
From @statesnewsroom.com: National scrutiny on mail ballots changed Utah’s elections system #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/10/09/r...
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National scrutiny on mail ballots changed Utah’s elections system • Utah News Dispatch
All Utah voters have automatically received a mail ballot since 2020. Amid national debate, legislators rolled back universal mail voting.
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 09/10/2026
Aggressive tactics employed by immigration agents under the Trump administration generated a wave of backlash across the country. Find dedicated coverage and the latest updates on our "Immigration Enforcement" trend page. www.newsfromthestates.com/rising-trend...
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Immigration Enforcement | News From The States
Aggressive tactics employed by immigration agents under the Trump administration generated a wave of backlash across the country. Over the course of President Donald Trump’s second term, masked…
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 09/10/2026
On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning. The volume of trading on the outcome exceeded $1.8 million.This is exactly the type of activity Minnesota and numerous other states want to shut down.
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Election betting is booming as the midterms near. Do states have the power to curb it?
On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning. The volume of trading on the outcome exceeded $1.8 million.This is exactly the type of activity Minnesota and numerous other states want to shut down.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Early voting numbers in Ohio’s liberal-leaning counties are exceeding their 2022 numbers. Democrats hope their voters turn out to change the balance of power in the U.S. Senate ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/09/u...
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U.S. Senate balance of power falls to Ohio, several key states • Ohio Capital Journal
Early voting numbers in Ohio's liberal-leaning counties are exceeding their 2022 numbers. Democrats hope their voters turn out to change the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
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Morgan Chilson @crazeywriter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Check out this collaboration between our @journalist-sherman.bsky.social and @ms.now taking a dive into Sen. Roger Marshall's "history of blurring the line" in his funding decisions. kansasreflector.com/2026/10/09/r...
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Roger Marshall’s complicated history of blurring the line between taxpayer dollars and campaign cash • Kansas Reflector
In a joint investigation, Kansas Reflector and MS NOW obtained audio recordings, photos, videos, screenshots of text messages and calendar items from 2020 — when Marshall first ran for his Senate seat...
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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
My look at election betting ahead of the midterms, and the fight over what exactly is happening on prediction markets — and who has power over them www.newsfromthestates.com/article/elec...
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Election betting is booming as the midterms near. Do states have the power to curb it?
On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning. The volume of trading on the outcome exceeded $1.8 mill...
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Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Election betting is booming as the midterms near. Do states have the power to curb it? -- Story by @jonshorman.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/elec...
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Election betting is booming as the midterms near. Do states have the power to curb it?
On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning. The volume of trading on the outcome exceeded $1.8 mill...
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Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector editor in chief @journalist-sherman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In joint investigation with @mepfuller.bsky.social, we obtained records from 2020 — when Roger Marshall first ran for Senate — that appear to show the senator and his top aide using congressional staff and government resources in questionable ways #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/10/09/r...
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Roger Marshall’s complicated history of blurring the line between taxpayer dollars and campaign cash • Kansas Reflector
In a joint investigation, Kansas Reflector and MS NOW obtained audio recordings, photos, videos, screenshots of text messages and calendar items from 2020 — when Marshall first ran for his Senate seat...
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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Election betting is booming as the midterms near. Do states have the power to curb it? My latest for @statesnewsroom.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/elec...
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Election betting is booming as the midterms near. Do states have the power to curb it?
On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning. The volume of trading on the outcome exceeded $1.8 mill...
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Karen Yourish @karenyourish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: President Trump has cast doubt on U.S. elections at least once on 440 days of his second term, nearly three-quarters of his days in office. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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All the Ways Trump Has Attacked Elections In His Second Term (Gift Article)
President Trump has attacked the integrity of U.S. elections on more than 70 percent of the days since he returned to office, repeatedly making false claims. Here’s how he does it.
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Rhode Island Current @rhodeislandcurrent.com · 08/10/2026
A review of Rhode Island’s motor voter system confirms guardrails prevent noncitizens from accessing voter registration. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/08/d...
