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THE MORNING CANDLE · 2026-11-03

Election Day update: North Carolina calls emergency meeting on voting hours

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November 3, 2026 tentative agenda. No extension approved by this notice; Hertford count unknown. · named precinct entries

Columbus1 named precinct entries [2]
Gates1 named precinct entries [3]
Lenoir1 named precinct entries [4]
Watauga1 named precinct entries [5]
Wilkes1 named precinct entries [6]
Wilson2 named precinct entries [7]

Tentative November3 agenda only: seven individually listed precincts in six counties. Hertford separately says multiple precincts; its number is unspecified and is excluded, not zero. Additional precincts may be considered. Bars count named entries, not approved extensions, voters, delay or extra minutes. No new closing time established.

Read the values and scale as a table
Common zero; maximum magnitude 2 named precinct entries. November 3, 2026 tentative agenda. No extension approved by this notice; Hertford count unknown..
MeasureValue (named precinct entries)Evidence
Columbus1[2]
Gates1[3]
Lenoir1[4]
Watauga1[5]
Wilkes1[6]
Wilson2[7]
Wilson has two individually listed precincts; the other five charted counties have one each. Hertford is listed without a number. None of these marks means an extension is approved.

North Carolina emergency meeting notice posted November3; tentative named precincts and public access, with ordinary-hours guidance separately identified. Not an approved extension or results report.

Archive photograph · 2010-06-23 · Tabor City, North Carolina

Archive view of the Tabor City welcome arch and road signs in June2010
Archive: Tabor City welcome arch, June23,2010. Pubdog / Wikimedia Commons, public domain.Tabor City is one locality named in the tentative agenda. This is a 2010 town scene, not its courthouse, a polling place, today’s conditions or evidence of an approved extension. Full original frame unchanged.Photo: Pubdog / Wikimedia Commons · Original source ↗ · Public domain ↗Original file unchanged; displayed at responsive sizes.

North Carolina’s election board called a 2 p.m. Eastern emergency meeting to consider voting-hour extensions. Its tentative agenda names seven precincts in six counties, plus unspecified precincts in Hertford. The notice does not approve extra time. Check the official notice and your assigned polling place; do not assume later hours. [1] [9] [8] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Open NCSBE’s November3 emergency notice for the exact precinct list, public observation route and linked meeting materials. A tentative agenda is not an approved extension. ↗
  • 2 source records
  • North Carolina State Board of Elections
How we know11 scoped claims · 2 source recordsView evidence

Each claim keeps its full assertion, date, source passage and limits. Source counts describe records, not independent corroboration.

1.Claim 1Supported

The November3 NCSBE notice schedules a remote emergency meeting at 2 p.m. North Carolina time (Eastern), or 1 p.m. Central, to consider extending voting hours.

Scope
North Carolina November3,2026 official tentative meeting agenda or separately identified ordinary-hours guidance only.
Evidence passage
Notice of Remote Emergency Meeting: remote meeting via Webex at 2 p.m. Tuesday November3; Tentative Agenda: Consideration of extension of voting hours.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Scheduled meeting, not a completed event; no extension is approved by this notice. Time zone follows Raleigh local time; EST is one hour ahead of CST on this date.
North Carolina State Board of Elections ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T18:42:18.383Z · North Carolina State Board of Elections

No reasons for a disruption, approved new closing times, affected voter totals, meeting outcome or election result established.

2.Claim 2Supported

The tentative agenda individually lists 1 precinct in Columbus County: South Williams-Tabor City Courthouse.

Scope
North Carolina November3,2026 official tentative meeting agenda or separately identified ordinary-hours guidance only.
Evidence passage
Tentative Agenda, County: Columbus; precinct and address lines.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Count of individually listed agenda entries only; not an approved extension, all county precincts, affected voters or minutes of lost voting time.
North Carolina State Board of Elections ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T18:42:18.383Z · North Carolina State Board of Elections

No reasons for a disruption, approved new closing times, affected voter totals, meeting outcome or election result established.

3.Claim 3Supported

The tentative agenda individually lists 1 precinct in Gates County: 04-North Sunbury Sub Station 2.

Scope
North Carolina November3,2026 official tentative meeting agenda or separately identified ordinary-hours guidance only.
Evidence passage
Tentative Agenda, County: Gates; precinct and address lines.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Count of individually listed agenda entries only; not an approved extension, all county precincts, affected voters or minutes of lost voting time.
North Carolina State Board of Elections ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T18:42:18.383Z · North Carolina State Board of Elections

No reasons for a disruption, approved new closing times, affected voter totals, meeting outcome or election result established.

4.Claim 4Supported

The tentative agenda individually lists 1 precinct in Lenoir County: K8 Holloway Recreation Center.

Scope
North Carolina November3,2026 official tentative meeting agenda or separately identified ordinary-hours guidance only.
Evidence passage
Tentative Agenda, County: Lenoir; precinct and address lines.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Count of individually listed agenda entries only; not an approved extension, all county precincts, affected voters or minutes of lost voting time.
North Carolina State Board of Elections ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T18:42:18.383Z · North Carolina State Board of Elections

No reasons for a disruption, approved new closing times, affected voter totals, meeting outcome or election result established.

5.Claim 5Supported

The tentative agenda individually lists 1 precinct in Watauga County: Boone 2 ASU Plemmons Student Union – Blue Ridge Ballroom.

Scope
North Carolina November3,2026 official tentative meeting agenda or separately identified ordinary-hours guidance only.
Evidence passage
Tentative Agenda, County: Watauga; precinct and address lines.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Count of individually listed agenda entries only; not an approved extension, all county precincts, affected voters or minutes of lost voting time.
North Carolina State Board of Elections ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T18:42:18.383Z · North Carolina State Board of Elections

No reasons for a disruption, approved new closing times, affected voter totals, meeting outcome or election result established.

6.Claim 6Supported

The tentative agenda individually lists 1 precinct in Wilkes County: 102 Boomer Fire Department.

Scope
North Carolina November3,2026 official tentative meeting agenda or separately identified ordinary-hours guidance only.
Evidence passage
Tentative Agenda, County: Wilkes; precinct and address lines.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Count of individually listed agenda entries only; not an approved extension, all county precincts, affected voters or minutes of lost voting time.
North Carolina State Board of Elections ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T18:42:18.383Z · North Carolina State Board of Elections

No reasons for a disruption, approved new closing times, affected voter totals, meeting outcome or election result established.

7.Claim 7Supported

The tentative agenda individually lists 2 precincts in Wilson County: PRWM (Wells School) and PRWJ (Vinson-Bynum Elementary School).

