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Election News This Week

Federal Update: Postmaster General David Steiner said last week that the U.S. Postal Service has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court rejected his executive order last week. “There’s an injunction so we’re not doing anything,” postmaster general David Steiner told The Associated Press in an interview. Steiner also declined to take a position on Trump’s policy, presenting himself as the leader of an “independent agency of the executive branch” whose influence over the president’s order was limited to operational concerns. “I don’t get to decide what rules that are put on us that I decide to accept or not accept,” he said. “I looked at it more from the execution side.” According to NPR, an internal Department of Homeland Security email raises new questions about the agency’s efforts to hunt for non-U.S. citizens who may be on state voter rolls or have cast ballots in the past. In the email — which was sent last year, but is newly acquired by NPR — DHS personnel shared a 78-page document listing counties and states that offer election materials and ballots in non-English languages. The list of jurisdictions was attached alongside a Department of Justice criminal checklist outlining requirements for prosecution of voter-related charges. The email was released as part of a tranche of materials after the Democratic National Committee filed suit over a public records request, and was then shared with NPR. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, or OSCE, which has sent observers to monitor every U.S. federal election for the past two decades, has yet to receive an invitation from the Trump administration, the group told Democracy Docket last week. The group typically plans a “needs assessment mission” in order to evaluate the environment, preparations, and electoral processes ahead of an upcoming federal election in the United States. With less than a month before early voting begins in some states, the organization says it’s still waiting for a call. According to NPR a growing number of Democratic lawmakers, retired military leaders and civil society organizations are seeking assurance from members of the Trump administration that the U.S. military will not be deployed to or around polling places — while also preparing for such a move to occur.

Public Opinion: The U.S. Postal Service is losing more of the public’s trust that it will deliver mail-in ballots on time, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds. While the majority of registered voters still say they feel confident or very confident about timely USPS deliveries of election mail to voters and election officials, that share dropped 13 percentage points over the past two years — from 71% in 2024 to 58% this year. Trust in the Postal Service’s on-time delivery of election mail has returned to levels last seen in the fall of 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll also found a continuing partisan divide in voters’ views about mail-in voting. Democratic voters (32%) are more likely than Republican voters (12%) and independent voters (26%) to say they will vote by mail in this year’s general election. And Republicans (70%) are more likely than Democrats (18%) and independents (32%) to say that they think there is a great deal or good amount of fraud when people are given the option to vote by mail. According to the new poll, the majority of registered voters overall (55%) say they believe there is little or no fraud when mail-in voting is available. Most voters (75%) also report they feel confident that their state or local government will run a fair and accurate election for the midterms. That’s up from 69% of registered voters polled in March.

Good Question: The New Mexico Secretary of State recently announced the launch of a new election-season campaign geared at answering voters’ questions. The “good questions” campaign, according to a news release, was developed with Albuquerque-based Esparza Advertising and will appear as digital ads on a variety of sites, and on social media and radio. The campaign, the Secretary of State’s office says, is intended to answer voters’ most common questions, all of which can be found on a dedicated webpage, and include queries such as: “Am I still registered?” and “Can I register on Election Day? Other questions delve into more political terrain, such as “Can noncitizens vote?” (the answer is no) and “Have changes with USPS or at the federal level changed my ability to vote by mail this year?” (the answer is also no). “With everything being said about the election this year, I have been really concerned about voters getting bad information about the process that keeps them from casting a ballot,” Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said in a statement. “We know that New Mexicans have good questions about our elections, and the truth is that New Mexico runs some of the most accessible, secure and accurate elections in the country. We want to cut through the noise and provide voters with more information about what makes our process so great as well as the facts they need to safely vote and trust that their vote counted.”

Poll Watching: According to Axios, activists in Arizona have built an online heat map to alert people if federal agents are spotted near polling places this fall. The online heat map of ICE activity that’s being developed will show live updates of polling places where ICE agents are spotted, along with past enforcement activity in Maricopa and Pima counties, the state’s two most populous counties. “Just the simple threat of ICE presence is enough to keep somebody from voting,” said Karime Rodriguez, a spokesperson for the Arizona Center for Empowerment (ACE), a social justice-oriented nonprofit that works with immigrants that is behind the heat map. “It’s all a coordinated effort to keep people away from voting and to make voting more confusing and less accessible.” According to The Intercept, several groups are training poll watchers to especially be on the lookout for federal interference with the November election. Volunteers who showed up a few months ago asking, “Where do I buy a whistle?” are now trained and committed members of an “ICE Watch” movement, said Zach Mueller, whose group States at the Core started hosting trainings earlier this year. “They’re not in the normal cast of characters that have been showing up to rallies over the last several decades,” said Mueller. Now, they’re planning to fan out to their local polling places and defend their neighbors’ rights to vote.

To Pledge or Not: It wasn’t voter ID or noncitizen voting or election integrity that stirred up emotions at a recent DeKalb County, Georgia board of registration and elections meeting. It was the Pledge of Allegiance. According to Decaturish, a recent DeKalb County elections board meeting was dominated by a debate over whether to begin meetings by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The fight over the pledge has become a proxy battle over the board’s Democratic members’ patriotism weeks before DeKalb, a Democratic stronghold in Georgia, heads into the midterm elections. More than a dozen people spoke at the Sept. 10 Board of Registration and Elections meeting to demand the pledge be added to the agenda or to back the board’s decision not to. Many spoke out against the board’s comments about the pledge at the Aug. 31 meeting. At that Aug. 31 meeting, board member Dele Lowman, a Democrat, said those pushing the board to recite the pledge have “lost the plot” at a time when Americans face rising costs and threats to civil liberties.  Most people who spoke at the Sept. 10 meeting were Republicans who denounced Lowman’s comments and questioned the patriotism and ability of her and the other Democrat members to serve on the elections board. “If they aren’t willing to pledge allegiance to our country, what are they doing on this board?” said John Arnold, a former poll assistant manager. “I’m concerned that our DeKalb County elections may not be in trustworthy hands. I’m therefore concerned on the integrity of my own vote.” Several people said they support the board’s decision not to say the pledge. They also raised concerns about potential federal interference at the polls. “This is a distraction,” said Beth Ann Frillman. “We should not be talking about this.” She noted the board is preparing for the Nov. 3 midterm and general election — the seventh election the county has held this year.