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DMV review confirms Rhode Island voter registration safeguards • Rhode Island Current
Rhode Islanders can’t be offered the opportunity to register to vote at the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles unless they first provide proof of citizenship, a review of Rhode Island’s motor voter re...
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Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Judge extends temporary access to White House for news organizations Trump banned www.newsfromthestates.com/article/judg...
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Judge extends temporary access to White House for news organizations Trump banned
WASHINGTON — A federal judge will rule in the coming days on whether the Trump administration can legally rescind White House press passes for journalists at three news organizations, or if those repo...
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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
VOTER ANGER OVER TARIFFS: Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs -- NEW this morning from @ashleymurray.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/vote...
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Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs
WASHINGTON — Rebecca Myers lives in one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional districts, and tariffs were on her mind as she voted early and in-person in Suffolk, Virginia in late Septemb...
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 08/10/2026
Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs
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Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs
WASHINGTON — Rebecca Myers lives in one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional districts, and tariffs were on her mind as she voted early and in-person in Suffolk, Virginia in late September.The 44-year-old trained social worker said she and her husband, who recently retired after 25 years in the U.S. Navy, are raising two children, ages 7 and 9, and forgoing a family vacation to save money.
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Kyle Pfannenstiel @pfannyyy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Idaho voters can help pick a state gun. Need help picking? I talked to two experts who walked me through the history of the guns that voters can pick from. And some told me one gun with Idaho ties is missing from the list. #idleg #idpol
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Idaho voters can help pick the state’s official gun in 2026 general election • Idaho Capital Sun
In Idaho, a Republican supermajority-controlled state with strong protections for gun ownership, voters can help pick a state firearm.
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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
HOMELAND SECURITY GATHERING DATA IN ADVANCE OF ELECTION: Documents show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained millions of records in hunt for noncitizen voters -- get the story from our @jonshorman.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/docu...
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Documents show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained millions of records in hunt for noncitizen voters
The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using u...
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The latest on Christa Pike, the Tennessee death row inmate who survived two lethal injections one week ago, from @friedmanadam5.bsky.social. On Wednesday, a Davidson County Chancery judge ordered state officials to preserve all evidence from the failed executions.
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Nashville court rules state must preserve all records from botched Tennessee execution • Tennessee Lookout
​A Davidson County Chancery judge ordered Tennessee officials on Wednesday to preserve all evidence related to the botched execution of Christa Pike. ​Chancellor I’Ashea Myles ruled that the Tennessee...
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 07/10/2026
NJ agency will conduct daily audits to prevent more voter registration errors, governor says newjerseymonitor.com/2026/10/07/n...
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NJ agency will conduct daily audits to prevent more voter registration errors, governor says • New Jersey Monitor
Gov. Sherrill says new daily audits at the Motor Vehicle Commission will prevent any more ineligible people from being registered to vote.
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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Documents released by Democracy Forward show DHS probed nonprofit groups and weighed using undercover agents to investigate voter registration activities www.newsfromthestates.com/article/docu...
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Documents show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained millions of records in hunt for noncitizen voters
The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using u...
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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Homeland Security obtained millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using undercover agents to investigate voter registration efforts by nonprofit groups. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/docu...
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Documents show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained millions of records in hunt for noncitizen voters
The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using u...
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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NEW: Montana Supreme Court unanimously strikes down several provisions of a 2023 state law that significantly impaired the citizen initiative process—most significantly by imposing a $3,700 filing fee and prohibiting the resubmission of any failed measure. Link here: courts.mt.gov/external/ord...