Scope
North Carolina November3,2026 official tentative meeting agenda or separately identified ordinary-hours guidance only.
Evidence passage
Tentative Agenda, County: Wilson; precinct and address lines.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Count of individually listed agenda entries only; not an approved extension, all county precincts, affected voters or minutes of lost voting time.
North Carolina State Board of Elections ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T18:42:18.383Z · North Carolina State Board of Elections

No reasons for a disruption, approved new closing times, affected voter totals, meeting outcome or election result established.

8.Claim 8Supported

The agenda separately lists Hertford County as multiple precincts without names or a numeric count; it says additional precincts may be considered as needed.

Scope
North Carolina November3,2026 official tentative meeting agenda or separately identified ordinary-hours guidance only.
Evidence passage
Tentative Agenda: County: Hertford / Multiple precincts; consideration parenthetical: additional precincts may be considered as needed.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Unknown is not zero. Hertford is excluded from numeric bars; the seven individually listed entries are not a statewide total.
North Carolina State Board of Elections ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T18:42:18.383Z · North Carolina State Board of Elections

No reasons for a disruption, approved new closing times, affected voter totals, meeting outcome or election result established.

9.Claim 9Supported

The official notice labels the agenda tentative and subject to modification; it gives no approved extended closing time.

Scope
North Carolina November3,2026 official tentative meeting agenda or separately identified ordinary-hours guidance only.
Evidence passage
Notice: The meeting agenda below is tentative and is subject to modification; Tentative Agenda in full.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Boundary of this captured notice, not a claim that no later order exists. Recheck official records before relying on extended hours.
North Carolina State Board of Elections ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T18:42:18.383Z · North Carolina State Board of Elections

No reasons for a disruption, approved new closing times, affected voter totals, meeting outcome or election result established.

10.Claim 10Supported

NCSBE general guidance states polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day; voters in line at their assigned polling place at 7:30 p.m. can vote.

Scope
North Carolina November3,2026 official tentative meeting agenda or separately identified ordinary-hours guidance only.
Evidence passage
Overview of Election Day Voting, paragraphs1–2, including assigned polling place and in-line sentence.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
North Carolina local time, Eastern. Ordinary statewide guidance; a separately issued local extension may supersede a closing time. Do not assume a pending extension applies.
North Carolina State Board of Elections ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T18:43:29.830Z · North Carolina State Board of Elections

No reasons for a disruption, approved new closing times, affected voter totals, meeting outcome or election result established.

11.Claim 11Supported

The notice offers public observation online through Webex or by phone and links meeting materials as they become available.

Scope
North Carolina November3,2026 official tentative meeting agenda or separately identified ordinary-hours guidance only.
Evidence passage
Any member of the public may observe; Online and By Phone lines; meeting materials paragraph.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Official notice route verified; Webex playback, phone connection and meeting attendance not tested. No private credentials requested or used.
North Carolina State Board of Elections ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T18:42:18.383Z · North Carolina State Board of Elections

No reasons for a disruption, approved new closing times, affected voter totals, meeting outcome or election result established.

Still open: No operative extension decision, reason for any interruption, lost minutes or new closing time captured.

What remains unresolved
  • No operative extension decision, reason for any interruption, lost minutes or new closing time captured.
  • Hertford precinct names and count are unspecified; do not render that unknown as zero.
  • Meeting attendance, Webex playback and telephone connection untested.
  • No current rights-cleared polling photograph found; selected dated Tabor City archive is locality context only.

An official extension order, amended agenda or corrected precinct list requires immediate exact-source review and a retained revision. A schedule, crawler fingerprint or search excerpt cannot supply it.

In this edition 7 stories
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One November 2,2026 F24; dissemination November 1 · U.S. dollars

Maine499425.1 U.S. dollars [3]
Michigan62194.2 U.S. dollars [4]
Ohio61706.54 U.S. dollars [5]
Nebraska24368.4 U.S. dollars [6]
Alaska22090.8 U.S. dollars [7]
New Hampshire11970.9 U.S. dollars [8]

SLF PAC file 2045891 only. Office-state subtotals of disbursements/obligations dated October 30 or November 1. Support and opposition combined. Not all race spending, actual paid amounts, contacts, votes or odds.

Read the values and scale as a table
Common zero; maximum magnitude 499425.1 U.S. dollars. One November 2,2026 F24; dissemination November 1.
MeasureValue (U.S. dollars)Evidence
Maine499425.1[3]
Michigan62194.2[4]
Ohio61706.54[5]
Nebraska24368.4[6]
Alaska22090.8[7]
New Hampshire11970.9[8]
Maine contains the largest reported amount in this packet; a common dollar scale compares disclosure amounts, not electoral strength.

SLF PAC file 2045891, November 2 disclosure: eight Senate messaging entries across six candidate-office states, all with November 1 dissemination labels. Not a roster, complete race-spending total or forecast.

Archive photograph · 2023-01-03 · Washington, D.C.

Archive sunrise view of the United States Capitol
Archive: U.S. Capitol; source metadata dates January 3, 2023. U.S. House of Representatives photograph.Institutional context only. The metadata date is retained; the exact shutter date is not independently established. Not a 2026 event, advertisement, PAC office or evidence of an expenditure. Full original JPEG unchanged.Photo: U.S. House of Representatives / Office of Congressman Robert Garcia / Wikimedia Commons · Original source ↗ · Public domain ↗Original file unchanged; displayed at responsive sizes.

SLF PAC’s November 2 filing reports $681,755.94 in eight Senate messaging entries. Maine accounts for $499,425.10, including a $484,000 media placement. These are one packet’s reported spending or obligations, not candidate income, delivered messages or votes. [2] [3]

Open SLF PAC’s original November 2 four-page filing; compare each amount field with its office state and keep repeated cumulative fields out of the sum. ↗
  • 5 source records
  • Federal Election Commission
  • SLF PAC, C00571703
  • USAGov
How we know12 scoped claims · 5 source recordsView evidence

Each claim keeps its full assertion, date, source passage and limits. Source counts describe records, not independent corroboration.

1.Claim 1Supported

FEC file 2045891 is a new SLF PAC F24 received November 2 and listed most recent and unamended at this November 3 check.

Scope
SLF PAC file 2045891, November 2 disclosure: eight Senate messaging entries across six candidate-office states, all with November 1 dissemination labels. Not a roster, complete race-spending total or forecast.
Evidence passage
FEC matching file_number2045891, committee_idC00571703, receipt_date2026-11-02, amendment_indicatorN, most_recenttrue, is_amendedfalse; PDF p1 new/24-hour boxes.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Administrative status at retrieval, not an expense audit or guarantee against later amendment.
Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:37:27.878Z · Federal Election Commission

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.901Z · SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

2.Claim 2Attributed

The four-page filing reports $681,755.94 across eight Senate general-election items. Every dissemination date is November 1; obligation/disbursement labels are October 30 or November 1.