Podcast News: The High Turnout Wide Margins podcast dropped two new episodes this week. In S5E5, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Jamie Fitzgerald. He’s served as the Auditor and Commissioner of Elections in Polk County, Iowa, since January 2007. They spoke about a unique technology his office has been using since 2025 — where his poll workers transmit their unofficial tallies back to the central office via QR code on election night. In S5E6 Lennon and Fey speak with Casandra Hockenberry. Previously, she worked at the Council of State Governments’ Center for Innovation, but is now serving as the Program and Policy Director for Advance Elections, a nonpartisan, elections-focused consulting firm. They spoke about how election administrators can more effectively help overseas and military voters cast their absentee ballots, as well as the importance of consequence planning alongside emergency managers. And in a special, additional episode this week (S5E7) Lennon and Fey, both Missouri elections officials, sit down to discuss the “kerfuffle” that has been the mid-decade redistricting process in Missouri. This process began last September — and even though the Missouri August primary is completed and absentee ballots for the November general election have already begun to go out — uncertainty still remains about which congressional maps Missouri local election administrators will use. At the time this episode was produced — 7:00 p.m. on September 23 — the decision on Missouri’s congressional map is once again in the hands of the United State Supreme Court. No federal general election in American history has ever been canceled or postponed—not for pandemics, natural disasters, deliberate sabotage, or even wars actively waged on American soil. CEIR’s new podcast series, The Unstoppable Vote, sets out to explain why. Resiliency is not built on luck or law alone, but the preparation and professionalism of the people who run elections. Narrated by CEIR Associate Research Director Kyle Yoder, the series moves through both natural and human-made disruptions, featuring the voices of election officials who power through those challenges to make elections happen. As college campuses gear up for another election cycle, a wave of nonpartisan efforts is registering students, training poll workers, and driving turnout at record levels. Yet these same efforts now face mounting resistance, including a Trump administration investigation into NSLVE, the primary data source tracking campus voting, and partisan accusations that get-out-the-vote work is politically motivated. This episode of Terms of Engagement brings together hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer with Jen Domagal-Goldman, the executive director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, and Yael Bromberg, a constitutional rights attorney and leading scholar on the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, to unpack what’s really happening on campuses today. Domagal-Goldman draws on her work with more than 1,000 colleges and universities to explain what’s driving student engagement and where new obstacles are emerging. Bromberg brings the legal lens, connecting these on-the-ground challenges to constitutional protections for young voters and the legislative push to enforce them. The episode explores what’s at stake for the future of student voting rights and civic participation in higher education.

Sticker News: Tazewell County, Illinois voters heading to the polls this election season will leave with more than an “I Voted” sticker. They’ll take home a small tribute to the county’s history. April 2027 will mark 200 years of the county, and to kick off the celebration, county leaders have come together to showcase Tazewell’s history in more ways than one. Along with the new “I Voted” sticker, other bicentennial products include a four-set collector’s coins from the Morton Community Bank, a bicentennial-themed “Eric’s Red” and “Seyval Blanc” wine from the Mackinaw Valley Vineyard, and a “Leon Millot” wine from Tres Rojas Winery. John Ackerman, the Tazewell County Clerk, said this brings multiple parts of the county together. “This year is the county’s chance to celebrate as a whole. Rather than highlighting one small part of our county, we’re highlighting the entire county,” Ackerman said.

Personnel News: Bonnie Paige has been appointed interim city clerk for Stockton, California. Barbara Hinson has retired as the Lewis County, Tennessee administrator of elections. Nevada County, California Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters Armando Salud-Ambriz was selected as one of only two U.S. representatives to participate in the first-ever accredited international panel observing Sweden’s Sept. 13 election. Elizabeth Gettens is the new Currituck County, North Carolina board of elections director. All 3 members of the Searcy County, Arkansas Election Commission resigned September 18, citing concerns about voter assignments, ballot accuracy and what they described as fear of unfair treatment by the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners.

New Resources & Research

Dates & Deadlines Visualization: In 2020 and 2024, the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) hosted a visualization of relevant election administration dates and deadlines on its website.  NASED is pleased to make this available for the 2026 Midterm Election, the first time creating this for a midterm election.  As a reminder, NASED also has election FAQs available on its website in both English and Spanish to help answer some of the higher-level questions that come up every election. The data in the visualization were compiled from state election website calendars, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and the Election Law Program at the College of William & Mary and validated by state election offices. 

Fewer than Half of Americans Expect Free and Fair Midterms: The UC San Diego Center for Transparent and Trusted Elections’ presents its latest survey report on the state of public trust in American elections: Fewer than Half of Americans Expect Free and Fair Midterms. This research, which was released last week and has already attracted in-depth coverage by the Los Angeles Times and other venues, is an update to surveys conducted in January 2026, 2024, and 2022, with all report briefs available here. Our key findings include:

• Only 49% of Americans answered “Yes” when asked “Do you expect that the upcoming midterm elections held in November 2026 will be free and fair elections?” in a new national survey of 5,016 Americans conducted from September 1-9, 2026. 23% responded “No” and 28% said “I don’t know.”
   
• 63% of Democrats, 58% of Republicans, and 49% of independents are “somewhat” or “very” confident that votes in the midterm election will be counted as cast nationwide. Trust among each partisan group declined sharply from our 2024 post-election survey to our January 2026 survey, then declined again in this survey.
   
• There is a broad expectation that federal ICE officers will be at voting locations in respondents’ own areas; roughly a third or more of voters in each partisan group see this as likely. However, when we asked “If Federal Immigration Officers (ICE) are present at voting locations in your area, how would this change your confidence that votes in your county or city will be counted as voters intend?” 60% of Democrats would become less confident compared with 7% who would gain confidence. For independents, 37% would lose confidence and 19% would gain it. For Republicans, 9% would lose confidence and 46% would gain it.

Ballot Measure Hub: Ballotpedia recently launched a Ballot Measure Hub. The hub is where you can see which measures have qualified in each state, find what’s scheduled for upcoming election dates, and track proposals still moving through signature gathering or a legislature. Specifically for election legislation, the hub includes historical comparisons, topic trends, campaign finance data, our own data-driven analyses of state measures, the laws governing direct democracy in each state, and the campaigns behind individual questions. Two election-related trends we’re watching there right now: Voter ID — seven measures, seven states. Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, and Oklahoma. Each would establish or expand voter identification requirements in state constitutions. It’s the largest number of statewide voter ID measures in a single year. Citizenship requirements for voting — six measures, six states. Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, South Dakota, and West Virginia. Each would provide that only U.S. citizens may vote in state and local elections. Five are legislative constitutional amendments; Alaska’s is a citizen-initiated statute.

