Carrie Levine

Carrie Levine

Editor-in-Chief, Votebeat

Carrie Levine is Votebeat's Editor-in-Chief. She was previously a senior reporter for the Center for Public Integrity, where she covered voting access, money in politics and influence. Before that, she was research director at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a nonpartisan watchdog group. She previously reported and edited for Legal Times and the National Law Journal, the Charlotte Observer. A graduate of Boston University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she is based in Washington, D.C.

State officials say it would be illegal to turn over voters’ personal information to the federal government.

Legal fights, court rulings, and state power struggles could shape how the midterms are run.

A House hearing provided clues on what election laws Republicans are hoping to change.

There’s little precedent or legal authority for what Michigan lawmakers are seeking from the Justice Department.

Election officials in Los Angeles and Orange counties said federal monitors did not disrupt election processes.

That part of his executive order had already been blocked by a temporary injunction. The ruling said the president lacks authority to regulate elections.

The new federal tool would incorporate a citizenship check. It could clash with some state laws.

The justices are revisiting some arguments on redistricting that appeared settled just two years ago.

Local officials want lawmakers to understand the rising costs they face. They’re seeking $400 million.

The policy has been the subject of a back-and-forth court battle over burdens on voting.