Justice Beth Baker delivered the Opinion of the Court. ¶1 Mae Nan Ellingson, Jerome Leondorf, Arlyne Reichert, Hal Harper, Bob Brown, Evan Barrett, C.B. Pearson, Carole Mackin, Mark Mackin, and Jonathan Motl (collectively, “Ellingson” or “the Ellingson Plaintiffs”) sued the State of Montana, Governor Greg Gianforte, Attorney General Austin Knudsen, and Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen (collectively, “State”) in the First Judicial District Court to invalidate new laws governing the statewide initiative process. Ellingson alleged that several provisions of Senate Bill 93, 2023 Mont. Laws ch. 647 (“SB 93”), unconstitutionally diminished the people’s reserved power of direct democracy by imposing qualifications and procedural steps not contemplated by the Montana Constitution. In two rulings on separate motions, the District Court granted the Ellingson Plaintiffs summary judgment on four of their claims and denied relief on seven others. The parties stipulated to dismiss without prejudice all claims not resolved in Ellingson’s favor. Following entry of judgment, the District Court denied Ellingson’s motion for attorney fees. ¶2 The State appeals three of the District Court’s summary judgment rulings. The Ellingson Plaintiffs cross-appeal the denial of their request for fees. Restated, we consider the following issues on appeal: 1. What standard governs a Montana court’s review of a constitutional challenge to laws regulating the initiative and referendum process? 2. Does § 13-27-221, MCA, prohibiting resubmission of a statewide ballot measure for four years after defeat of a substantially similar measure, violate the Montana Constitution?3. Does § 13-27-228, MCA, authorizing legislative interim committees to vote on proposed ballot measures and place the result of the vote on the face of the petition, violate the Montana Constitution? 4. Does § 13-27-215, MCA, imposing a $3,700 filing fee on all proposed ballot measures, violate the Montana Constitution even though it authorizes the Secretary of State to waive the fee for hardship? 5. Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it denied Ellingson’s motion for attorney fees under the private attorney general doctrine? We affirm on all issues.
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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 06/10/2026
A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney said Monday that former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss “election integrity” and plans for upcoming elections. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
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Tina Peters met with Trump to discuss election plans, former Trump administration attorney says | Colorado Newsline
A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney said Tina Peters met with President Donald Trump to discuss “election integrity."
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Jacob Fischler @fischler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No major gains projected for count of women in Congress after midterms. Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com:
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No major gains projected for count of women in Congress after midterms
WASHINGTON — The number of women in the U.S. Senate is unlikely to increase and may decline following the November midterm elections, though there are still opportunities for candidates to make histor...
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Ted Hesson @tedhesson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ICE officers are now asking immigrants they arrest if they have ever voted illegally and whether they did so by mail or in person as part of a pre-election push to root out alleged voter fraud - which remains rare www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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In run-up to election, ICE is asking detainees if they voted illegally
People who admit to voting illegally are then asked if it was by mail or in person.
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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Voting rights advocates organize volunteers to track potential intimidation at the polls My latest for @statesnewsroom.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/voti...
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Voting rights advocates organize volunteers to track potential intimidation at the polls
As President Donald Trump refuses to rule out taking extreme action in the midterm elections, voting rights advocates and civil rights leaders are bolstering their voter protection efforts in anticipa...
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Cook Political Report just moved the Kansas Senate race to TOSS UP. Kansas. Which hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since 1932. 🤯 www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen...
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A Senate Majority is Squarely in Democrats’ Sights as Kansas Moves to Toss Up; Two Other Races Shift Left
Four weeks out from Election Day, the Senate map is shifting further in Democrats’ favor — and with it, their odds of winning back the majority.While Republicans continue to have a financial edge in a...
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MIT Election Lab @mitelectionlab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
States have their own processes for keeping voter rolls updated, including identifying when a voter moved. To better understand states' similarities & differences the Election Law Program at William and Mary is reviewing each state's list maintenance procedures. electionlab.mit.edu/articles/wha...
What Happens When a Voter Moves?
William & Mary Law School Election Law Program 
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A Closer Look at List Maintenance Policies in the United States
Practice-Oriented Research
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 06/10/2026
Vice President Vance flies to Fairbanks to stump for incumbent Alaska senator
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Vice President Vance flies to Fairbanks to stump for incumbent Alaska senator
Near the end of a 33-minute speech to an enthusiastic Republican crowd gathered in a Fairbanks airport hangar on Monday, Vice President JD Vance got to the point about why he was making an extraordinary campaign stop in Alaska.Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican, is facing a stiff challenge in the midterm election, and the outcome of the Senate race in Alaska could tip control of the body to Democrats, Vance warned.