Ballot Measures, Legislation & Rulemaking

Federal Legislation: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., introduced legislation Wednesday she says would prevent federal agents from intimidating voters or interfering with elections. The Safe Access to the Polls Act would prohibit the use of federal funds to deploy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers or National Guard members within a quarter-mile of a polling location. It also would prohibit federally funded checkpoints along routes to polling places and other interference with eligible voters trying to reach their assigned polling sites. “Your vote is your voice in our democracy — and to have your voice heard, you need to be able to safely cast your ballot without anyone getting in the way,” Baldwin said. “There is no reason for masked, armed agents to be at polling places like churches, schools and libraries other than to intimidate eligible voters from making their voices heard.” Baldwin’s office said the legislation follows threats by President Donald Trump to send federal agents to polling places and the refusal of several administration officials to rule out deploying troops or law enforcement during elections. The Department of Homeland Security says there are no plans in the works.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) has introduced the Youth Voting Rights Act. The Youth Voting Rights Act is comprehensive legislation to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment and expand youth access to voting. Specifically, the bill would: Empower individuals and the government to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment. The bill creates a private right of action to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment and establishes a national standard of review for such lawsuits; Expand voter registration services at public colleges and universities. The bill designates offices at all public institutions of higher education as “voter registration agencies” under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, imposing voter registration obligations on these institutions; Allow young people in every state to pre-register to vote before turning 18. To ensure that young people can vote as soon as they turn 18, the bill requires states to establish pre-registration processes for 16- and 17-year-olds and allows states to expand their processes to youth younger than 16; Require institutions of higher education to have on-campus polling places. The bill ensures the availability of polling places on campuses of institutions of higher education, removing one of the most significant barriers to youth voting access; Prohibit durational residency requirements for all federal elections. The bill extends the Voting Rights Act’s protections against durational residency requirements and absentee voting limitations to all federal elections, not only elections for President and Vice President, and codifies the right to vote from a college domicile; Guarantee that states accept student IDs to meet voter-identification requirements. The bill mandates the acceptance of student IDs to meet state voter-identification requirements in federal elections; Create a grant program dedicated to youth involvement in elections. The bill creates a grant program for states to encourage youth involvement in elections, including through pre-registration, updated civics curricula, and a paid fellowship for young persons to work with state and local officials to support youth civic and political engagement; and Gather data on youth voter registration and election participation. The bill requires the federal government to study voter registration, absentee voting, and provisional voting trends by age and race to inform efforts to improve youth involvement in elections.

California: Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation to increase security for the state’s voting systems and protect Californians’ ability to cast ballots in an effort to guard against potential interference in the Nov. 3 election, including by the Trump administration. The law, Senate Bill 884, which takes effect immediately, requires counties to open ballot drop-off locations 30 days before an election — two days earlier than usual — and allows counties to ban electioneering, or trying to influence voters’ decisions, within up to 200 feet of polling sites. It also bans police from making arrests near voting locations except for crimes against people, property, or disrupting the voting process. Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley Weber, who oversees state elections, praised the bill signings and said they stood ready to defend Californians’ right to vote. “No one should doubt the degree of our resolve in protecting our democracy,” Weber said. “This legislative package ensures that California voters will not be silenced or intimidated.” Earlier this year, Newsom signed a bill preventing local and federal law enforcement agencies from taking ballots without a warrant. This week the governor signed a bill making it a felony to seize or order the seizure of ballots, election records or voting machines. Future seizures could be punishable by up to four years in prison.

Peoria, Illinois: Full-time Peoria city workers can now get paid time off to help run local elections. The Peoria City Council approved a resolution September 22 adopting a new election judge service policy. District 2 Council member Alex Carmona and at-large representative John Kelly voted no. Under the measure, full-time city employees appointed as election judges will receive eight hours of their regular wages for working at the polls. The incentive, according to city officials, aims to strengthen civic engagement and support local elections. The policy takes effect immediately for all qualifying city staff. Supporters pointed to nationwide poll worker shortages, saying election judges currently make about $11 an hour for long shifts while sacrificing vacation time. While most council members embraced the policy as a civic duty, some voiced taxpayer concerns over adding another paid day off. City officials confirmed workers appointed as election judges must pass required training tests.

Michigan: House Republicans have introduced a bill that would require Michigan’s secretary of state to recuse themselves from election-related duties if they are also on the ballot in a given election year. The legislation, House Bill 5968, aims to protect the state’s elections from what Republican members of the House Election Integrity Committee have called potential biases from an incumbent secretary of state with a vested interest in winning or retaining their seat.  Sponsored by state Rep. Jennifer Wortz (R-Quincy), the bill wouldn’t just affect a secretary of state who is seeking their respective office again, but also if that current secretary of state was seeking another high office, such as the governor, attorney general, the state Legislature or either chamber of Congress. The bill states that recusal would be required, not voluntary, and that the deputy secretary of state would be appointed to oversee the state’s election if the secretary was on the ballot in any capacity. Members of the committee adopted substitute language for the bill but did not vote to report the bill to the House floor.

Warrensville Heights, Ohio: Warrensville Heights City Council has approved city spending to drive residents to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections on the first day of early in-person voting. The legislation, introduced by Warrensville Heights Mayor Bradley D. Sellers would spend $2,865 on bus transportation for the city’s residents who want to cast ballots on Oct. 6, the first day of Ohio’s early in-person voting period. The city is partnering with The Word Church and Baron Bus Company on the effort, which council approved as an emergency measure so the transportation plans can move forward immediately. The transportation plan calls for three motorcoaches carrying up to 168 passengers. A city official said details of the transportation schedule, including whether multiple trips will be offered, are still being worked out and are expected to be discussed at a meeting later this week.

Legal Updates

Federal Litigation: The NAACP filed a lawsuit September 18 alongside other civil rights groups to block the Trump administration from sending armed agents to U.S. polling places ahead of November’s midterm elections. The lawsuit names the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the FBI and several Trump officials, seeking to prevent them “from deploying agents in a manner that unlawfully intimidates voters or anyone urging or aiding voters.” “Defendants’ statements and actions have made voters… afraid of appearing at polling places, helping others vote, serving as election volunteers, and advocating for their political beliefs and preferred candidates,” the NAACP’s lawyers wrote. The plaintiffs — also including the National Urban League and the American Federation of Teachers, among other groups — said they fear the presence of armed federal law enforcement officers at polling cites may “expose [voters] to physical violence, surveillance, and harassment if they participate in the electoral process.” The civil rights organizations also allege the presence of federal agents would violate a section of the Voting Rights Act, which “broadly prohibits intimidation, threats, and coercion—or attempts to do so—throughout every stage of the voting process, including registering to vote, casting a ballot, and counting votes.”

