Matt is a senior reporter covering elections, voting rights and threats to democracy. He’s covered far-right extremism, dark money and state and local elections as an investigative reporter at The American Independent and Mother Jones. Prior to reporting on politics, Matt cut his teeth as a local reporter in D.C. at the Washington City Paper and DCist.
Backers of the restrictive anti-voting measure are expected to ask the Michigan Supreme Court to decide whether it will go on the ballot in November.
A group of activists operating outside the government, but very much plugged into Trumpworld, is directly influencing administration efforts to undermine elections.
In a letter sent to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff said they have “grave concern” over Shasta Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis’ plan to hire Peters.
Presler’s efforts to influence voters in a high-stakes Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention election last year may have violated campaign finance laws, according to Public Citizen.
Peters’ new gig will once again give her dangerous influence over elections, including the critical ballot counting process.
The RNC sued Michigan in June to overturn guidance issued in October 2024 limiting the number of poll challengers at each voting location.
Lindell — a towering figure in the election denial movement and founder of the company MyPillow — lost to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R) by more than 10 percentage points.
Mike Lindell, a pillow magnate and prolific election denier who helped mainstream the conspiracy theory that compromised voting machines were used to steal the 2020 election, lost Minnesota’s Republican primary for governor.
As primary season wraps up, cementing the key matchups in multiple battleground states, the wave of lies targeting Michigan is poised to grow larger.
If voters were to approve the measure, it would allow Democrats to redraw Maryland’s congressional map to counter recent GOP gerrymanders ahead of the 2028 presidential election.