Jen Fifield
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ProPublica reporter covering voting, elections and democracy. Former @votebeatUS @azcentral @stateline_news. Tips: DMs open and on Signal jenafifield.01.
Phoenix, AZ
Joined October 2011
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining ProPublica to cover voting issues nationally. I am so excited to work alongside some of the most skilled investigative journalists in the country at such a respected organization. I start Monday.
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NEWS: Indiana Senate Republicans say they do not have votes to pass mid-cycle redistricting despite a pressure campaign from the White House, according to a spokesperson for Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray. https://t.co/Jl3xTVMPHG
politico.com
The news comes just days after President Donald Trump held a phone call with reluctant members.
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This doesn't seem like a big number but in a swing state where some elections are decided by hundreds of votes ....
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: https://t.co/rWGLIECgB5
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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: https://t.co/rWGLIECgB5
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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 @VotebeatUS is staying on it, because the consequences for voters are just now coming to bear...
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Texas announces it has found "2,724 potential noncitizens" out of its 18 million registered voters, through use of the federal SAVE system.
Texas has completed citizenship verifications of the entire state voter list using the SAVE database, thanks to the federal government's recent decision to grant states free and direct access to this data set.
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Biden’s DOJ had sided with voter advocacy groups that sued saying that the laws violated federal law and were discriminatory in nature. This is the long standing “Mi Familia Vota” case that will probably eventually make it to the Supreme Court.
Interesting but not surprising. Trump’s DOJ has filed a brief in support of Arizona’s voter citizenship laws, specifically in support of the provision that requires voter registrants to put their birthplace on their application. https://t.co/1L4ZUTngsb
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Interesting but not surprising. Trump’s DOJ has filed a brief in support of Arizona’s voter citizenship laws, specifically in support of the provision that requires voter registrants to put their birthplace on their application. https://t.co/1L4ZUTngsb
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This story quotes Heap saying at a public meeting in January that he wanted the exact type of audit that the supervisors commissioned.
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is asking a judge to block the Board of Supervisors from auditing the county’s election systems, the most recent development in a monthslong fight over control of county elections. https://t.co/MTdeoDxx1P
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Arguments are getting kind of heated. Listen here:
Tomorrow: Supreme Court to hear arguments in pivotal case on the Voting Rights Act
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Five years after trying to aid Trump, Pennsylvania’s Fulton County faces steep penalty, from @ByCarterWalker
votebeat.org
Under pressure from Trump allies, the county agreed to let an outside company examine its voting machines, prompting the state to decertify them.
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Tomorrow: Supreme Court to hear arguments in pivotal case on the Voting Rights Act
scotusblog.com
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 […]
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The new owner of Dominion tells Colorado clerks he isn't an election conspiracist, according to @9NEWS
https://t.co/jEFAtcJ0kw
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Our latest updates: - DHS has implemented layoffs at @CISAgov. Expected to be "major," per source familiar. - Education has laid off more employees, total number not yet clear. This is on top of the 1/3 of staff they RIF'd earlier this year.
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A Dominion Voting System client received an email today from the company, regarding the company's new ownership and name, according to a source. "Same team, same support, different name."
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The company buying Dominion runs one of the most popular software programs for e-pollbooks (which voters use to check into polling places).
Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official
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NEW: Democratic voting rights groups are preparing for SCOTUS to gut the VRA. They identified 27 House seats Republicans could redistrict ahead of the midterms — and 19 stem from a looming SCOTUS ruling. https://t.co/nVHyDTLVpU
politico.com
Many experts are forecasting the end of a key provision of election law — enabling Republicans to shore up their advantage in the House, according to a new report.
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What I'm covering at ProPublica, and how to contact me:
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I’m a ProPublica reporter covering election-related issues, voting rights and threats to democracy.
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Hi everyone! 👋 I'm officially up and running at @propublica, covering election and voting issues, and expanding my sourcing nationally. Spread the word. Reach out, say hi, introduce yourself, send tips: jen.fifield@propublica.org Cell: 480-476-0108 Signal: jenafifield.01
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