Alaska: The State of Alaska is requesting that a judge throw out a lawsuit alleging the Division of Elections violated Alaskans’ right to privacy when it shared voter information with the federal government last December. The state turned over the voter list, including drivers licences numbers and addresses, after a series of requests from the Department of Justice. The League of Women Voters and the Alaska Black Caucus filed suit in April against Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher and Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom. Dahlstrom oversees the state’s elections as lieutenant governor. During oral arguments in state Superior Court last week, state attorney Margaret Paton-Walsh, representing the defendants, said the plaintiffs allege the Justice Department intends to use the voter information unlawfully. But she said it’s impossible to know for certain what the federal government will do with it. “Without that critical factual development, this court can only guess whether the division’s conduct will present any legal problems, much less meet the specific elements of the claims alleged by the plaintiffs here,” Paton-Walsh said. “To decide these claims now, you will have to engage in the writing of fiction.” Under the state’s agreement with the Department of Justice, the state is obligated to purge voters from its rolls who the federal government identifies as ineligible within 45 days.

California: Shasta County Judge Benjamin Hanna has denied a request to temporarily prevent county elections officials from destroying materials from the November 2024 election. Hanna denied an ex parte application from Arne List during a court hearing last week. List had asked the court to issue a temporary restraining order preventing Shasta County from destroying certain election materials while his lawsuit moves forward. The underlying lawsuit remains pending. List filed the case against Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis, seeking to preserve the election materials and arguing they should not be destroyed if other legal or preservation obligations apply. During last week’s hearing, List argued that different categories of election records can have different retention requirements and that some materials could potentially remain subject to preservation obligations because of ongoing litigation. The county argued that the materials covered by List’s original petition are subject to state election law governing their retention and destruction. County Counsel Joseph Larmour argued that the law does not provide for continued preservation simply because a separate lawsuit is pending. Hanna ultimately declined to issue the temporary restraining order. The judge said he was not persuaded that List had standing to bring the request. Hanna also said that even assuming List did have standing, List had not met the legal standard required for a temporary restraining order.

Colorado: The Colorado Supreme Court denied Tina Peters’ challenge to her original sentence on charges related to election tampering. Peters had her sentence commuted by Gov. Jared Polis earlier this year, but maintained that she had been unfairly prosecuted. Peters was originally sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for her role in permitting unauthorized access to the Mesa County voting equipment she oversaw. Peters was attempting to demonstrate unproven corruption in voting systems. Her sentence was reviewed by the Colorado Court of Appeals, which ordered a resentencing because comments made by the trial judge could have been interpreted as violating Peters’ First Amendment right to free speech. In court filings, Peters made several arguments as to why her initial prosecution was incorrect, including that she was immune from prosecution because of the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution as well as claims of juror misconduct. These claims were rejected by the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court declined to take them up.

Delaware: Delaware’s highest court upholds permanent absentee voting in the First State, rejecting claims that the state’s policy is unconstitutional. The Delaware Supreme Court’s decision this week affirms the Court of Chancery’s earlier this month. Republican State Sen. Gerald Hocker and Independent Party of Delaware candidate Steven Washington argued to the courts that allowing Delaware’s Department of Elections to send absentee ballots automatically to those with permanent absentee status is unconstitutional. In legal filings, they said the current law could give those voters automatic absentee privileges in future elections even if their original reason no longer applies. Groups eligible for permanent status include Delawareans in the military and residents with disabilities. But Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., writing for the court agreed with the Court of Chancery’s decision that the state’s absentee voting rules are not an unconstitutional expansion of voting. He said Delaware doesn’t re-certify in-person voters for every general election. But Hocker and Washington’s interpretation of Delaware law would require Delaware to do this for absentee voters. He added the law requires absentee voters to notify the state of any changes that would affect their eligibility. And it asks absentee voters to assert their status under oath on the mail-in ballot. Seitz’s decision on the appeal was expedited, as it will apply to November’s midterms.

Florida: Valery Zidor, 23, pleaded guilty in federal court to falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen to register to vote and then casting a ballot in the 2024 general election, the Department of Justice announced. Zidor pleaded guilty to two counts of making a false claim of U.S. citizenship in order to vote and one count of voting by an alien, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. Federal prosecutors said court records show Zidor falsely stated she was a U.S. citizen on two voter registration forms that were later submitted to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. Despite not being a U.S. citizen, prosecutors said Zidor went on to cast a ballot in the 2024 general election. “Valery Zidor falsely claimed to be an American citizen, not once, but on two voter registration forms, and then illegally cast a ballot in the 2024 General Election,” U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones said in a statement.

Hawai’i: There will not be a special election for a state Senate seat on Oʻahu that ended in a tie following the Aug. 8 Republican primary. The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Fevella v. Nago, in which Sen. Kurt Fevella sought to invalidate the result of a controversial Aug. 15 tiebreaker that he lost to Bob McDermott. Fevella argued in his Sept. 9 petition that because the high court had ordered a Nov. 3 rematch in another GOP race — House District 43 — that also resulted in a tie, voters in Senate District 20 deserved the same opportunity. Nov. 3 is the same day as the general election. The House District 43 race (Kapolei, Makakilo) between Rep. Kanani Souza and challenger Sheila Medeiros involved similar circumstances, including the fact that two voters in both districts were mistakenly issued the wrong ballots. Part of House District 43 is in Senate District 20. Both races were determined by a tie-breaking process in which elections officials used plastic spheres resembling Easter eggs and lauhala baskets. Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna, who authored the opinion, said that, unlike Souza, Fevella knew about the invalidated ballots when he filed his petition. Fevella also missed the Aug. 24 deadline to file a contested complaint after the primary, unlike Souza. And, unlike Fevella, Souza also requested the overage/underage voting report provided by the City and County of Honolulu’s Office of the City Clerk to the state Office of Elections, headed by Scott Nago. That report tracks discrepancies between the number of ballots cast and the number of voters in the voter rolls. McKenna emphasized in the opinion that state law regarding overage and underage reports “is confusing and ambiguous” and needs to be clarified “in order to avoid similar situation in future elections.”

