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ProPublica reporter covering voting, elections and democracy. Phoenix native. Mom of two. Send tips: In chat or on Signal: jenafifield.01

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Oh I didn't know that. That's good context.

03.12.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lawsuit against Fontes seeks to reverse Arizona Independent Party name change A new lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to void the name change of the Arizona Independent Party, arguing it will cause widespread voter confusion.

That would mean the general election ballot may have more of a far-R candidate and far-D candidate, along with an "Arizona Independent Party" candidate... Will be interesting to see how this goes. Read @camrynsanchez.bsky.social latest: www.kjzz.org/politics/202...

03.12.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You're now a member of the Arizona Independent Party, which in AZ means you will can only get that party's ballot in the primary. This is key because it pulls independent-minded voters/moderates out of R & D primaries, maybe giving extreme candidates an advantage in primaries...

03.12.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The fight over changing "No Labels Party" to "Arizona Independent Party" is important to pay attention to especially for Congressional races. If you're new to AZ, registering to vote and see "Arizona Independent Party" you might think it means you'll be unaffiliated but really...

03.12.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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01.12.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 11
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ICYMI: The letter 10 secretaries of state sent yesterday to DOJ & DHS asking if they really ran states' voter rolls through SAVE (the newly expanded system that checks citizenship). The election officials have legal and privacy concerns and want to know why they were misled.

19.11.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Thousands of ballots rejected due to new birth year law β€’ Daily Montanan Larger counties saw higher rejection rates; secretary of state declared election overall successful

New law in Montana requiring birth year on mail-in ballot leads to thousands of rejected ballots, via
Micah Drew dailymontanan.com/2025/11/12/t...

13.11.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DOJ asked for 2020 election records. Fulton County responded: By ignoring it. Fulton County faces pressure to hand over documents from the 2020 election, but the county isn't budging.

"DOJ asked for 2020 election records. Fulton County responded: By ignoring it." via @calebgroves.bsky.social www.ajc.com/politics/202...

12.11.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Pardon of Giuliani: How Presidential Clemency Powers Work The US president’s power to pardon is both one of the most absolute and misunderstood provisions of the Constitution. Rooted in the β€œprerogative of mercy” of English kings dating back to the seventh c...

"Trump's Pardon of Giuliani: How Presidential Clemency Powers Work," via @gregorykorte.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

11.11.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.

BREAKING: Maine voters reject changes to voting in the state, including requiring photo ID and having a shorter early voting period.

Follow AP for live updates.

05.11.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 523    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 9
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Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.

BREAKING: California voters have approved a new U.S. House map designed to boost Democrats in 2026, aiming to blunt GOP changes elsewhere.

Follow AP for live updates.

05.11.2025 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 827    πŸ” 155    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 26

Just in: USCIS says in news release that election officials have run more than 46 million queries to check voters' citizenship in expanded SAVE tool, and more than half of states have signed up to use the tool or are in the process. Background:

03.11.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4

ICYMI: DHS is seeking to collect state driver's license data as it takes on an unprecedented expansion of a system that used to just contain info on immigrants but now has info on hundreds of millions of Americans, including SSNs. Via me &
@zachdespart.bsky.social @propublica.org @texastribune.org

03.11.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

The plan is the latest step in an unprecedented Trump administration initiative to pool confidential data from varied sources that it claims will help identify noncitizens on voter rolls, tighten immigration enforcement and expose public benefit fraud.

31.10.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 174    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 7
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DHS Wants States to Hand Over Driver’s License Data for Citizenship Checks It’s the latest step in an unprecedented initiative to pool confidential data that the Trump administration claims will help identify noncitizens on voter rolls and tighten immigration enforcement.

JUST IN: The Department of Homeland Security says it intends to add state driver’s license information to a swiftly expanding federal system envisioned as a one-stop shop for checking citizenship, raising concerns about privacy and accuracy. www.propublica.org/article/dhs-...

31.10.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 188    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 26
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DHS Agreement Reveals Risks of Using Social Security Data for Voter Citizenship Checks A recently released agreement gives the Department of Homeland Security access to hundreds of millions of Americans’ Social Security data. It contains alarmingly few provisions to ensure accuracy and ...

NEW from @jenafifield.bsky.social: recently released agreement gives the Department of Homeland Security access to hundreds of millions of Americans’ Social Security data. It contains alarmingly few provisions to ensure accuracy and privacy, experts say. www.propublica.org/article/dhs-...

30.10.2025 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Important new story from @jenafifield.bsky.social

30.10.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 201    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Votebeat reports exclusively today that 1,100+ AZ voters now have their registrations suspended entirely because Pinal County is taking a hard line on whether these longtime residents now need to prove their citizenship. FULL STORY: www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025...

22.10.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's been more than a year since AZ announced that, over the course of 20 years, it failed to collect citizenship proof for 200K voters. News coverage has mostly moved on but I'm glad
@votebeat.org is staying on it, because the consequences for voters are just now coming to bear...

22.10.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Arguments are getting kind of heated. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Ea...

15.10.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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County that tried to aid Trump in 2020 is now stuck with a $1 million penalty Under pressure from Trump allies, the county agreed to let an outside company examine its voting machines, prompting the state to decertify them.

Five years after trying to aid Trump, Pennsylvania’s Fulton County faces steep penalty, from Carter Walker / Votebeat www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania...

15.10.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Supreme Court to hear arguments in pivotal case on the Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Louisiana v. Callais, a challenge to the congressional map that Louisiana adopted in 2024 that may reshape the […]

Tomorrow: Supreme Court to hear arguments in pivotal case on the Voting Rights Act www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/supr...

14.10.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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The new owner of Dominion tells Colorado clerks he isn't an election conspiracist, according to @9NEWS www.9news.com/article/news...

13.10.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

The company buying Dominion runs one of the most popular software programs for e-pollbooks (which voters use to check into polling places). www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

09.10.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Thank you for this

07.10.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I miss those days too, a starter pack is a good idea.

07.10.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember those late nights too 😴

07.10.2025 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree!

06.10.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you :)

06.10.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No, ProPublica is nonpartisan.

06.10.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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