News & Updates

News from the states in which Pillars is involved, and updates on Pillars events.
Arizona

News 4 Tucson: Arizona election manual submitted for approval, ensures fair and secure voting process

News 4 covered Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ office submission of Arizona’s annual election manual. “Every voter, in every corner of Arizona, should have the same…
October 2, 2025
Pennsylvania

Spotlight PA: The group behind a misleading mailer targeting the Pa. Supreme Court retention elections

Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA wrote about a controversial mail advertisement being sent to Pennsylvanians that targets several incumbent state Supreme Court Justices who…
September 30, 2025
Wisconsin

Wisconsin Examiner: Where ‘Monday processing’ and other elections measures stand in Wisconsin this legislative session

The Wisconsin Examiner’s Baylor Spears reported on competing election reform bills in the state legislature. Wisconsin lawmakers are once again trying to…
September 30, 2025
Texas

Texas Tribune: Texas counties struggle to process voter registrations using state’s new TEAM system

Natalie Contreras reported for the Texas Tribune about the backlog of voter registration processing after the state implemented a new state and with the…
September 30, 2025
National

Democracy Docket: DOJ Sues Six States, Escalating Campaign to Seize Private Voter Data

Matt Cohen wrote for Democracy Docket about efforts by the Trump administration to compile a national voter database. The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday…
September 30, 2025
Wisconsin

Votebeat: State Rep. Scott Krug emerges as GOP’s voice of pragmatism on Wisconsin election law

Alexander Shur wrote for Votebeat about a Republican state lawmaker in Wisconsin who’s working to build bipartisan consensus over laws to improve election administration…
September 24, 2025
National

Politico: Nearly half of election officials concerned about politically motivated investigations

Politico’s Aaron Pellish wrote about a survey documenting the rising anxiety among election officials that they’ll be targeted for their official work. “If you…
September 24, 2025
Texas

NYT: Republican Redistricting Is Sowing Chaos in Houston

NYT: Republican Redistricting Is Sowing Chaos in Houston The New York Times’ J. David Goodman covered the confusion in Texas surrounding a lawmaker’s recent…
September 22, 2025
Arizona

Votebeat: Maricopa County recorder turns over texts sought by Votebeat about his fight for election authority

Jen Fifield wrote about Votebeat’s reporting that uncovered efforts by the Maricopa County Recorder to increase his direct control over county elections.
September 22, 2025
National

NYT: Trump Administration Quietly Seeks to Build National Voter Roll

Devlin Barrett and Nick Corasaniti covered the Justice Department’s bid to create a national voter database that has concerned voting rights experts and state election officials after previous…
September 19, 2025