Massachusetts: Gladys Adaeze Okafor, 56, of Lynn, who is a Nigerian citizen has been charged with unlawfully voting in the 2022 midterm election and is also accused of casting a ballot in the 2024 presidential primary, federal prosecutors said. was arrested and charged with unlawful voting by an alien, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. Okafor was born in Aba, Nigeria, and became a lawful permanent resident of the United States in December 2022, prosecutors said. She is not a U.S. citizen and has not applied for citizenship, according to charging documents. Federal prosecutors allege Okafor submitted a voter registration card in July 2022 and signed a certification declaring under penalty of perjury that she was a U.S. citizen. Lynn election officials subsequently registered her to vote, and she allegedly cast a ballot in that fall’s midterm election. Okafor submitted another voter registration form in October 2023, checking a box indicating that she was a U.S. citizen and signing the citizenship certification, prosecutors allege. She later voted in the 2024 presidential primary, according to the charging documents. The charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison, one year of supervised release, and a $100,000 fine. Okafor could also face deportation after completing any sentence imposed if she is convicted, prosecutors said.

Michigan: Anthony Dekinderen, 61, of Lake Orion has been accused of making terrorist threats against public officials including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and members of the Michigan Supreme Court.Dekinderen is alleged to have sent two threatening emails to Michigan Advance, part of the States Newsroom network. The emails allegedly contained threats to kill members of the Michigan Supreme Court, Whitmer and Benson, Nessel’s office said. Dekinderen was charged with nine counts of sending a false report or a threat of terrorism, the attorney general’s office said, each carrying a 20-year prison sentence. He was arraigned before an Oakland County 52-3 District Court judge in Rochester Hills on Sept. 19 and was granted a $5 million bond with a requirement to wear a GPS tether.  Oakland County jail records indicate that Dekinderen was still incarcerated as of September 21. He is scheduled to next appear in court on Sept. 28. “Thousands of Michigan residents answer the call to serve through elected office, be it as the local mayor or in statewide office. Unfortunately, hate crimes and threats of terrorism against officials at all levels of government are becoming increasingly common,” Nessel said in a statement. “Let these charges serve as a warning that Michigan takes threats of violence very seriously and will prosecute these cases to the fullest extent of the law.”

Missouri: The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled September 21 that Missouri must use the congressional map passed by Republicans in 2025 for the Nov. 3 election, but the decision was put on hold for a week — leaving election officials to proceed for now under the map they were already using. The Appeals Court issued its order just before 5 p.m. September 21, ruling the election in November must use the same district lines that were used in the Aug. 4 primary election. But the judges stayed the order until Sept. 28 to give opponents time to seek relief from the U.S. Supreme Court. That means the September 21 ruling does not immediately change how the election will proceed. The first ballots went out September 18 for overseas voters, and absentee voting begins Tuesday for people who are unable to make it to the polls on Election Day because of travel or mobility issues. The ruling is contrary to a decision of the Missouri Supreme Court that a referendum petition to force a vote on the 2025 map also negated the legal effect of the legislation enacting the plan. The U.S. Supreme Court has intervened twice already in the dispute, most recently on Sept. 10, when it blocked a federal judge’s order requiring use of the 2025 map while the case moved through the 8th Circuit. On September 22, attorneys for People Not Politicians asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene for a third time in three weeks in the fight over which congressional map must be used for the Nov. 3 elections. The motion filed about 10:30 p.m. asks the court to again direct the state to use the 2022 map for the November election. In response, Justice Brett Kavanaugh directed that responses from Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and the two congressional candidates who filed the case be filed by 1 p.m. September 23.

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins was sued again over his handling of the state’s congressional redistricting referendum. The proposed class action is the second filed against Hoskins in less than a week and the third lawsuit against him overall during that span. It seeks damages for voters who cast August primary ballots in congressional districts different from the ones they will vote in for the November general election. Plaintiffs Kate Dennis of Jackson County and Curry Spray of Clay County argue Hoskins deliberately delayed ruling on the referendum challenging Missouri’s 2025 congressional map until it was too late to prevent the disputed districts from being used in the Aug. 4 primary. They are asking a Cole County judge to certify a class consisting of voters who cast primary ballots in one congressional district under the 2025 map but will vote in another under the 2022 map in the Nov. 3 general election. The lawsuit estimates the group could include tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of voters. The lawsuit seeks $500 for each member of the class, along with compensatory damages. A spokeswoman for Hoskins could not comment on pending litigation.

New Jersey: The Republican National Committee went to court this week to force the state of New Jersey to turn over voting records. The lawsuit — filed in U.S. District Court against Lt. Gov Dale Caldwell, the secretary of state and chief elections officer, and elections officials in five countries — followed Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s announcement that around 6,600 noncitizens were registered to vote due to a software glitch, with fewer of 400 casting ballots in 2024. The RNC had asked the state to provide information by September on how the noncitizens wound up on the voter rolls, who has been removed and why, and what is being done to remove others ineligible to cast ballots. Sherrill in July rejected a demand from the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over the names, birth dates, addresses, nationalities, and other information on those erroneously registered. A spokesman for the governor, Stephen Sigmund, said the Republicans have tried 23 times to get states to prove personal data about their voters and have lost in court every time.

North Carolina: North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, North Carolina Asian Americans Together, Down Home North Carolina and two voters filed suit September 22 to challenge the state’s changes to mail-in ballots. The organizations sued the state board of elections and two county election boards, claiming last-minute changes to the absentee ballot process disenfranchise voters. The state — which was the first in the nation to begin mailing ballots for the November midterm elections — adopted the changes hours before it began mailing out ballots in early September. It now requires local election officials to disqualify otherwise valid ballots that are not sealed in an inner envelope. Election officials are also now tasked with executing a new signature-verification process. “While in theory voters may be able to vote a replacement ballot or vote in person if this occurs, in practice, invalidation of their absentee ballots will almost certainly mean disenfranchisement for large swaths of voters caught up in the state board’s new rules,” the groups say in their complaint. “This state-sanctioned free-for-all will inevitably subject ballots to varying scrutiny between and within counties — resulting in unequal treatment of voters and arbitrary disenfranchisement.”

South Carolina: The South Carolina chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state Election Commission in a Richland County court, accusing its members of illegally conducting public business behind closed doors. In court filings, the organization accused the former chairman of the five-member board, appointed by the governor, of calling other members to lobby for the removal of former state elections chief Howard Knapp. The group also alleges the board polled its members on Knapp’s removal in a closed-door meeting before taking the official vote in public. “Last year, the State Election Commission removed South Carolina’s top election official after a secret trial, secret deliberations and a secret vote. We’re going to court because the Freedom of Information Act guarantees more transparency than that,” the ACLU’s legal director Allen Chaney said in a statement. State public records law states “no chance meeting, social meeting or electronic communication” may be used to circumvent a public meeting. And “a public body may not commit the public body to a course of action by a polling of members in executive session.” The State Election Commission fired Knapp on Sept. 17 in a 3-2 vote. At the time, former Chairman Dennis Shedd said in a statement the commission fired Knapp out of a desire for new leadership. State Election Commission spokeswoman Sydni Bain said the agency is aware of the complaint, but as a matter of policy, it does not comment on ongoing litigation.