Scope
SLF PAC file 2045891, November 2 disclosure: eight Senate messaging entries across six candidate-office states, all with November 1 dissemination labels. Not a roster, complete race-spending total or forecast.
Evidence passage
PDF pp1–4, SE.1–SE.8; amount fields22090.80,484000.00,15425.10,62194.20,24368.40,11970.90,56462.10,5244.44; p4 total681755.94. All eight office/election boxes inspected.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.901Z · SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

3.The filing’s Maine candidate-office-state entries sum to $499,425.10.Attributed

The filing’s Maine candidate-office-state entries sum to $499,425.10.

Scope
SLF PAC file 2045891, November 2 disclosure: eight Senate messaging entries across six candidate-office states, all with November 1 dissemination labels. Not a roster, complete race-spending total or forecast.
Evidence passage
PDF pp1–2, SE.2 $484000 media placement + SE.3 $15425.10 phone calls. Sum amount fields once; exclude repeated calendar-year-to-date fields and vendor addresses.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.901Z · SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

4.The filing’s Michigan candidate-office-state entries sum to $62,194.20.Attributed

The filing’s Michigan candidate-office-state entries sum to $62,194.20.

Scope
SLF PAC file 2045891, November 2 disclosure: eight Senate messaging entries across six candidate-office states, all with November 1 dissemination labels. Not a roster, complete race-spending total or forecast.
Evidence passage
PDF p2, SE.4 phone calls. Sum amount fields once; exclude repeated calendar-year-to-date fields and vendor addresses.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.901Z · SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

5.The filing’s Ohio candidate-office-state entries sum to $61,706.54.Attributed

The filing’s Ohio candidate-office-state entries sum to $61,706.54.

Scope
SLF PAC file 2045891, November 2 disclosure: eight Senate messaging entries across six candidate-office states, all with November 1 dissemination labels. Not a roster, complete race-spending total or forecast.
Evidence passage
PDF p4, SE.7 $56462.10 phone calls + SE.8 $5244.44 text messaging. Sum amount fields once; exclude repeated calendar-year-to-date fields and vendor addresses.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.901Z · SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

6.The filing’s Nebraska candidate-office-state entries sum to $24,368.40.Attributed

The filing’s Nebraska candidate-office-state entries sum to $24,368.40.

Scope
SLF PAC file 2045891, November 2 disclosure: eight Senate messaging entries across six candidate-office states, all with November 1 dissemination labels. Not a roster, complete race-spending total or forecast.
Evidence passage
PDF p3, SE.5 phone calls. Sum amount fields once; exclude repeated calendar-year-to-date fields and vendor addresses.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.901Z · SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

7.The filing’s Alaska candidate-office-state entries sum to $22,090.80.Attributed

The filing’s Alaska candidate-office-state entries sum to $22,090.80.

Scope
SLF PAC file 2045891, November 2 disclosure: eight Senate messaging entries across six candidate-office states, all with November 1 dissemination labels. Not a roster, complete race-spending total or forecast.
Evidence passage
PDF p1, SE.1 phone calls. Sum amount fields once; exclude repeated calendar-year-to-date fields and vendor addresses.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.901Z · SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

8.The filing’s New Hampshire candidate-office-state entries sum to $11,970.90.Attributed

The filing’s New Hampshire candidate-office-state entries sum to $11,970.90.

Scope
SLF PAC file 2045891, November 2 disclosure: eight Senate messaging entries across six candidate-office states, all with November 1 dissemination labels. Not a roster, complete race-spending total or forecast.
Evidence passage
PDF p3, SE.6 phone calls. Sum amount fields once; exclude repeated calendar-year-to-date fields and vendor addresses.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.901Z · SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

9.Claim 9Attributed

The packet includes $484,000 in media placement, $192,511.50 in phone calls and $5,244.44 in text messaging.

Scope
SLF PAC file 2045891, November 2 disclosure: eight Senate messaging entries across six candidate-office states, all with November 1 dissemination labels. Not a roster, complete race-spending total or forecast.
Evidence passage
PDF SE.2 media placement484000; SE.1,3,4,5,6,7 PHONE CALLS sum192511.50; SE.8 TEXT MESSAGING5244.44. Media is opposition, phone/text items support; not electoral support quantities.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.901Z · SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

10.The Senate helps write federal laws and confirms presidential nominees.Supported

The Senate helps write federal laws and confirms presidential nominees.

Scope
SLF PAC file 2045891, November 2 disclosure: eight Senate messaging entries across six candidate-office states, all with November 1 dissemination labels. Not a roster, complete race-spending total or forecast.
Evidence passage
USAGov Legislative branch and Executive branch nomination-and-confirmation sections.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
General institutional powers; no seat arithmetic, winner call or candidate policy assessment.
USAGov ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:10:17.830Z · USAGov

General federal explanation. It establishes no election outcome, bill text, candidate commitment, local voting deadline or independent cost estimate.

11.Claim 11Attributed

Independent expenditures are communications advocating election or defeat without coordination as defined by FEC rules; this filer certifies independence.

Scope
SLF PAC file 2045891, November 2 disclosure: eight Senate messaging entries across six candidate-office states, all with November 1 dissemination labels. Not a roster, complete race-spending total or forecast.
Evidence passage
FEC Making independent expenditures definition; PDF p4 signed independence certification.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
The certification is the committee’s assertion; this reporting has not independently investigated coordination.
SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.901Z · SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:10:05.599Z · Federal Election Commission

Regulator’s explanation. A filed certification alone does not independently establish compliance or rule out coordination.

12.Claim 12Attributed

The earlier SLF PAC file 2045498 is a separate November 1 disclosure reporting $1,703,190.63 with October 31 dissemination labels; the new November 2 file is not its amendment.

Scope
The two identified SLF disclosures only; not a comprehensive committee total.
Evidence passage
Earlier PDF pp1–11, file 2045498, November 1, total1703190.63 and October 31 dissemination labels; new PDF pp1–4 file 2045891 November 2, new report box, November 1 dissemination; current metadata N/new, not amended.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Separate filed packets with distinct dissemination dates; no combined election, campaign or committee-spending total is calculated.
Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:37:27.878Z · Federal Election Commission

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.901Z · SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:01:43.752Z · SLF PAC, C00571703, filed with the FEC

Interested committee filing, not an audit. Reports disbursements or obligations, not candidate receipts, reach, persuasion or votes. Independence is the filer’s certification, not an investigation of coordination.

Still open: No invoices, message creative, payment confirmation, delivery logs or electoral-effect evidence were inspected.

What remains unresolved
  • No invoices, message creative, payment confirmation, delivery logs or electoral-effect evidence were inspected.
  • No candidate slate or policy comparison is presented; the chart uses filer-designated Senate office states.
  • The query has138 bounded results across two pages, not all campaign finance; this report totals one file.