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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 06/10/2026
The ICE facility in Scarborough had been set up as an administrative facility. But more detentions are happening there this year, including overnight, often just the first stop for people being detained in multi-state stays.
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How the Scarborough ICE facility is feeding the nationwide detention apparatus • Maine Morning Star
The ICE facility in Scarborough had been set up as an administrative facility. But more detentions are happening there this year, including overnight, often just the first stop for people being…
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW: The Trump DOJ's recent crackdown on illegal voting relies on an rarely used statute — "voting by aliens" — that some experts, and as of last week one federal court, believe is unconstitutional. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
New poll out this morning from KFF shows 66% of respondents favor political candidates who support a national health plan, which Democrats often refer to as Medicare-for-all. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/demo...
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Democrats more trusted on healthcare costs, survey shows
WASHINGTON — Democrats are more motivated to vote in November’s midterm elections than Republicans, potentially giving the party an advantage to flip at least one chamber of Congress, according to a p...
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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
TRUMP'S SUDDEN EMBRACE OF MAIL-IN VOTING: Republicans are scrambling to find ways to turn out their base voters, said Brandon Rottinghaus, a political science professor at the University of Houston, reports @jonshorman.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 06/10/2026
ICE has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Juan Salinas II @4nsmiley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
President Donald Trump told the crowd in Grand Island to pretend that he is on the ballot this November as he continues his midterm campaign blitz in red states My latest @nebraskaexaminer.com nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/10/05/t...
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Trump asks Nebraska to ‘pretend’ he’s on the midterm ballot • Nebraska Examiner
Trump's visit to Nebraska was just one stop for the president on a midterm campaign blitz to shore up red states.
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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
'WE SEEM TO HAVE NO CHOICE': Trump drops longtime aversion to mail-in voting with GOP trailing in polls -- story by @jonshorman.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
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Trump drops longtime aversion to mail-in voting with GOP trailing in polls
President Donald Trump wants to sharply curtail mail ballots. He’s called them “inherently corrupt” and baselessly condemned them as a major source of fraud.But with Republicans falling behind in the ...
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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NEW — What Trump’s decision to give Republicans permission to vote by mail says about GOP concerns over voter enthusiasm “The overriding concern for the White House is turnout, not consistency” My latest for @statesnewsroom.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
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Trump drops longtime aversion to mail-in voting with GOP trailing in polls
President Donald Trump wants to sharply curtail mail ballots. He’s called them “inherently corrupt” and baselessly condemned them as a major source of fraud.But with Republicans falling behind in the ...
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Washington State Standard @washingtonstatestandard.com · 05/10/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for another redrawing of Washington state’s political maps. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/05/u...
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US Supreme Court orders another look at how WA political maps are drawn • Washington State Standard
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took action that could set the stage for another redrawing of Washington’s political maps.
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Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
US House Dems’ campaign chief predicts they'll gain majority control in midterms www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-h...
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US House Dems’ campaign chief predicts they'll gain majority control in midterms
WASHINGTON — Democrats expect they’ll gain a majority of seats in the U.S. House following November’s midterm elections, giving the party a platform to serve as a check on the president’s power. Democ...
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Republicans Risk First Senate Loss in 94 Years in Reliably Red Kansas" -- www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Republicans Risk First Senate Loss in 94 Years in Reliably Red Kansas
Kansas emerges as a potential Senate pickup for Democrats as the midterm map widens.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
After recapping yet another busy week of #SCOTUS news, today’s “One First” officially closes the book on the Court’s October 2025 Term with some final (and pretty mind-boggling) data about just how busy—and just how ideologically charged and divided—the emergency docket was:
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255. Closing the Book on OT2025
As the October 2026 Term begins, it's worth taking a moment to highlight the *real* final statistics for the Court’s output during the October 2025 Term.
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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · 01/10/2026
Update: Georgia election board leader requests federal ‘intervention’ in push for election system updates #gapol
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SEB asks Trump administration to push for election system updates • Georgia Recorder
The resolution passed in a 3-2 vote Monday, roughly two weeks before Georgia residents begin heading to the polls for early voting.