Texas: U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk paused a bid by Republicans to restrict participation in the GOP’s primary elections to voters registered with the party. Kacsmaryk stopped the effort, he wrote in his order that he expects the state’s Republican Party to succeed in closing its primaries during the upcoming Legislative Session. “Prominent Texas politicians support similar legislative action,” Kacsmaryk wrote, later adding that his decision to put the lawsuit on hold is “because the Texas Legislature may soon amend the law challenged here.”  The Republican Party in its lawsuit argued that the state’s open primaries violate their First Amendment right to choose party leaders. Republicans have been trying to close primaries for years, but urgency to do so intensified in 2024 when two incumbent state representatives viewed as moderates — former House Speaker Dade Phelan and Gary VanDeaver — held off challengers in their primary races by fewer than 800 votes.

Utah: Damon Matai Seei, a U.S. Postal Service employee told the U.S. Department of Justice he threw 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot dumpster shortly before the state’s June 23 primary election. The mail carrier told investigators that he did not have a political agenda and that he tossed other mail when he ditched the ballots, Melissa Holyoak, U.S. attorney for the District of Utah, said. She said roughly 95% of voters do so by mail in the state, and it wasn’t clear yet whether they were able to eventually cast ballots. According to a government memo, Matai Seei told investigators that he wanted to toss out advertisements to “lighten his workload” after feeling overwhelmed. “He claims he simply made a ‘poor decision’ out of ‘frustration’ and ‘laziness,’” the memo said. He didn’t intend to toss any ballots, they said. Seei is no longer with the U.S. Postal Service. He pleaded not guilty to a charge of destruction and delay of mail. The U.S. Postal Service said in a statement that it works “tirelessly to ensure public trust in the mail and monitors to prevent any issues that may arise,” and that it closely monitors political and election mail.

Vermont: U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier has ruled that Vermont does not have to provide sensitive voter registration data to the Trump administration, tossing a lawsuit filed over the issue by the U.S. Department of Justice against Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Vermont’s secretary of state. The decision came a year after federal officials demanded Hanzas turn over the state’s voter rolls. Hanzas refused, expressing confidence in the legal basis for her decision, and saying that Vermont has a robust network of local officials who help keep voter registration up-to-date. In December, federal attorneys sued in an attempt to force her hand. In her decision rejecting federal officials’ claims, Lanthier said that her findings were “consistent with several other courts.” The court made clear: The Trump Administration had no authority to demand access to the sensitive personal information of voters — including home addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security and driver’s license numbers,” said Hanzas and state Attorney General Charity Clark in a joint statement Thursday. 

Washington: U.S. District Court Judge Kymberly Evanson tossed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Washington seeking the state’s voter rolls, in line with many rulings across the country. This marks the 25th case that the U.S. Department of Justice has lost in its push to access sensitive voter information. The Justice Department has sued many states for voter rolls, and has yet to have a judge rule in its favor. An appeals court has also ruled against it in a lawsuit against Michigan. The federal government has appealed many of its other losses, as well.  Both sides had been waiting for weeks for a decision from U.S. District Court Judge Kymberly Evanson after an early August hearing in federal court in Seattle. In her order, Evanson, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, said the Trump administration’s argument is “not persuasive as a matter of statutory interpretation, nor is it consistent with the purpose” of federal law. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said the decision “reaffirms that my office has every right to protect voter’s private data.” “These baseless demands for state voter rolls are part of a broader pattern of federal overreach in states’ elections,” he added. “The DOJ does not have the authority or any reason to interfere with state election administration.”

Opinions This Week

National Opinions: Voting system | Vote by mail, II, III, IV | U.S. Supreme Court, II, III, IV, V | Voter intimidation | U.S. Constitution | Federal interference | Democracy | Election fraud | Trust in elections, II |

Alaska: Ranked choice voting |

California: Shasta County | Voter ID |

Colorado: Voting plans | Ballot measure |

Connecticut: Ballot access laws |

Florida: Election security |

Illinois: DeKalb County |

Iowa: Poll workers |

Maine: Get out the vote, II | 

Michigan: Election deniers | Secretary of state race |

Nevada: Voter fraud |

North Carolina: Vote by mail |

Pennsylvania: Election security |

Utah: State election official | Election integrity |

Virginia: Vote by mail |

Wyoming: Poll workers |

Upcoming Events

When Something Happens: The Center for Civic Design is excited to introduce When Something Happens, a nonpartisan voter messaging toolkit designed to assist you in critical moments. When Something Happens is built on our expertise in design communications. The toolkit includes customizable, nonpartisan social media messages to help you communicate with your voters in the moments after something happens. We’d love to show you how the toolkit can assist you in those critical moments. Join us for a webinar to see how you can leverage the toolkit to communicate to your voters. When: September 24, 1pm Eastern. Where: Online

2026 MACO Annual Conference: The Montana Association of Counties will hold its annual conference from September 27-30 in Helena. 

Power at the Polls: Confronting Barriers to Accessible Democracy: The 2026 midterm elections will determine the leadership of nearly every level of government, yet for the 1 in 4 Americans with a disability, the right to a private and independent ballot remains under threat. Following a wave of restrictive state voting laws in 2025 and additional bills under consideration to further restrict voting, the complex landscape of procedural barriers could stifle several of the nation’s largest voting blocs. New America will host a virtual event on the state of accessible democracy. This event will highlight grassroots power and examine the legal protections afforded by the ADA and the Voting Rights Act. The panel will discuss critical 2026 initiatives, such as the expansion of curbside voting pilots, the impact of federal “SAVE” legislation, and how election officials can ensure that polling places are physically and digitally accessible for all. The event will feature election experts, democracy experts, and voting experts, including disabled voting rights leaders. When: September 29, 12pm Eastern. Where: Online. 