A corrected or amended filing, contrary original expense record, or changed official record would require a retained revision and complete exact-source review.

03

One November 2,2026 F24; dissemination labels November 1–2 · U.S. dollars

Paid phones (includes $22,500 estimate)122500 U.S. dollars [3]
Canvassing32000 U.S. dollars [4]
LED billboard truck4029.84 U.S. dollars [5]

Battleground New York file 2045893 only; five items for filer-designated NY-03, NY-17 and NY-21. Paid phones include a $22500 estimate whose obligation date is blank. Support and opposition combined; different methods are dollar categories, not comparable contact counts, unit costs or efficacy.

Read the values and scale as a table
Common zero; maximum magnitude 122500 U.S. dollars. One November 2,2026 F24; dissemination labels November 1–2.
MeasureValue (U.S. dollars)Evidence
Paid phones (includes $22,500 estimate)122500[3]
Canvassing32000[4]
LED billboard truck4029.84[5]
Paid phones contain most of this packet’s reported dollars; the bars cannot show contacts, persuasion or cost-effectiveness.

Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.

Archive photograph · 2018-08-19 · Sausalito, California

Archive sign directing people to a 2018 midterm phone and text bank
Archive: Democracy Action Marin phone/text-bank sign in Sausalito, California; source metadata dates August 19,2018. Fabrice Florin / Wikimedia Commons.Medium context from a different volunteer effort and election. Not New York, these vendors or this committee; not evidence of paid work, delivered contacts or 2026 activity. Full original JPEG unchanged.Photo: Fabrice Florin / Wikimedia Commons · Original source ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗Original file unchanged; displayed at responsive sizes.

Battleground New York’s November 2 disclosure reports $158,529.84 across five House messaging items. Paid phones account for $122,500, including a $22,500 estimate. Canvassing and a billboard truck make up the rest. The filing does not verify completed contacts or persuasion. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Read Battleground New York’s three-page November 2 filing; inspect all five amount fields, the estimate and the blank obligation-date field. ↗
  • 4 source records
  • Federal Election Commission
  • Battleground New York, C00859355
  • USAGov
How we know8 scoped claims · 4 source recordsView evidence

Each claim keeps its full assertion, date, source passage and limits. Source counts describe records, not independent corroboration.

1.Claim 1Supported

FEC file 2045893 is a new Battleground New York F24 received November 2 and listed most recent and unamended at the November 3 check.

Scope
Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
Evidence passage
Matching file_number2045893, committee_idC00859355, receipt_dateNovember 2, amendment_indicatorN, most_recenttrue, is_amendedfalse; PDF p1 new/24-hour boxes.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Administrative status at retrieval; not expense verification or guarantee against later amendment.
Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:37:27.878Z · Federal Election Commission

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

2.Claim 2Attributed

The three-page filing reports $158,529.84 across five House general-election items designated New York districts 03, 17 and 21.

Scope
Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
Evidence passage
PDF pp1–3 transaction 500373800 $4029.84;500373786 $15000;500373790 $85000;500373848 $22500;500373787 $32000. Sum158529.84 matches p3 total. House/general and district boxes inspected.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

3.Three paid-phone entries total $122,500, including a $22,500 estimated cost for NY03.Attributed

Three paid-phone entries total $122,500, including a $22,500 estimated cost for NY03.

Scope
Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
Evidence passage
PDF p1 500373786 Paid Phones $15000 NY17; p2 500373790 Paid Phones $85000 NY21 and500373848 Paid Phones - Estimated Cost $22500 NY03. Last item has no filled disbursement/obligation date; not inferred.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

4.One canvassing entry reports $32,000 for NY17.Attributed

One canvassing entry reports $32,000 for NY17.

Scope
Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
Evidence passage
PDF p3 transaction 500373787, Voter Contact Organizing, Canvassing $32000, NY House17, support/general boxes.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

5.One LED billboard-truck advertising entry reports $4,029.84 for NY21.Attributed

One LED billboard-truck advertising entry reports $4,029.84 for NY21.

Scope
Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
Evidence passage
PDF p1 transaction 500373800, Marketing on Wheels LLC, LED Billboard Truck Advertising $4029.84, NY House21, opposition/general boxes.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

6.Claim 6Attributed

The filing’s dissemination labels are November 1 or2; filled disbursement/obligation dates are October 30 or November 2, with the estimated NY03 item’s date field blank.

Scope
Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
Evidence passage
PDF pp1–3:500373800 disseminatedNov2/obligatedOct30;500373786,500373790,500373787 disseminatedNov1/obligatedNov2;500373848 disseminatedNov2/obligation blank.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Filer-entered labels; a blank remains unknown. No actual delivery or posting time is verified.
Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

7.Claim 7Supported

The House is part of Congress, which writes federal laws; the president can veto legislation.

Scope
Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
Evidence passage
USAGov Legislative branch and Executive branch sections.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
General federal powers, not a promise that a candidate or majority can enact a policy alone.
USAGov ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:10:17.830Z · USAGov

General federal explanation. It establishes no election outcome, bill text, candidate commitment, local voting deadline or independent cost estimate.

8.Claim 8Attributed

Independent expenditures advocate a candidate’s election or defeat without coordination as defined by FEC rules; the filer certifies independence.

Scope
Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
Evidence passage
FEC independent-expenditure definition and PDF p3 signed certification.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
No independent investigation of coordination, donor motives, payment or delivery was conducted.
Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC

One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.

Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:10:05.599Z · Federal Election Commission

Regulator’s explanation. A filed certification alone does not independently establish compliance or rule out coordination.

Still open: The estimated NY03 phone cost and blank obligation date require a later original record to resolve.

What remains unresolved
  • The estimated NY03 phone cost and blank obligation date require a later original record to resolve.
  • No invoices, creative, payment confirmation, contact counts or electoral-effect evidence were inspected.
  • No current complete candidate roster is claimed. Districts and classifications are those in this filing, not independent ballot qualification.

A corrected or amended filing, contrary original expense record, or changed official record would require a retained revision and complete exact-source review.

04

Parts of the filer’s stated 2026 cumulative figure, disclosed November 1 · U.S. dollars

New TV-buy estimate1006560 U.S. dollars [1] [3]
Remainder of stated cumulative figure6802973.45 U.S. dollars [3]

Two nonoverlapping parts of $7,809,533.45. New item is explicitly estimated; remainder is subtraction, not an audit of prior entries. One committee, not total IA-03 money, candidate receipts, verified airtime or votes.

Read the values and scale as a table
Common zero; maximum magnitude 6802973.45 U.S. dollars. Parts of the filer’s stated 2026 cumulative figure, disclosed November 1.
MeasureValue (U.S. dollars)Evidence
New TV-buy estimate1006560[1] [3]
Remainder of stated cumulative figure6802973.45[3]
The $1,006,560 estimate sits inside the stated cumulative figure; two message purposes do not make two buys.