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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · 02/10/2026
A last-minute proposal that would have required poll workers to manually “shuffle” ballots before scanning them in an effort to prevent bad actors from identifying how Georgia residents voted failed to advance Thursday at a special-called meeting of the State Election Board.
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SEB proposal to manually ‘shuffle’ ballots at the polls fails • Georgia Recorder
Election workers said the proposed rule would be impossible to implement before the midterms and would likely create more problems than it solved.
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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 05/10/2026
On this week's episode of Missouri on the Record, Jason Hancock talks with Missouri Independent Deputy Editor Rudi Keller about how the redistricting fight spiraled into contempt proceedings, dueling state and federal court rulings and confusion for local election officials. #moleg #mogov
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After a year of redistricting chaos, Missouri is back where it started • Missouri Independent
After a year of lawsuits and three trips to the U.S. Supreme Court, Missouri will use its 2024 congressional map in the Nov. 3 election.
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 03/10/2026
As the Nov. 3 general election nears, rumors have cropped up that a never-used, 1917 Idaho state law could be used to circumvent the race for U.S. Senate.
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Risch campaign says rumors of using 1917 Idaho law to avoid Senate election are ‘completely false’
As the Nov. 3 general election nears, rumors have cropped up that a never-used, 1917 Idaho state law could be used to circumvent the race for U.S. Senate.
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 04/10/2026
Appeals court denies South Dakota’s defense of ban on abortion pill advertising
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Appeals court denies South Dakota’s defense of ban on abortion pill advertising
An appeals court shut down an attempt from South Dakota’s attorney general and governor to overturn a decision that blocks enforcement of a law that criminalizes abortion pill advertising in the state.Gov. Larry Rhoden and Attorney General Marty Jackley, both Republicans, filed the appeal in August after a lower court blocked enforcement of the law while a lawsuit over the law’s constitutionality played out.
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Jessica Huseman @jessicahuseman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Weekend 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. www.votebeat.org/national/202...
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Georgia election board director allegedly goes rogue, asks feds to crack down on state voting equipment
Two members of the Georgia State Election Board say their executive director sent unauthorized letters to the Trump administration.
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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
DHS denies any plans to target polling places, though Mullin said ICE could serve warrants at polling sites (federal law bans armed federal personnel at the polls) www.newsfromthestates.com/article/anxi...
“The only reason why we would be at polling places is if there is a threat to that polling place or we’re serving a warrant on someone that we have been actively tracking down,” Mullin said during a news conference on Sept. 1.

On Friday, Homeland Security sent an unsigned statement to States Newsroom denying any plans to target polling locations, adding that Mullin has answered the question “dozens of times.” 

DHS said ICE agents are part of trained special response teams that can rapidly respond to major incidents if necessary to aid local law enforcement, regardless of location.

“Any ‘anxiety’ among election officials is the unfortunate result of fake news reports of ‘federal interference’ despite the Secretary’s numerous clear statements to the contrary,” the DHS statement said.

Notably, the statement does not address Mullin’s remark about serving warrants.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
New Senate polls: New York Times/Siena TEXAS: Talarico 51%, Paxton 45% (D+6) ALASKA: Peltola 50%, Sullivan 43% (D+7) OHIO: Brown 49%, Husted 46% (D+3) IOWA: Hinson 48%, Turek 47% (R+1) KANSAS: Marshall 45%, Hamilton 45% (TIE) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Cross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Polls of the Likely Electorate in Battleground Senate Races
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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“A desperate Trump is a dangerous Trump,” California AG Rob Bonta said last month www.newsfromthestates.com/article/anxi...
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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.
When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that Immigration and Customs Enforcement could serve warrants on individuals at polling places this fall, officials in Denver, a...
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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s a month from Election Day. States and localities are preparing for possible federal interference but no one knows exactly what, if anything, Trump will do. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/anxi...
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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.
When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that Immigration and Customs Enforcement could serve warrants on individuals at polling places this fall, officials in Denver, a...
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