The SAVE America Act: Where It Stands and What It Means for County Election Administration: The National Association of Counties (NACo) is hosting a webinar on the SAVE America Act and where it currently stands. Participants will hear an overview of what the bill would require, the implementation timeline and cost implications for county election offices, and where things stand in the Senate. The briefing will be followed by a moderated discussion with two county election officials Chris Walker, Jackson County, Ore. Clerk, and Kim Trueblood, Marathon County, Wis. Clerk on what compliance would actually look like on the ground and why counties are opposed. When: September 30, 4pm Eastern. Where: Online

Frontiers of Democracy 2026: At a moment of significant political change in the United States and around the world, the Frontiers of Democracy 2026 convening will explore the essential elements of democratic process, policy, and partnership. Drawing on global, historical, and youth perspectives, and using the framework of generous listening, we will examine the intersections of political pluralism, activism, and academia—and consider how to meet this pivotal moment in history. While this framing guides our conversation, the convening is not limited to a single theme. Sessions will also engage with topics central to Tisch College’s North Star: building robust, inclusive democracy for an increasingly multiracial society. The agenda will feature concurrent breakout sessions, keynotes, plenary sessions, and networking opportunities, including an organization and poster fair. We are pleased to announce Danielle R. Holley, President of Mount Holyoke College as this year’s keynote speaker. We look forward to seeing you there! When: October 2-4. Where: Medford, Massachusetts. 

National Voter Education Week: Voters should have the information they need to cast their ballots with confidence. That’s where National Voter Education Week comes in. Help voters find their polling location, understand their ballot, and make a plan to vote by joining our week-long campaign. When: October 5-9. 

Democracy Summit: The Center for Journalism & Democracy will host its 4th Annual Democracy Summit. With journalists and newsrooms across the country fighting to defend press freedom, the Democracy Summit will feature substantive conversations examining the growing threats to journalism and democratic institutions and how journalists and news organizations can respond. As the 2026 midterm elections approach, join newsroom executives, domestic and international journalists, legal scholars and democracy leaders for a full day of learning, strategy and preparation focused on press freedom, election coverage and democratic resilience. This year’s Democracy Summit will include: Conversations with the nation’s leading voices in media and journalism; Timely discussions on press attacks, democratic erosion and the fight to defend journalism; Exchanges with international journalists sharing lessons on democratic backsliding and recovery; A real-time election reporting scenario to stress-test your decision desk preparedness; and A live newsroom simulation testing editorial and legal judgment. More than 250 journalists gathered from across the country for a day of learning and discussion from some of the top experts in their fields for the last summit. It is time to gather again. When: October 6, 9am Eastern. Where: Washington, DC and online. 

What Can Go Wrong (and What Can Go Right) with November’s Midterm Elections?: The Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA promotes research, collaboration, and advocacy under the leadership of UCLA Law Professor Richard L. Hasen; one of the nation’s leading election scholars. The Safeguarding Democracy Project is built upon the premise that tackling issues of the U.S. election integrity must be collaborative: across ideologies, across scholarly disciplines, and as a bridge between theory and practice. Our events this semester are focused on the 2026 midterm elections. Speakers: Jonathan Diaz, Campaign Legal Center; Matt Germer, R Street Institute; and Justin Leavitt, Loyola Law School. When: October 13, 3:15pm Eastern. Where: Online. 

Election Hero Day: Election Hero Day is a nonpartisan, national celebration recognizing the tremendous contributions that election officials, their staff, and poll workers make to ensure a safe, secure voting experience for all Americans. Taking place on October 20, 2026, nonprofits, business leaders, brands, public officials, and more will unite to honor the election heroes in our communities.  With your support, Election Hero Day will help boost election official morale ahead of Election Day and send a clear message to the public that we support our friends and neighbors who play such a vital role in preserving our democracy. When: October 20. 

Vote Early Day: When Americans vote early, they ensure last-minute problems, long lines at the polls, confusing election laws, or voter disinformation cannot prevent us from casting our ballot. Vote Early Day is a tentpole moment for partners nationwide to engage with voters and empower them with the tools to cast their ballots early. When: October 27. 

Assessing the Fairness and Integrity of the November Elections: The Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA promotes research, collaboration, and advocacy under the leadership of UCLA Law Professor Richard L. Hasen; one of the nation’s leading election scholars. The Safeguarding Democracy Project is built upon the premise that tackling issues of the U.S. election integrity must be collaborative: across ideologies, across scholarly disciplines, and as a bridge between theory and practice. Our events this semester are focused on the 2026 midterm elections. Speakers: Bill Gates, Arizona State University; Guy-Uriel E. Charles, Harvard Law School; Charles Stewart, MEDSL; Susan Stokes, University of Chicago and Tammy Patrick, Election Center. When: November 16, 3:15pm Eastern. Where: Online. 

2026 Elections Summit: In a time of rapid change and evolving challenges to our electoral processes, collective reflection and forward-looking strategy are more important than ever. Bipartisan Policy Center’s 2026 Elections Summit will convene a diverse group of election practitioners, policymakers, and thought leaders to debrief the November election and chart a course forward for U.S. election administration. Be part of a defining moment for democracy as we gather in Washington, DC, to shape its future together. When: December 7, 9am to 4pm Eastern. Where: Washington, DC.