Iowa House District 3 as designated in one Everytown Victory Fund November 1 disclosure; a TV-buy estimate, not a ballot guide, actual ad delivery or total race spending.

Archive photograph · 2011-08-15 · Brisbane Ekka, Australia

Archive television studio camera with teleprompter on public display
Archive: television studio camera displayed at Brisbane’s Ekka, Australia, August 15, 2011.Television-medium context only. Not Iowa, this ad, the payee’s equipment or proof of production, placement or delivery; unchanged full frame.Photo: NJM2010 / Wikimedia Commons · Original source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗Original file unchanged; displayed at responsive sizes.

Everytown Victory Fund’s November 1 filing reports a $1,006,560 estimated TV buy for Iowa’s 3rd House district. One expense references both support and opposition; it is not two separate million-dollar buys, campaign income or proof that viewers saw an ad. [1] [2]

Read the original dated FEC filing; compare item amounts, dates and purpose labels rather than adding repeated cumulative totals. ↗
  • 3 source records
  • EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) filed with the Federal Election Commission
  • Federal Election Commission
  • USAGov
How we know5 scoped claims · 3 source recordsView evidence

Each claim keeps its full assertion, date, source passage and limits. Source counts describe records, not independent corroboration.

1.Claim 1Attributed

Everytown Victory Fund’s new November 1 report lists transaction 500005156, an estimated $1,006,560 TV ad buy payable to Waterfront Strategies Inc., with October 30 disbursement/obligation and October 31 dissemination dates.

Scope
Iowa House District 3 as designated in one Everytown Victory Fund November 1 disclosure; a TV-buy estimate, not a ballot guide, actual ad delivery or total race spending.
Evidence passage
Page 1: payee, amount, purpose, transaction ID and both date fields.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
The source explicitly calls this an estimated cost; payment, placement and delivery have not been independently verified.
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) filed with the Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T10:44:32.261Z · EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) filed with the Federal Election Commission

Disclosure is neither campaign income nor a census of race spending; no candidate qualification inferred.

2.Claim 2Attributed

The one item is marked support, House, Iowa district 03 and 2026 general; its purpose also references opposition to the other side. The report total is $1,006,560, not twice that amount.

Scope
Iowa House District 3 as designated in one Everytown Victory Fund November 1 disclosure; a TV-buy estimate, not a ballot guide, actual ad delivery or total race spending.
Evidence passage
Page 1: support/office/election checkboxes; purpose includes “Also Opposing”; single item, subtotal and total.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
This describes the filing’s classifications, not verified ad content, a cost allocation between candidates or ballot qualification.
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) filed with the Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T10:44:32.261Z · EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) filed with the Federal Election Commission

Disclosure is neither campaign income nor a census of race spending; no candidate qualification inferred.

3.Claim 3Supported

The stated $7,809,533.45 cumulative figure less the new $1,006,560 item equals $6,802,973.45; those two parts sum back to the stated cumulative figure.

Scope
Iowa House District 3 as designated in one Everytown Victory Fund November 1 disclosure; a TV-buy estimate, not a ballot guide, actual ad delivery or total race spending.
Evidence passage
Page 1: Calendar Year-To-Date Per Election field and the current item; arithmetic 7,809,533.45 − 1,006,560.00 = 6,802,973.45.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Subtraction only. Prior entries and the cumulative classification have not been independently audited; this is not total IA-03 race spending.
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) filed with the Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T10:44:32.261Z · EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) filed with the Federal Election Commission

Disclosure is neither campaign income nor a census of race spending; no candidate qualification inferred.

4.Claim 4Supported

The current FEC query identifies file 2045506 as a November 1 new F24, most_recent=true and is_amended=false.

Scope
Iowa House District 3 as designated in one Everytown Victory Fund November 1 disclosure; a TV-buy estimate, not a ballot guide, actual ad delivery or total race spending.
Evidence passage
Index results: file_number 2045506, committee_id C00688655, receipt_date, amendment_indicator, most_recent and is_amended fields.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Agency metadata at retrieval; a later amendment can change it. No timezone inferred from midnight API labels.
Federal Election Commission — current F24 index ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:37:27.878Z · Federal Election Commission

Disclosure is neither campaign income nor a census of race spending; no candidate qualification inferred.

5.Claim 5Supported

The House is part of Congress, which participates in federal lawmaking; the president can veto legislation.

Scope
Iowa House District 3 as designated in one Everytown Victory Fund November 1 disclosure; a TV-buy estimate, not a ballot guide, actual ad delivery or total race spending.
Evidence passage
USAGov Legislative branch and How each branch provides checks and balances.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Institutional context only; no prediction, majority arithmetic or legislative outcome.
USAGov ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:10:17.830Z · USAGov

General federal explanation. It establishes no election outcome, bill text, candidate commitment, local voting deadline or independent cost estimate.

Still open: A complete current IA-03 official ballot list was not verified for this expense report. It names no candidates and supplies no candidate-policy comparison.

What remains unresolved
  • A complete current IA-03 official ballot list was not verified for this expense report. It names no candidates and supplies no candidate-policy comparison.
  • Ad creative, invoices, actual payments, audience delivery, costs by message purpose and electoral effects are unverified.
  • Earlier entries behind the stated cumulative field are not audited.

A substantive amendment, corrected original record, or independently verified transaction/delivery evidence would reopen this report. No audience engagement or comprehension has been measured.

05

October 31, 2026 item dates; November 1 disclosure · U.S. dollars

Texas · general309245.6 U.S. dollars [3]
Ohio · special-general218978.88 U.S. dollars [2]
Iowa · general56846.24 U.S. dollars [1]

One fund, six items; support and opposition combined within each state. State is Senate office sought. Reported disbursements or obligations, not total race spending, delivered texts, public support or votes. Ohio is a special-general election.

Read the values and scale as a table
Common zero; maximum magnitude 309245.6 U.S. dollars. October 31, 2026 item dates; November 1 disclosure.
MeasureValue (U.S. dollars)Evidence
Texas · general309245.6[3]
Ohio · special-general218978.88[2]
Iowa · general56846.24[1]
Texas has the largest reported cost in this one texting packet; the bars measure money, not audience or electoral effect.

One Digital Freedom Fund November 1 F24: six October 31 text-message items for Senate offices in Iowa, Ohio and Texas. Ohio is marked special-general; Iowa and Texas general. No complete spending census, candidate roster or message-delivery measure.

Archive photograph · 2015-10-22 · Location not established by inspected source metadata

Archive close-up of hands using WhatsApp on a Samsung phone
Archive: a person uses WhatsApp on October 22, 2015.Context for phone messaging only. The pictured conversation is unrelated; no claim this fund used WhatsApp, this device or reached this person. Not a political message or a 2026 campaign scene; unchanged full frame.Photo: Helar Lukats / Wikimedia Commons · Original source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Original file unchanged; displayed at responsive sizes.

