It’s that time again, people! Send in your phenomenal state politics dissertations to JoyAnna Hopper or Scott LaCombe.

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This article takes a good look at VoteShield & BallotShield, two of the many tools we do to protect the integrity of your vote in Iowa. VoteShield govtech.com/security/secur…

Thank you govtechnews and Jule Pattison-Gordon for the thoughtful write up of our tool for election administrators and officials! govtech.com/security/secur…

Want to extend my congratulations to Wes Hicok, who I recently promoted to Deputy State Elections Director. Wes is a valued member of our great team in this office that helped ensure a smooth, clean June 7th primary across Iowa on Tuesday. Congrats Wes!

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11 years ago today I went on a first date with my soulmate. I couldn’t imagine going through this crazy life without you, JoyAnna Hopper.

Last night, following a hearing in a suit brought by the @LWVAZ and Protect Democracy, a federal court issued an order to block unlawful voter intimidation at ballot drop boxes in Arizona. protectdemocracy.org/resource-libra…

Verifying a change of address (one reason to inactivate or remove a voter) can be tricky, which is why some states cross-check their voter rolls. The most effective way to do this is through Electronic Registration Information Center. Our own Gandalf 3000 & Clint Swift explain👇🏽 ajc.com/opinion/opinio…

ICYMI: @IanBassin tells Andrea Mitchell what Ruby Freeman & Shaye Moss’s recent victory over Rudy Giuliani means for accountability & for the future of our democracy. “We’re starting to see the powerful held to account again….the tide is turning and that makes me optimistic.”

The hardening of our politics into "two massive and immovable blocks" isn't great news for workable self-governance. In Democracy Journal, Beau Tremitiere & I look at how winner-take-all elections deserve a lion's share of the blame, and what to do about it. democracyjournal.org/magazine/70/wh…

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Subverting 2024: Part 3 explains how the election subversion movement may deny certification of the election results and what safeguards are available to counter them. Read and subscribe:

BREAKING: A court just ruled that VA illegally purged eligible voters before the election. This ruling will protect eligible Virginian voters’ right to vote. Suit filed on behalf of @VA_Immigrants, LWV of Virginia, @africansus. Read more: ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-deceive-…

Mass challenges to Georgia’s voter rolls are frivolous and disruptive, Protect Democracy’s Gandalf 3000 and Clint Swift write in today’s @AJC, and recommend what makes actually sense. ajc.com/opinion/opinio…

Find me on Blue Sky (Clint Swift.bsky.social). See ya!