Carrie Levine

Washington, D.C.

Managing Editor at Votebeat

Interim editor-in-chief, @VotebeatUS. Always following the money.

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Trump’s executive order on elections is partly blocked by federal court

1 month ago | tucsonsentinel.com | Carrie Levine

Votebeat Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat’s free national newsletter here.
Trump’s executive order on elections is partly blocked by federal court

1 month ago | azmirror.com | Carrie Levine

13:11 News Story ElectionsFundamental Rights The president had asserted authority to regulate voting that the Constitution explicitly grants to Congress and the states. A federal judge Thursday issued a preliminary injunction halting some provisions of the sweeping executive order on elections President Donald Trump issued in March.
Trump executive order on elections is partly blocked by judge

1 month ago | votebeat.org | Carrie Levine

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat’s free national newsletter here. A federal judge Thursday issued a preliminary injunction halting some provisions of the sweeping executive order on elections President Donald Trump issued in March.
'Turned away': Critics worry new Republican bill could disenfranchise married women

1 month ago | alternet.org | Carrie Levine

For weeks, we’ve been telling you about the return of the SAVE Act, long-pending federal legislation that would require people to provide documented proof of U.S. citizenship before they could register to vote. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to get future editions, including the latest reporting from Votebeat bureaus and curated news from other publications, delivered to your inbox every Saturday.
Could the SAVE Act cost some married women their vote? A closer look at the claim.

1 month ago | votebeat.org | Carrie Levine

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to get future editions, including the latest reporting from Votebeat bureaus and curated news from other publications, delivered to your inbox every Saturday.
Judge hears challenges to Trump’s executive order on regulating elections

1 month ago | votebeat.org | Carrie Levine

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. What happened? A federal judge said she planned to rule by April 24 on a request to stop parts of President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order on elections from being enforced or implemented. What’s the dispute?
How the debate over proof-of-citizenship laws reopened after decades

2 months ago | newsfromthestates.com | Carrie Levine

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. It’s 2025. Do you know where your birth certificate is? How about your passport? If Republican officials get their way, more Americans will need to know the answers to those questions before they could register to vote.
Madison, Wisconsin, uses new election procedures to avoid ballot oversights

2 months ago | votebeat.org | Alexander Shur |Natalia Contreras |Carter Walker |Carrie Levine

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here. It is too soon to definitively say whether Madison’s April 1 election went off without any problems. But city and county election officials told Votebeat that they were confident that new absentee ballot procedures put in place after 193 ballots went uncounted in November would prevent another major error.
Texas Senate backs bill to require voters to show proof of citizenship

2 months ago | votebeat.org | Natalia Contreras |Alexander Shur |Carter Walker |Carrie Levine

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. In a quick vote after little debate, the Texas Senate approved a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship before registering, and would restrict them to voting in congressional races only if they do not. The bill, a Republican legislative priority, still needs approval in the state House before it can become law.
How one voter navigates Wisconsin’s hurdles for people with disabilities

2 months ago | votebeat.org | Alexander Shur |Carter Walker |Carrie Levine |Jen Fifield

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here. Denise Jess walked into a Madison polling place on Saturday to vote early in person, and encountered a familiar barrier: an absentee ballot envelope with a blank space for writing in her name, birthdate, and address. Jess, who is blind, chuckled along with her wife, who accompanied her to the polls.