On October 27, the Potter County, Texas Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit to require the state of Texas to count all November 2026 ballots by hand before certifying the results. Potter County Republican Party v Benge, n.d., 2:26cv-215. Here is the Complaint, which ways, among other things, that some vote-counting machines use parts manufactured in China.

Potter County has a population of 117,000 and includes the city of Amarillo. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee.

The Arizona Secretary of State has posted new registration data. It shows that Libertarian registration is down to 30,150 members, which is only .69% of the state total. If it declines below two-thirds of 1%, the party will lose its qualified status. The total number of registered voters in the state is now 4,374,827, and two-thirds of 1% of that number is 29,166, so the party only has 984 more members than it needs.

Massachusetts Congressmember Ayanna Presley has this op-ed opposing Question Three, the top-two initiative. It appears in Mass Live, an electronic news outlet based in Springfield.