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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…

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…

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…

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

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…

NPR’s Miles Parks reported on how an unprecedented rate of local elections workers are changing jobs amidst political pressure, deepening a recruitment problem that states and counties face…

Votebeat’s Alexander Shur wrote about how Wisconsin election officials often struggle to fulfill public record requests because of needing to redact an outdated number that appears on the…

Katheryn Merck of CBS 58 News Milwaukee covered a proposed bill in the Wisconsin legislature that would give election officials more time to count ballots while also placing…

KHOU11’s Troy Kless wrote about Harris County officials’ efforts to prepare for the November local elections in the U.S.’ third largest county. Preparations for the upcoming…

Votebeat’s Natalie Contreras wrote about Texas’ new early voting schedule, which eliminated a three-day break in early in-person voting before election day. “Texans will have a…