Digital Freedom Fund’s November 1 filing reports $585,070.72 in six text-message items for Senate elections in Iowa, Ohio and Texas. Texas accounts for $309,245.60, Ohio $218,978.88 and Iowa $56,846.24. These are reported costs—not counts of texts, voters reached or votes won. [4] [1] [2] [3]

Read the original dated FEC filing; compare item amounts, dates and purpose labels rather than adding repeated cumulative totals. ↗
  • 3 source records
  • DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND filed with the Federal Election Commission
  • Federal Election Commission
  • USAGov
How we know7 scoped claims · 3 source recordsView evidence

Each claim keeps its full assertion, date, source passage and limits. Source counts describe records, not independent corroboration.

1.Claim 1Attributed

The filing’s two Iowa Senate text-message items are $39,969.74 and $16,876.50, totaling $56,846.24.

Scope
One Digital Freedom Fund November 1 F24: six October 31 text-message items for Senate offices in Iowa, Ohio and Texas. Ohio is marked special-general; Iowa and Texas general. No complete spending census, candidate roster or message-delivery measure.
Evidence passage
Page 1, SE.4367 and SE.4368, Senate/IA and general boxes, amount fields and page subtotal.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Committee-reported disbursements or obligations, not verified payments, number of messages, recipients or votes. State refers to the office sought, not the Florida vendor address.
DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND filed with the Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T10:44:32.270Z · DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND filed with the Federal Election Commission

Disclosure is neither campaign income nor a census of race spending; no candidate qualification inferred.

2.Claim 2Attributed

The filing’s two Ohio Senate text-message items are $122,291.82 and $96,687.06, totaling $218,978.88, marked Special-General.

Scope
One Digital Freedom Fund November 1 F24: six October 31 text-message items for Senate offices in Iowa, Ohio and Texas. Ohio is marked special-general; Iowa and Texas general. No complete spending census, candidate roster or message-delivery measure.
Evidence passage
Page 2, SE.4369 and SE.4370, Senate/OH and Other: Special-General boxes, amount fields and subtotal.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Committee-reported disbursements or obligations, not verified payments, number of messages, recipients or votes. State refers to the office sought, not the Florida vendor address.
DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND filed with the Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T10:44:32.270Z · DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND filed with the Federal Election Commission

Disclosure is neither campaign income nor a census of race spending; no candidate qualification inferred.

3.Claim 3Attributed

The filing’s two Texas Senate text-message items are $187,753.16 and $121,492.44, totaling $309,245.60.

Scope
One Digital Freedom Fund November 1 F24: six October 31 text-message items for Senate offices in Iowa, Ohio and Texas. Ohio is marked special-general; Iowa and Texas general. No complete spending census, candidate roster or message-delivery measure.
Evidence passage
Page 3, SE.4371 and SE.4372, Senate/TX and general boxes, amount fields and subtotal.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Committee-reported disbursements or obligations, not verified payments, number of messages, recipients or votes. State refers to the office sought, not the Florida vendor address.
DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND filed with the Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T10:44:32.270Z · DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND filed with the Federal Election Commission

Disclosure is neither campaign income nor a census of race spending; no candidate qualification inferred.

4.Claim 4Supported

The six distinct text-message amounts sum to the filing’s $585,070.72 total; every row names Minute Mail Consulting Group LLC and dates dissemination and disbursement/obligation October 31.

Scope
One Digital Freedom Fund November 1 F24: six October 31 text-message items for Senate offices in Iowa, Ohio and Texas. Ohio is marked special-general; Iowa and Texas general. No complete spending census, candidate roster or message-delivery measure.
Evidence passage
Pages 1–3, SE.4367–SE.4372; final total. Sum 56,846.24 + 218,978.88 + 309,245.60 = 585,070.72.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Exact addition of reported item amounts only. Repeated cumulative fields are excluded; delivery, creative and underlying invoices are not inspected.
DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND filed with the Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T10:44:32.270Z · DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND filed with the Federal Election Commission

Disclosure is neither campaign income nor a census of race spending; no candidate qualification inferred.

5.Claim 5Attributed

Each state pair contains one support and one opposition item; the committee certifies independence in its filing.

Scope
One Digital Freedom Fund November 1 F24: six October 31 text-message items for Senate offices in Iowa, Ohio and Texas. Ohio is marked special-general; Iowa and Texas general. No complete spending census, candidate roster or message-delivery measure.
Evidence passage
Pages 1–3: support/opposition boxes and perjury certification.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Classifications are the filer’s own. No independent coordination, ad-content or compliance investigation is established.
DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND filed with the Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T10:44:32.270Z · DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND filed with the Federal Election Commission

Disclosure is neither campaign income nor a census of race spending; no candidate qualification inferred.

6.Claim 6Supported

The current FEC index lists file 2045547, committee C00911610, as a November 1 new F24, most_recent=true and is_amended=false.

Scope
One Digital Freedom Fund November 1 F24: six October 31 text-message items for Senate offices in Iowa, Ohio and Texas. Ohio is marked special-general; Iowa and Texas general. No complete spending census, candidate roster or message-delivery measure.
Evidence passage
Matching file_number 2045547 and committee_id C00911610; receipt_date, amendment_indicator, most_recent, is_amended.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Metadata at retrieval, not expense validation or a complete election-money census; no API timestamp timezone inferred.
Federal Election Commission — current F24 index ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:43:42.264Z · Federal Election Commission

Disclosure is neither campaign income nor a census of race spending; no candidate qualification inferred.

7.Claim 7Supported

The Senate participates in federal lawmaking and approves presidential Cabinet nominees, while a president can veto legislation.

Scope
One Digital Freedom Fund November 1 F24: six October 31 text-message items for Senate offices in Iowa, Ohio and Texas. Ohio is marked special-general; Iowa and Texas general. No complete spending census, candidate roster or message-delivery measure.
Evidence passage
USAGov Legislative branch, Executive branch Cabinet paragraph and checks and balances.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Institutional context, not a candidate forecast or assertion that one seat can enact a policy alone.
USAGov ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:10:17.830Z · USAGov

General federal explanation. It establishes no election outcome, bill text, candidate commitment, local voting deadline or independent cost estimate.

Still open: Complete official candidate lists and candidate-policy comparisons were not verified for this geographic expense summary; it names no candidates.

What remains unresolved
  • Complete official candidate lists and candidate-policy comparisons were not verified for this geographic expense summary; it names no candidates.
  • Message content, channel implementation, actual payments, delivery, unique recipients and effects are unverified. No inference that WhatsApp was used from contextual archive photography.
  • No independent donor, coordination or compliance investigation; committee filing is the originating expense source.

