Jane C. Timm

Senior Reporter

I'm a senior reporter telling stories about elections and the people who shape them, and I focus on election policy and voting rights. My work has explored the debilitating effects of election conspiracy theories on a rural community in Virginia, tracked activist networks seeking to influence election administrators and broken news of Texas lawmakers fleeing the state to block new election restrictions from passing the legislature.

RFK Jr. wins appeals to get off the ballot in Michigan and North Carolina

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won appeals to have his name removed from ballots in Michigan and North Carolina, delaying the expected first mailing of absentee ballots of the 2024 elections.

GOP crackdowns on noncitizen voting ensnare newly naturalized Americans

Esternita Watkins, 42, became an American citizen nearly two years ago, wearing a green dress and a big smile at her naturalization ceremony in Montgomery, Alabama.

Texas AG raids homes of Latino civil rights group members, setting up a voting rights showdown

The raids have triggered outrage and cries of voter suppression in Texas, a state with a long history of discrimination against citizens of Mexican descent.

Local Georgia officials equip election workers with 'panic buttons' to combat rising threats

Officials in a key Georgia county are taking a new step to ensure election workers’ safety amid rising threats, equipping them with “panic buttons.”

Smartmatic executives indicted for allegedly bribing Philippine official

Two executives at Smartmatic, a voting machine company, were indicted in Florida on Thursday for allegedly bribing officials in the Philippines.

Firewall issues delayed Detroit's primary election results

Detroit election workers had to drive election results across the county Tuesday night after the state primary, delaying the reporting of unofficial results.

Georgia gives local officials new powers to investigate election results

Georgia gave local officials significant new powers over the certification of elections results on Tuesday.

JD Vance touts Georgia's election security after Trump attacks state officials

Former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, on Sunday expressed confidence in Georgia’s election security, a contrast with Trump’s recent attacks against Republican state officials Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

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