Job Postings This Week

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Account Executive, VotingWorks– We are looking for a trusted sales leader who understands that election administrators don’t buy voting machines, they buy trust, both in the equipment and in the vendor. All 83 of Michigan’s counties will soon open at once, and we are in the running for the state RFP enabling us to sell our voting machines. Incumbents will have to re-earn their contracts, and we’ll be competing on equal footing for the first time. This opportunity is time bound. Trust matters deeply in this market. Your job is to build relationships and earn credibility quickly with state and local election officials. You will own the full Michigan territory. You’re responsible for the entire sales process: building pipeline, running demos, navigating procurement, and closing deals. We want sustainable sales contracts that are technically sound, politically supported, and set up for a clean handoff to Customer Success. For your first demos, you’ll be paired with our Executive Director and our Head of Customer Success to learn the messaging and the product. Once you take on demos on your own, you should still know when to bring in executive support and when to handle things yourself. This is a competitive market with a real window of opportunity. If you want to sell something that actually matters to Democracy, and you’re energized by moving fast when the timing is right, we’d like to meet you. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Administrative Specialist II, King County, Washington–This is an amazing opportunity to be engaged in the election process! This position will be filled as a Term-Limited Temporary (TLT) position or Special Duty Assignment (SDA) for current King County employees who have passed their initial probationary period. It is anticipated to last until December 2027. The Department of Elections is searching for energetic and resourceful professionals who like to “get stuff done”. The Administrative Specialist II positions in the Voter Services Department combines an exciting, fast-paced environment with the opportunity to cultivate talents and apply a variety of skills.  The ideal candidate will have a desire to help ensure the democratic process through public service.  They will thrive in an innovative environment and will not hesitate to roll up both sleeves, work hard, have fun, and get the job done. Salary: $29.46 – $37.47 Hourly. Deadline: September 28. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Assistant Director for Elections Technology, Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office– Serves as the Division of Elections’ technology manager and advisor, who works in coordination with the Tennessee Secretary of State’s IT Division and is responsible for statewide election technology strategy, cybersecurity, state voter registration data, election reporting systems, business continuity planning, technology procurement, and oversight of election technology support provided to Tennessee’s 95 county election commissions. This position coordinates technology projects, monitors system performance, supports election security efforts, and serves as a liaison between the Division of Elections, state IT personnel, county election officials, and technology vendors. The position helps ensure election technology systems remain secure, dependable, and compliant with applicable state and federal requirements. The Assistant Director supervises two employees. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Assistant Executive Director, Chicago Board of Election Commissioners–This full-time exempt position reports directly to the Board’s Executive Director and is responsible for overseeing the Board’s daily administrative operations, including Human Resources, Finance, and Purchasing. Working closely with the Executive Director, the Assistant Executive Director will also oversee general office functions, including but not limited to the mailroom, the copy room, and receptionists. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Direct supervision of the human resources, finance and procurement functions of the Board. Assess Board policies and develop business strategies to ensure coordination across the various administrative functions in the Board’s downtown and warehouse offices. Monitor performance and provide feedback to senior administrative management, including teaching, supporting and modeling logistics in line with Board policies and procedures. Advise the Executive Director on matters impacting administrative operations. Participate in Board of Election Commissioners meetings, providing updates on current and long-term projects impacting the administration of the Board. Oversee Board financial matters, ensuring best practices for procurement, contracts, grants, and staffing. Direct supervision of ADA and Communication staff. Attend external meetings at the request of the Executive Director, including City/County budget hearings, civic events, intergovernmental matters, conferences, etc. Oversee the operation and selection of staffing of Election Central for Election Day support. Execute other duties as directed by the Executive Director. Salary: $144,000 – 154,000. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Customer Support Center Consultant Level 1, Hart InterCivic– The Customer Support Center Consultant Level 1 (CSC 1) provides Tier 1–2 support for Hart InterCivic products, helping customers troubleshoot issues and keep election operations running smoothly. The CSC I’s primary responsibilities are to: Resolve and route customer issues via phone, email, and remote tools; Document cases in the CRM and communicate status through resolution; and Use product documentation to deliver clear, customer-friendly solutions. This role researches and resolves issues, supports hardware/software configuration and deployment, and provides training or on-site support as needed. It also documents processes and partners with other departments to improve service delivery. This position follows the Proprietary Information and Intellectual Property Agreement and is responsible for protecting company information, including when working off-site or outside normal hours. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Cybersecurity Assessor (Election Security), Apollo Information Systems: The Technical Assessor conducts in-depth technical and program-level cybersecurity assessments of client environments, identifying risk, measuring control maturity, and producing clear, actionable guidance that advances each client’s security posture. This is an experienced assessor role: the individual independently leads assessments end to end, evaluates complex environments against multiple frameworks, and is a trusted voice in front of both technical teams and executives. The assessor also helps mature Apollo’s assessment method. Salary: $80K – $120K. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Election Worker – Office Assistant (Extra Help, Seasonal), San Mateo County, California– The Elections Division is an exciting, fast-paced environment, especially as elections approach. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a group of dynamic, well-organized, and highly efficient individuals committed to the democratic process. The San Mateo County Registration & Elections Division is seeking full-time, seasonal Election Worker – Office Assistants to assist in the upcoming November 3, 2026, Statewide General Election. This is an excellent opportunity to be involved in the election process! We are currently seeking dedicated, enthusiastic and hard-working individuals for temporary, full-time positions to be hired into one of the following areas: Ballot retrieval, vote by mail, voter registration/clerical support, voter helpdesk support, supplies, field techs/warehouse.  This is an extra-help, at-will assignment, paid on an hourly basis. Extra-help hours are dependent on the business needs of the department and therefore work hours may vary from week to week. Extra-help employees shall not exceed 1,040 hours of work per fiscal year. Some extra help positions are eligible for benefits under the Affordable Care Act. Extra-help employees are not guaranteed permanent status at the end of the assignment. Salary: $24.91/hour. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Elections Data and Analytics Manager, Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office – Responsible for statewide election data governance, voter registration data integrity, business intelligence, reporting, analytics, data integration, and performance measurement. This position serves as the Division’s subject matter expert on election data and ensures accuracy, security, compliance, and accessibility of election information. This position assists ballot review and approval, producing and analyzing election-related state and federal reports, maintaining and assisting in updating elections mobile app. Assist in planning and coordinating the computer functions and responsibilities for the Elections Division which includes, but is not limited to: data processing, integrating the statewide voter registration system with county voter registration systems, improve election reporting capabilities; analyzing and resolving technical software issues (25%) for the Division of Elections and 95 county election commission offices, which includes, but is not limited to cybersecurity practices, and performing other duties as assigned. Salary: Commensurate with experience and State of Tennessee benefits package. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

GIS Specialist, Palm Beach County, Florida– Help power accurate, well-run elections through smart mapping and rock-solid data. As a GIS Specialist II with the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, you’ll own core geospatial datasets, turn complex information into clear maps and insights, and improve the workflows teams rely on to plan and execute election operations. Your work helps ensure precinct, polling place, and district data is accurate and easy to use—supporting operational readiness, transparency, and timely decision-making. You’ll maintain and enhance GIS databases, produce print and web-ready map products, perform quality control and spatial analysis, and keep GIS synchronized with the Voter Registration System. You’ll collaborate with both technical and non-technical teams, document standards and changes, and provide training and troubleshooting support. Salary: $72,800 to $87,000. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

IT Assistant Manager, Palm Beach County, Florida–The Assistant IT Manager plays a vital and supportive role in ensuring the smooth operation of the IT department, aligning both the technical infrastructure and the team with the organization’s goals. This position involves collaborating closely with the Election Technology Director to oversee the implementation of technology solutions that meet the organization’s needs. The Assistant IT Manager helps maintain an efficient and effective IT environment. The Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office is committed to hiring talented individuals with diverse experiences that will enhance the services we provide to the residents of Palm Beach County. We are always looking for dedicated individuals who do all things with Integrity and Accountability, who excel in Customer Service, and believe in Transparent, Secure Democracy. At the Supervisor of Elections Office, we strive to help our employees find passion and purpose. Join us in being the best place to vote. Salary: $85000 to $125000. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here.

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