A substantive amendment, corrected original record, or independently verified transaction/delivery evidence would reopen this report. No audience engagement or comprehension has been measured.

06

Parts of this filer’s stated 2026 cumulative figure, reported November 1 · U.S. dollars

November 1 texting item113000 U.S. dollars [1] [3]
Remainder of stated cumulative figure385771.68 U.S. dollars [3]

The two nonoverlapping parts sum to $498,771.68. Remainder is subtraction, not an audit of older entries. One committee and election only; not total VA-05 money, candidate income, people reached or votes.

Read the values and scale as a table
Common zero; maximum magnitude 385771.68 U.S. dollars. Parts of this filer’s stated 2026 cumulative figure, reported November 1.
MeasureValue (U.S. dollars)Evidence
November 1 texting item113000[1] [3]
Remainder of stated cumulative figure385771.68[3]
The new $113,000 line is part of a cumulative figure; adding it again would double-count it.

Virginia’s 5th Congressional District voters; one outside committee’s reported message spending, distinct from the three printed candidate choices and from total race money.

Archive photograph · 2024-10-26 · Exact event location not established by inspected metadata; Virginia campaign context.

Archive group photograph at a 2024 John McGuire get-out-the-vote event
Archive: John McGuire (second from right) at a get-out-the-vote gathering with Glenn Youngkin and Jim Jordan, October 26, 2024.An older campaign identification scene, not the November 2026 texting effort or evidence of coordination. Source caption identifies the gathering; original frame unchanged.Photo: Glenn Youngkin / Spirit of Virginia / Wikimedia Commons · Original source ↗ · CC BY 2.0 ↗Original file unchanged; displayed at responsive sizes.

A new November 1 filing by Virginians for Conservative Leadership PAC reports $113,000 in texting supporting John McGuire. It is an outside committee’s stated disbursement or obligation, not money received by his campaign or evidence of votes. [1] [5]

Read the original one-page VA-05 outside-expenditure filing and its marked support, amount and dates. ↗
  • 5 source records
  • Virginians for Conservative Leadership PAC, C00960658
  • Federal Election Commission
  • Virginia Department of Elections
  • +1 more
How we know6 scoped claims · 5 source recordsView evidence

Each claim keeps its full assertion, date, source passage and limits. Source counts describe records, not independent corroboration.

1.Claim 1Attributed

The November1 new F24 reports $113,000 for texting supporting John McGuire in Virginia’s 5th House district, payable to JLK Political Strategies; both listed transaction dates are November1.

Scope
The named original records and dates only; no measured audience or election outcome.
Evidence passage
Page1 SE.4175: new, 24-hour, support, House district05, VA and general-election checkboxes visually inspected; amount and both dates.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
A committee-reported disbursement or obligation, not a verified bank transfer, delivered-message count or candidate receipt.
Virginians for Conservative Leadership PAC, C00960658, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:06:16.527Z · Virginians for Conservative Leadership PAC, C00960658, filed with the FEC

Interested committee filing, not an audit or proof of message delivery or electoral effect. Cumulative field is the filer’s own stated figure; underlying earlier filings are not audited here.

2.FEC metadata lists file2045471 as most recent and unamended at the November3 check.Supported

FEC metadata lists file2045471 as most recent and unamended at the November3 check.

Scope
The named original records and dates only; no measured audience or election outcome.
Evidence passage
FEC query result file_number2045471; amendment_indicatorN, is_amendedfalse, most_recenttrue.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Later amendments could change the record; current query is not a full finance census.
Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:43:42.264Z · Federal Election Commission

Administrative disclosure metadata, not independent verification of expenditures. Receipt dates are agency calendar labels; no event time zone is inferred from midnight timestamps. This query is not all campaign finance.

3.Claim 3Attributed

The same filing states a $498,771.68 calendar-year-to-date figure for the election; subtracting its $113,000 item leaves a $385,771.68 remainder.

Scope
The named original records and dates only; no measured audience or election outcome.
Evidence passage
Page1 cumulative field; arithmetic in cents: 49,877,168 − 11,300,000 = 38,577,168.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
A decomposition of the filer’s stated cumulative field, not an independent audit of the earlier component. The parts must not be added to the cumulative figure again.
Virginians for Conservative Leadership PAC, C00960658, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:06:16.527Z · Virginians for Conservative Leadership PAC, C00960658, filed with the FEC

Interested committee filing, not an audit or proof of message delivery or electoral effect. Cumulative field is the filer’s own stated figure; underlying earlier filings are not audited here.

4.Claim 4Supported

Virginia’s official November3 federal table lists Tom S. P. Perriello, John J. McGuire III and Cooke C. Harvey for the 5th House district.

Scope
The named original records and dates only; no measured audience or election outcome.
Evidence passage
2026 federal-offices table, all three 5th District rows: Democratic, Republican, Independent.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Printed choices only; no write-in completeness or candidate-policy positions inferred.
Virginia Department of Elections ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:07:21.842Z · Virginia Department of Elections

Official current federal candidate table; verifies named printed choices, not proposed policies or a separate qualified-write-in inventory.

5.Claim 5Supported

The committee’s outside-expenditure report is distinct from receipts by a candidate’s campaign.

Scope
The named original records and dates only; no measured audience or election outcome.
Evidence passage
FEC independent-expenditure definition; filing’s committee identity and payee fields.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Filer’s certification is attributed, not an investigation of coordination or donor influence.
Virginians for Conservative Leadership PAC, C00960658, filed with the FEC ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:06:16.527Z · Virginians for Conservative Leadership PAC, C00960658, filed with the FEC

Interested committee filing, not an audit or proof of message delivery or electoral effect. Cumulative field is the filer’s own stated figure; underlying earlier filings are not audited here.

Federal Election Commission ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:10:05.599Z · Federal Election Commission

Regulator’s explanation. A filed certification alone does not independently establish compliance or rule out coordination.

6.The district elects a voting member of the House, part of the federal legislative branch.Supported

The district elects a voting member of the House, part of the federal legislative branch.

Scope
The named original records and dates only; no measured audience or election outcome.
Evidence passage
USAGov Legislative branch; official federal-offices table.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
One seat is not a majority forecast or unilateral power to enact legislation.
Virginia Department of Elections ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:07:21.842Z · Virginia Department of Elections

Official current federal candidate table; verifies named printed choices, not proposed policies or a separate qualified-write-in inventory.

USAGov ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:10:17.830Z · USAGov

General federal explanation. It establishes no election outcome, bill text, candidate commitment, local voting deadline or independent cost estimate.

Still open: No delivered-text count, reach, persuasion estimate, donor tracing or independent coordination investigation.

