New York Times: [A]s far as they are from the political action this week, towns like Laredo along the Southwestern border are crucial to Republicans’ plans to flip five of Texas’ U.S. House seats from blue to red. Texas… Continue reading

Politico: Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is ready to campaign against a partisan gerrymandering plan that current officeholder Gavin Newsom is hoping to place on the November ballot, according to a spokesperson. “He calls gerrymandering evil, and he means that.… Continue reading

Politico:   California’s Texas-thwarting gerrymander has swiftly transformed from fantasy to reality. Democrats in the House and the state Legislature are coalescing around a plan to draw a half-dozen Republican incumbents into oblivion — and persuade California voters to approve… Continue reading

Politico: About two-dozen Texas Democrats huddled around a monitor inside a hotel auditorium just west of Chicago Monday to watch as their Republican colleagues gaveled back into session and threatened “consequences” for their mass departure. Minutes later, as they… Continue reading

Interesting new study here. Abstract: In seven studies, we investigated how reporting partial vote counts influences perceptions of election legitimacy. Beliefs in election fraud, as in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, may be fueled by the cumulative redundancy bias… Continue reading

From Votebeat’s Carrie Walker: Pennsylvania voters encountered only scattered voting-machine malfunctions that rarely affected their ability to cast ballots in recent elections, according to a Votebeat and Spotlight PA analysis of problems reported to the state. Counties reported a… Continue reading

Stateline: The Trump administration’s effort to scoop up voter registration lists and other information from a growing number of states underscores how state-controlled voter lists are a major battleground in fights over access to the polls. The Justice Department… Continue reading

John Frank in Axios: “The leading Democrats in the 2026 governor’s race are two of the most vocal critics of dark money in politics. Yes, but: Both — U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser — are poised… Continue reading

From Votebeat’s Jen Fifield:  “Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is walking back election rules that he said would better protect voters, after Republicans successfully challenged them in court. In a draft rulebook for the state’s 2026 midterm elections,… Continue reading

Texas Tribune: Gov. Greg Abbott informed Texas House Democrats late Sunday that he would attempt to have them removed from office if they do not return to Austin to pass the GOP’s proposed new congressional maps. The Republican governor’s… Continue reading

The DLCC is pressing Democratic legislatures around the country to redraw their states’ maps if Republicans proceed with re-redistricting in Texas, Ohio, and elsewhere. All this activity is deeply unfortunate since the U.S. House is currently quite fair by historical… Continue reading

Cato will be holding this forum on instant-runoff voting later this week. The dramatic outcome of the New York City mayoral primary, in which Zohran Mamdani outpaced former governor Andrew Cuomo and then clinched the win with second-choice votes from… Continue reading