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Election Officials are Worried About Midterm Election Interference, Replacing Lost Federal Funding, and Their Safety & Security, Says Brennan Center Poll

Election Officials are Worried About Midterm Election Interference, Replacing Lost Federal Funding, and Their Safety & Security, Says Brennan Center Poll

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026
An annual poll of election officials updated by the Brennan Center for Justice April 13th shows half of those surveyed worry about election interference by political leaders, and 75% say cuts in federal election funding have not been replaced by local or state governments.
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‘Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating,’ He Says, But President Trump Voted Again by Mail, This Time in the 2026 Florida Primary Election

‘Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating,’ He Says, But President Trump Voted Again by Mail, This Time in the 2026 Florida Primary Election

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026
President Trump again recently condemned mail-in voting, used by an estimated 30% of Americans in the 2024 election, as “inherently corrupt.” Yet the president voted by mail August 13th in Florida’s state primary, the fifth time since 2017 he’s used mail-in voting.
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Kansas Voters Reject Constitutional Amendment to Elect the State Supreme Court; North Carolina Governor Vetoes Anti-Voter Bill

Kansas Voters Reject Constitutional Amendment to Elect the State Supreme Court;  North Carolina Governor Vetoes Anti-Voter Bill

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026
We have updates from Kansas and North Carolina today. August 4th, Kansas voters rejected a measure to elect state supreme court justices, and August 17th, North Carolina’s governor vetoed an anti-voter bill which would have shortened early primary voting among other restrictions.
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Updates on Challenge to Missouri SOS Invalidation of Redistricting Ballot Measure, and DOJ Loses Two More State Voter Data Cases

Updates on Challenge to Missouri SOS Invalidation of Redistricting Ballot Measure, and DOJ Loses Two More State Voter Data Cases

August 17, 2026August 17, 2026
A Missouri district court will hear a case September 8th challenging the state’s invalidation of a citizen ballot initiative rolling back a racially gerrymandered Kansas City congressional district. And the U.S. Justice Department lost two more cases demanding state voter data in Nevada and Michigan.
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An April Poll Suggests Half of Americans are Concerned President Trump May Use the Military to Seize Ballots or Election Machines.

An April Poll Suggests Half of Americans are Concerned President Trump May Use the Military to Seize Ballots or Election Machines.  

August 14, 2026August 14, 2026
A poll released April 6th found 49% of Americans are concerned that President Donald Trump will order the military to seize ballots and voting machines during the 2026 midterms.  
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  • Election Officials are Worried About Midterm Election Interference, Replacing Lost Federal Funding, and Their Safety & Security, Says Brennan Center Poll
  • ‘Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating,’ He Says, But President Trump Voted Again by Mail, This Time in the 2026 Florida Primary Election
  • Kansas Voters Reject Constitutional Amendment to Elect the State Supreme Court;  North Carolina Governor Vetoes Anti-Voter Bill
  • Updates on Challenge to Missouri SOS Invalidation of Redistricting Ballot Measure, and DOJ Loses Two More State Voter Data Cases
  • An April Poll Suggests Half of Americans are Concerned President Trump May Use the Military to Seize Ballots or Election Machines.  

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