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Our mission hasn't changed. The good fight for transparency, accountability, and trust in our elections matters now more than ever, and we're grateful you're standing with us in it.
It's been another week of court battles, redistricting wars, ballot blunders, federal legislative debates, and enough election drama to keep everyone busy. In the thick of it, Tina Peters finally had her freedom restored after a long and unjust incarceration — a moment worth celebrating! Maryland sent out more mail ballots, still with no protocol for cleaning up their last botch. California voted, is still counting, and is now under federal investigation, while New York floated adding even more red tape between investigators and election records.
Meanwhile, Catherine is battling a virulent case of laryngitis, Meg took several bee stings to the face, and the rest of the team has weathered everything from car crashes to lost house keys and misbehaving emus. In other words: a fairly normal week. Such is life.
Now, refocusing on election integrity — here's what you may have missed:
In Case You Missed It...
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Faith Through the Fire
Tina Peters is free! Through court battles, public attacks, separation from family, and years of hardship, she remained steadfast in spirit. This week, supporters across the country are celebrating her release!
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TTVN Live and the MD Ballot Mess
Catherine, Meg, and Vico unpack the week's biggest stories — including the never-ending saga of Maryland's mail-in ballot confusion. Tune in to the 38:35 minute mark.
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AL Map Wars: Round Infinity
Just when Alabama's redistricting battle seemed settled, the courts stepped back in. As judges continue weighing in on congressional maps in a post-Callais framework, the fight over who draws the lines, and who benefits from them, is far from over.
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DC: The Ranked Choice Experiment
DC voters approved Ranked Choice Voting in 2024, and the courts just cleared the last challenge ahead of its June debut. Supporters call it reform. We disagree. RCV trades something simple (vote, count, clear winner) or rounds of reshuffled tabulation few voters can follow, all on top of serious questions about how the initiative qualified. Another jurisdiction just made its elections harder to verify, not easier.
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Federal Dollars, Future Questions
A new Senate proposal would expand federal support for election administration and security. The need for change is real, but does handing Washington a bigger role today set a dangerous precedent for future administrations?
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GA: Paper Ballots Gain Ground
With Georgia's QR code ban taking effect July 1 and lawmakers still without a fix, the State Election Board voted 3-1 to let counties prepare for hand-marked paper ballots — a move that puts the board at odds with the Secretary of State's office, which is telling counties to stick with the current machines. The system can handle the change. The real question is whether state officials have the will to follow through.
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Still Counting, California?
Election night came and went and... California is still counting. While officials defend the state's lengthy ballot processing procedures, voters question integrity, motives, "anomalies," and results that don't seem to add up. Now the situation has drawn federal attention: a U.S. Attorney in California says his office has multiple election fraud investigations underway with the FBI, and a DOJ attorney has been dispatched to observe ballot processing in Los Angeles County.
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NY: More "Election Security"
New York's proposed bill S10599 would require election officials to notify the Attorney General and the State Board of Elections whenever a subpoena, warrant, lawsuit, or other request seeks access to certain election records. Proponents call it protection. Skeptics ask a fair question: why should anyone get a heads-up before investigators look under the hood?
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The Reports are Flooding In
More than one ballot arriving in the mail? Receiving odd voter information you never requested? Problems at the polling place? If your election experi seem right, we want to hear it. We're here to help.
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Lead From Where You Stand
The battle over who controls America's elections is intensifying.
Different states and issues, same underlying questions: who holds the power? Who has access to the records? Who writes the rules? And who is watching the people in charge?
These aren't partisan questions. They're American ones.
The answers will shape not only future elections, but the public's confidence in them.
What You Can Do
- A call to action: if you or someone you know can obtain the Kentucky voter rolls, please reach out to us.
- Help us test the new version of Scan. Check. Protect. If you live in Hawaii, North Dakota, Mississippi, or Missouri, we need you! Contact us and we'll walk you through the next steps. (P.S. — if you've already reached out, thank you!!)
- See something, say something — cliché, but true. Are you receiving ballots or voter-related mail you didn't request? Take pictures and send us the details through our report line.
- Stay informed on election legislation. What is your state doing? Track it all in LegiTrack before it becomes law.
- Get involved locally. Join grassroots efforts in your state, attend local meetings, support transparency work, and help educate others on the issues shaping their communities.
- Vote! The evidence is clear: when you make the effort, you see the results. Shut out the voices that tell you your vote doesn't matter — it matters!!
- Pray for wisdom, courage, and discernment. No matter where you stand politically, this is a defining moment for the country and for the people entrusted with stewarding it.
- Support our work if you're able. Every volunteer hour, conversation, share, and donation helps strengthen the movement for transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement.
Tools for Your Toolkit
You weren't meant to do this alone. Find your community, your tools, your purpose.
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Stay ahead of the legislation shaping your elections and know when it's time to act.
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Until Next Week
Remember: you don't need a law degree, a title, or anyone's permission to make a difference. You need awareness. You need discernment. You need the willingness to stay engaged when it would be far easier to tune out.
Real change rarely begins in Washington. It begins in homes and churches, in communities and conversations — in citizens who refuse to surrender the future of their country to apathy.
True the Vote will keep doing our part. With faith, with steadiness, and with people like you willing to stand shoulder to shoulder, we'll keep pressing forward — for transparency, accountability, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; for the America we were given, and the one we mean to keep.
Ever onward.
We can't do this without you — and we wouldn't want to.
Thank you for your support!
Grounded in Truth
A weekly word from the TTV team. Want one every day? Join us in TTV Now.
Father,
We thank You that our stories do not end where our circumstances seem to say they should. Again and again, You step into situations that appear final and rewrite the story. When we see obstacles, You see opportunities. When we see limitations, You see possibilities. When we see a pit, You see a palace. And when we see chains, You see a testimony waiting to be told.
Give us the courage to keep standing and keep believing. Strengthen our faith when fear tries to speak louder than Your promises. Help us stand firm when circumstances tempt us to quit. And when the enemy whispers that our situation is hopeless, remind us that nothing is beyond Your reach, outside of Your authority, or greater than Your power.
So today we choose faith over fear, hope over despair, and trust over doubt. We fix our eyes not on what we can see, but on the God Who has never failed and never will. Because every hopeless situation, every impossible odd, and every final verdict is subject to two words:
But God.
In Jesus' Name, Amen.
~ Jenna Riggs
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