What remains unresolved
  • No delivered-text count, reach, persuasion estimate, donor tracing or independent coordination investigation.
  • Earlier components of the stated cumulative figure not independently audited.
  • Printed roster verified; qualified write-ins and candidate-policy comparison are outside this bounded money report.

A corrected original, amended filing, current contrary candidate answer, changed official roster or operative order would require a new retained version and complete exact-source review.

07
Hennepin[1] [2]

House → ● ← DOJ

Olmsted[1]

House → ● / DOJ: ?

Ramsey[2]

House: ? / ● ← DOJ

● = the county named above; House = House minority caucus. Arrows connect an institution to a county named in its announced plan; ? = not specified in this account, not absent. MPR’s November 2 account; as of November 3. Plans and named counties only, not attendance, current indoor-access permission, complete staffing or legal powers. Missing counties mean not specified here, not no observers.

Read the records as a table
Documented records; no implied sequence or shared numerical scale.
RecordMeaning
HennepinHouse → ● ← DOJ [1] [2]
OlmstedHouse → ● / DOJ: ? [1]
RamseyHouse: ? / ● ← DOJ [2]
The announced House and DOJ footprints overlap in Hennepin but are not the same list.

Voters in Hennepin, Olmsted and Ramsey counties who need to distinguish announced observer roles from observed attendance, election authority or results.

Archive photograph · 2018-05-20 · 300 S 6th St, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Archive exterior of Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis
Archive: Hennepin County Government Center, Minneapolis, May 20, 2018.County-government context only, not an Election Day polling scene, announced deployment site or evidence that any observer attended. Full original JPEG unchanged.Photo: McGhiever / Wikimedia Commons · Original source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Original file unchanged; displayed at responsive sizes.

MPR’s November 2 report says state officials announced one House minority-caucus observer each for Hennepin and Olmsted counties, alongside separate DOJ monitoring plans naming Hennepin and Ramsey. These are attributed plans. Attendance and current permission to enter polling places have not been verified. [1] [2]

Hennepin County residents: use the official elections page to reach Election Day, accessibility and election-security information. Other counties’ rules come from their own offices. ↗
  • 2 source records
  • Original reporting
  • MPR News — Ellie Roth
  • MPR News
How we know4 scoped claims · 2 source recordsView evidence

Each claim keeps its full assertion, date, source passage and limits. Source counts describe records, not independent corroboration.

1.Claim 1Attributed

MPR reported November2 that state officials announced one U.S. House minority-caucus observer for Hennepin County and one for Olmsted County.

Scope
The named original records and dates only; no measured audience or election outcome.
Evidence passage
Ellie Roth report: first paragraph describing Simon’s announcement and one observer in each county.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Attributed announcement only. No direct deployment notice or actual attendance observed.
MPR News — Ellie Roth ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:43:40.950Z · MPR News — Ellie Roth

One originating newsroom account of state officials. No direct House deployment notice, independent attendance check or new governing legal order captured. No finding of wrongdoing follows from observer plans.

2.Claim 2Attributed

MPR’s November 2 report attributes separate DOJ monitoring plans naming Hennepin and Ramsey counties to state election officials.

Scope
The named original records and dates only; no measured audience or election outcome.
Evidence passage
Opening paragraph distinguishing DOJ monitors from House minority-caucus observers.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Attributed plans only; no independently verified attendance, current indoor-access permission or new legal authority. October22 background cannot establish November3 permission.
MPR News — Ellie Roth ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:43:40.950Z · MPR News — Ellie Roth

One originating newsroom account of state officials. No direct House deployment notice, independent attendance check or new governing legal order captured. No finding of wrongdoing follows from observer plans.

3.MPR reported Simon said the House majority caucus had so far declined to send observers.Attributed

MPR reported Simon said the House majority caucus had so far declined to send observers.

Scope
The named original records and dates only; no measured audience or election outcome.
Evidence passage
Second paragraph, Simon’s publication-time statement about the majority caucus.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Attributed November2 status, not an independently confirmed current refusal, or evidence about the election’s integrity.
MPR News — Ellie Roth ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:43:40.950Z · MPR News — Ellie Roth

One originating newsroom account of state officials. No direct House deployment notice, independent attendance check or new governing legal order captured. No finding of wrongdoing follows from observer plans.

4.August indoor-access limits do not establish November permissionAttributed

In MPR’s October 22 interview, Simon said Hennepin and Ramsey had vetoed federal monitors’ entry inside polling places for August; he said he did not know whether they had decided for November.

Scope
October22 account of August and then-unknown November decisions, not present legal advice.
Evidence passage
October22 Q&A: What happened when federal observers were here for the August primary?; the answer distinguishes county veto of indoor presence from outside monitoring and explicitly says November decision unknown.
As of
2026-11-03
Limit
Older attributed context; not a current county access rule or confirmation of deployment.
MPR News — Kelly Gordon interview with Steve Simon ↗

Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:43:41.146Z · MPR News

Describes August and October22 understanding, not November3 access permission.

Still open: MPR is the originating interview report; no direct House deployment notice or separate DOJ notice captured.

What remains unresolved
  • MPR is the originating interview report; no direct House deployment notice or separate DOJ notice captured.
  • Actual attendance, full staffing, legal powers and Election Day outcomes not verified.
  • Reader-help page checked by unauthenticated HTTPS, but no voter identifier or personal data entered.
  • Current county-specific permission to enter polling places remains unverified. The October22 MPR interview describes August and is not today’s rule.

A corrected original, amended filing, current contrary candidate answer, changed official roster or operative order would require a new retained version and complete exact-source review.

This edition stays in the library.

Codex research assistant captured and inspected a new November3 NCSBE emergency-meeting notice absent from the live edition. Its 2 p.m. Eastern meeting will consider extensions at seven named precincts in six counties, plus unspecified Hertford precincts. The agenda is tentative and supplies no approved new closing time. Replace the older North Carolina briefing-access report and lead with the practical local consequence. Six retained stories preserve original reporting/evidence/photo bytes, with new required case identities and no inherited review. Seven meets the daily minimum; eight remains an unmet target without filler. All eight desks scanned. Connecticut and California source gaps, ten policy gaps and all results/source holds remain. Package is private; new complete exact-source review and publisher rendered/mobile/help/evidence/photo checks remain separate. No Daniel review, interviews or audience outcomes invented.

Material evidence changes produce dated revisions. Earlier editions and their release records remain available.

Publication & revision receipt

Seven election-only reports: lead with the fresh North Carolina tentative extension agenda and official help, retaining five substantive Senate/House campaign-finance reports and the distinct Minnesota observer announcement. No operative extension, completed meeting, result or winner claimed.

Released November 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM Central · Revision 3 · Updated November 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM Central

Published automatically under the editor’s standing direction. Individual human review is not implied. Educational examples are labeled; claims retain their source limits.

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